"advancing. Duffel coat A duffel coat is a coat made from duffel, a coarse, thick, woollen material. The name derives from Duffel, a town in the province of Antwerp in Belgium where the fabric originated. Duffel bags were originally made from the same material. The hood and toggle fastenings proved popular, and it spread across Europe by the 1850s. By 1890 it was being supplied to the British Royal Navy. After World War II, the coats became available as government surplus stock and became popular, especially with students. There are many varying styles to the duffel coat, although the British"
"and an integrated hood, and by 1850 had spread through Europe. In the 1850s, outerwear manufacturer John Partridge developed the first version of the duffle coat. In the 1890s the British Admiralty chose a number of manufacturers to produce duffel coats for the Royal Navy, where it was referred to as the ""convoy coat"" The navy issued a camel-coloured variant of it as an item of warm clothing during World War I, The design of the coat was modified slightly and widely issued during World War II. It became known under the nickname ""Monty coat"". Large stocks of post-war military"
"surplus coats available at reasonable prices to the general public meant that these coats became a ubiquitous and popular item of clothing in the 1950s and 1960s especially among students. The British firm Gloverall purchased surplus military supply of coats after World War II, and in 1954 started producing their own version of the Duffel coat using leather fastenings and buffalo horn toggles with a double-faced check back fabric, and many other modern versions copy some or all of those features. In modern times, the type of fabric used to make duffel coats is known as Melton cloth, as opposed"
"to modern duffel cloth which is a softer wool fabric with a distinct nap, used for high-end coats and parkas. In Italy as well as in Greece, the duffle coat is called a 'Montgomery'. In the 1949 movie ""The Third Man"", a main character, British Major Calloway (Trevor Howard), wears a duffle coat in nearly all of his scenes. For many years they were seen in the British popular press as a form of uniform for stereotyped supporters of the left wing, as characterised by Labour leader Michael Foot. In France, the political association is different, with the duffle coat"
"having been popularised by right-wing politician Jean-Marie Le Pen. Other famous duffle coat wearers include members of Scottish band Belle and Sebastian, American businessman David Woodard, English actor Dudley Moore, television character Jonathan Creek, children's book and television character Paddington Bear, Ed Helms as Andy Bernard in the American version of the popular British television comedy show ""The Office"", and all members of the English rock music group Oasis on the cover of their 1995 hit single ""Roll with it"", as well as New Zealand filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson having also been noted as wearing one prior to his career"
"have come from Arabic (jubba), although the garment itself probably is of Central Asian nomadic origin. Whether the garment came from Central Asia or Ottoman Turkey or Iran still remains a question, and the same applies to the allied male garment—the kontusz. The Central Asian origin of this garment may be also deduced from the method of closure of the pre-1680s zupans, for they were closed from right to left—typical to Central Asian fashion, while the sleeve-ends terminated with dog-ears that were almost like gloves without covering the fingers, and were usually upturned to show the differently colored lining. Eventually"
"Keffiyeh The keffiyeh or kufiya ( ', meaning ""from the city of Kufa"" (); plural '), also known as a ghutrah (), shemagh ( '), (), mashadah (), chafiye, dastmal yazdi () or cemedanî (), is a traditional West Asian (Middle Eastern) headdress with origins from the Fertile Crescent (Iraq and the Levant) fashioned from a square scarf, usually made of cotton. It is commonly found in arid regions as it provides protection from sunburn, dust and sand. Toward the end of the 1980s, the keffiyeh became a fashion accessory in the United States and, during the 2000s, it became"
"would consist of the following features: The wooden toggle-fastenings were made to be easily fastened and unfastened while wearing gloves in cold weather at sea. Current designs often have toggles made of buffalo horn, or plastic. The oversized hood offered enough room to wear over a Naval cap. Early versions were knee-length but later ones were shorter. After rain, a duffle coat has a characteristic smoky smell. The initial influence of what became the duffel coat, may have been the hooded Polish military frock coat, which was developed in the 1820s. It had the unusual features of a toggle closure"
"Buff coat The European buff coat (the term deriving from the ox or buffalo hide from which it was commonly made and its yellowish colour) was an item of leather clothing worn by cavalry and officers during the 17th century, it also saw limited use by some infantry. It was often worn under armour. It was derived from the simple leather jerkins worn by huntsmen and soldiers during the Tudor period, these in turn deriving from the arming doublet worn under full plate armour. Buff coats were made in sleeveless and sleeved variants and were garments typically crafted from cowhide"
"pulled the item from their website Keffiyeh The keffiyeh or kufiya ( ', meaning ""from the city of Kufa"" (); plural '), also known as a ghutrah (), shemagh ( '), (), mashadah (), chafiye, dastmal yazdi () or cemedanî (), is a traditional West Asian (Middle Eastern) headdress with origins from the Fertile Crescent (Iraq and the Levant) fashioned from a square scarf, usually made of cotton. It is commonly found in arid regions as it provides protection from sunburn, dust and sand. Toward the end of the 1980s, the keffiyeh became a fashion accessory in the United States"
"Afghan coat An Afghan coat is a sheepskin or goatskin coat made with the fleece on the inside and the soft suede-like leather on the outside. It is a development of the traditional overcoat of the Afghan tribes, called the Pashtuns, which could be anywhere from jacket- to ankle-length, with full or partial sleeves. Modern Afghan coats originate from Ghazni province, situated between Kabul and Kandahar. The coats were made from sheepskins that were fully cured and tanned, colourful and finely embroidered with silk thread. They were first imported to the UK in 1966 by Craig Sams, who sold them"
"£1,500 and employs 100 people to produce on average 1,000 coats a week. The founders insist that their garments are, have always been and will continue to be designed and manufactured in London. London Tradition's innovation led to the development of one of their signature garments - the Heritage Duffle Coat - which has it roots in the British Royal Navy and being worn by Field Marshall Montgomery. The company designs clothing that is manufactured in the UK. It also designs and makes unlined garments for the wholesale market, including pea coats, duffles and trench coats. Every coat is hand-finished,"
"common form of bed covering, especially in northern Europe. They became popular throughout the world in the late 20th century. Originally called a ""continental quilt"" across Australia, a duvet is now often called a ""doona"", which is the brand name created by Kimptons (Northern Feather). The Tontine Group acquired the trademark in 1991 when its owner, Pacific Dunlop, took over Northern Feather. ""Doona"" is derived from the equivalent Danish and Norwegian term ""dyne"" and was popularized by the retailer IKEA in the 1970s. In Asian countries like India and Pakistan, duvets are known as ""ralli quilts"" or razai. Manufacturers rate"
"Les Alliés (woodcut) Les Alliés (Allies) is a colour woodcut, in the form of a silk scarf, by Raoul Dufy created in 1914. It depicts six mounted soldiers, one from each of the Allies of World War I. The scene is cloudy but sunny, decorated by flowers, and is set within a square surround decorated with a pattern using the flags of the six ally nations: Japan, United Kingdom, Belgium, Russia, Serbia and France. The vivid colours, the ornaments, and the stylized characters reflect Dufy's taste for making vivid popular prints. It is a woodcut on a silk scarf sold"
"cream in New York, making Duluth the true birthplace of pie à la Mode. The Duluth Pack outlet store is located in the Canal Park area. A Duluth pack is a traditional portage pack used in canoe travel. A specialized type of backpack, Duluth packs are nearly square in order to fit easily in the bottom of a canoe. The Duluth pack has its roots in a French-Canadian named Camille Poirier. Arriving in Duluth in 1870 with a small stock of leather and tools, he began a shoe store and quickly made a go of it in what was then"
"Buffalo coat A buffalo coat is a heavy winter garment made from the bison, which also commonly known as the ""buffalo"" (though not closely related to African or Asian buffaloes). In North America they descended from the simpler, sleeveless buffalo robes worn by the Indigenous peoples of North America prior to their partial replacement by capotes made of point blankets during the North American fur trade. Similar garments were also used across Eurasia prior to the gradual displacement and near-extinction of the European bison or wisent. Commercially produced coats with sleeves and buttons became popular with non-indigenous people during the"
"Dove (toiletries) Dove is a personal care brand owned by Unilever originating in the United Kingdom. Dove products are manufactured in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, and United States. The products are sold in more than 80 countries and are offered for both women, men and babies. Dove's logo is a silhouette profile of the brand's namesake bird. Vincent Lamberti was granted the original patents related to the manufacturing of Dove in the 1950s, while he worked for the Lever brothers. Products include: antiperspirants/deodorants,"
"Doublet (clothing) A doublet (derived from the Ital. ""giubbetta"") is a man's snug-fitting jacket that is shaped and fitted to the man's body which was worn in Spain and was spread to Western Europe from the late Middle Ages up to the mid-17th century. The doublet was hip length or waist length and worn over the shirt or drawers. Until the end of the 15th century, the doublet was usually worn under another layer of clothing such as a gown, mantle, overtunic or jerkin when in public. Originally it was a mere stitched and quilted lining (""doubling""), worn under a"
"Calotte (Belgium) The calotte (plural calottes, French from Provençal ""calota"" or Italian ""callotta"") is a skullcap worn by students at catholic universities in Belgium. It originates from the skullcap worn by the Papal Zouave regiment around 1860. The calotte is cylindrical, made from velvet and astrakhan (pelt of newborn lamb). The color of the top is bordeau red for the universities of Brussels, Leuven, Louvain-la-Neuve and Namur, white for the university of Ghent and emerald for the university of Liège. In the front of the calotte are stripes representing the Belgian flag (black, yellow and red) and stripes representing the"
"DuPont E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, commonly referred to as DuPont (), is an American conglomerate that was founded in July 1802 in Wilmington, Delaware, as a gunpowder mill by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont. In the 20th century, DuPont developed many polymers such as Vespel, neoprene, nylon, Corian, Teflon, Mylar, Kapton, Kevlar, Zemdrain, M5 fiber, Nomex, Tyvek, Sorona, Corfam, and Lycra. DuPont developed Freon (chlorofluorocarbons) for the refrigerant industry, and later other refrigerants. It also developed synthetic pigments and paints including ChromaFlair. In 2014, DuPont was the world's fourth-largest chemical company based on"
"London Tradition London Tradition Ltd is a clothing designer and manufacturer, specialising in traditional British duffle coats, pea coats and trench coats. The company was founded in January 2001 by Mamun Chowdhury and Rob Huson, is based in London, England, and has around 100 employees. In January 2001, Mamun Chowdhury and Rob Huson set up London Tradition. The company operates from a factory and design studio in Hackney Wick in the East End of London near the Olympic park, designing and manufacturing luxury duffle coats for export, it makes coats that start at £300 and sell for as much as"
"Ducktail The ducktail is a haircut style that was popular during the 1950s. It is also called the duck's tail, duck's ass, duck's arse (UK), or simply D.A., and is also described as slicked back hair. Joe Cirello, a barber from Philadelphia, claimed to have invented the Duck's Ass in 1940. The Duck's tail became an emblematic coiffure of disaffected young males across the English-speaking world during the 1950s. In Britain, it formed part of the visual identity of Teddy Boys and Rockers, along with the Quiff and the Elephant's Trunk. The style required that the hair be combed back"
"Kingdom. The waistcoat is one of the few articles of clothing whose origin historians can date precisely. King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland introduced the waistcoat as a part of correct dress after the Restoration of the British monarchy in 1660. It was derived from the Persian vests seen by English visitors to the court of Shah Abbas. The most famous of these was Persia's Ambassador to the Court of St James's, Sir Robert Shirley. He was an Englishman who had been a traveller in Persia for years. A certain similar type of vest has also been worn"
"(mudcloth) is cotton textile dyed with fermented mud of tree sap and teas, hand made by the Bambara people of the Beledougou region of central Mali. By the 12th century, so-called Moroccan leather, which actually came from the Hausa area of northern Nigeria, was supplied to Mediterranean markets and found their way to the fairs and markets of Europe Kente was produced by the Akan people (Ashante, Fante, Enzema) and Ewe people in the countries of Togo, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. Among Kuba people, in present day Democratic Republic of Congo, raffia clothes were weaved. They used the fibers of"
"Attifet An attifet is a heart-shaped headdress with a point that dips over the forehead, worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was first worn by Catherine de Medici and Mary Queen of Scots. The attifet originated in France and was later also worn in countries such as England, Scotland and Czechoslovakia. Typically, the front of the attifet was held in shape by a wire frame. It dipped to a point over the forehead and then curved up and back in an arc on both sides. The attifet was usually made of silk or linen, and"
"identical to the traditional calotte, except for the top where astrakhan is replaced by leopard fur. Calotte (Belgium) The calotte (plural calottes, French from Provençal ""calota"" or Italian ""callotta"") is a skullcap worn by students at catholic universities in Belgium. It originates from the skullcap worn by the Papal Zouave regiment around 1860. The calotte is cylindrical, made from velvet and astrakhan (pelt of newborn lamb). The color of the top is bordeau red for the universities of Brussels, Leuven, Louvain-la-Neuve and Namur, white for the university of Ghent and emerald for the university of Liège. In the front of"
"in 1955 by a researcher for the DuPont textile company, named Jim White. While working in an experimental lab, Jim noticed a type of white fluff coming out of a pipe in a DuPont experimental lab. That fluff was a product known as polyethylene, which DuPont requested a patent for within a year of the discovery. After technologies improved during the next few years, in 1959 DuPont discovered that when the fluff was spun at high speeds it produced a durable fabric that was able to be cut with a blade. While the product Tyvek was used since 1959, DuPont"
"Camlet Camlet, also commonly known as camelot or camblet, is a woven fabric that might have originally been made of camel or goat's hair, later chiefly of goat's hair and silk, or of wool and cotton. The original form of this cloth was very valuable; the term later came to be applied to imitations of the original eastern fabric. In the 18th century, England, France, Holland, and Flanders were the chief places of its manufacture; Brussels exceeded them all in the beauty and quality of its camlets, followed by England. A variety of terms have been used for camlet in"
"and rest of Europe. This was supported by setting up his own factory to manufacture garments in the UK. In 1996, he changed his business model and focused only on high-end outerwear and worked with some of UK's top designers. He concentrated on making British traditional outerwear, including duffle coats. In 1998, his business was large enough to provide opportunities for fashion students to gain work experience. Chowdhury used his designing skills to design and develop his own range. In January 2001, he set up London Tradition with Rob Huson, a city fashion Executive, designing and manufacturing luxury duffle coats."
"Charles II of England established a court costume for men consisting of a long coat, a waistcoat, a cravat, a wig, and breeches—the ancestor of the modern suit. Doublet (clothing) A doublet (derived from the Ital. ""giubbetta"") is a man's snug-fitting jacket that is shaped and fitted to the man's body which was worn in Spain and was spread to Western Europe from the late Middle Ages up to the mid-17th century. The doublet was hip length or waist length and worn over the shirt or drawers. Until the end of the 15th century, the doublet was usually worn under"
"is kept in the Liechtenstein Museum. Ducal hat of Liechtenstein The Ducal hat of Liechtenstein (German: ""Herzogshut"") is a former crown of the Princes of Liechtenstein, who were also Dukes of Troppau and Jägerndorf. It went missing in the 18th century. The ducal hat of Liechtenstein was commissioned in 1623 by Prince Karl I of Liechtenstein and completed in 1626. It was discovered to be missing in 1781, following the death of Prince Franz Joseph I, and it remains lost to the House of Liechtenstein since that time. In 1976, the people of Liechtenstein presented a replica of the crown"
"Mail coif A mail coif is a type of armour which covered the head. The flexible hood of mail extended to cover the throat, neck and the top part of the shoulders. They were popular with European fighting men of the Middle Ages. The coif dates from the 10th century, and is a close fitting cap that covers the top, back, and sides of the head. It was usually made from white linen and tied under the chin. They were everyday wear for lower class men and women from the 12th to 15th centuries. Mail originated with the Celts in"
"an agraffe (clasp) or button was attached to this dog-ear sleeve-end to pin it to a sleeve once upturned and thus a cuff was created. This style of cuff was known in the Louis XIV period in France as the Polish cuff and might have led to the development of colorful military cuffs used in Western armies from 18th century onwards. After the partition of Ukraine in 1663 (The Ruin), the inhabitants of Left Bank Ukraine continued to wear żupan, the name transliterated into , and also adopted the kontusz from their Right Bank counterparts as part of their dress,"