Trench Coat
The trench coat is used in many other languages, Italian especially, in its shortened version, il trench: a light, waterproof double-breasted overcoat with raglan sleeves and a belt. Once again, an item with a sinister history created to protect soldiers against rain and cold during the Second World War and later reinterpreted by Burberry. It became a cult object after protecting from bad weather and the fists of gangsters and other lowlifes the strong shoulders of investigators played by Humphrey Bogart.
Jaja, de naam zegt het al, dit topic zal gaan over die klassieke soldatenjas. Dat hier nog geen topic over is...
A trench coat or trenchcoat is a raincoat made of waterproof heavy-duty cotton drill or poplin, wool gabardine, or in some cases leather: it generally has a removable insulated lining; and it is usually knee-length or longer.
N.B. Een 'echte' trenchcoat heeft
altijd een dubbele knopenrij.
During the First World War, the design of the trenchcoat was modified to include shoulder straps and D-rings. This latter pattern was dubbed "trench coat" by the soldiers in the front line. Many veterans returning to civilian life kept the coats that became fashionable for both men and women.
A typical trench coat by this period was a ten-buttoned, double-breasted long coat made with tan, khaki, beige, or black fabric. Trench coats often have cuff straps on the raglan sleeves, shoulder straps and a belt. The trench coat was typically worn as a windbreaker or as a rain jacket, and not for protection from the cold in winter or snowy conditions.
De jas is een uitvinding van Thomas Burberry, die de jas ontwierp voor Britse officieren als alternatief voor
serge greatcoats die officieren daarvoor droegen.
Burberry, Aquascutum en Allegri verkopen tegenwoordig trenchcoats die de SF kwaliteitscontrole doorstaan. Maar ook de bekende modemerken verkopen hun interpretaties van de trenchcoat.
De trenchcoat in films:
Blade Runner
Casablanca, maar ook in The Big Sleep en The Maltese Falcon speelt Humphrey Bogart een detective in trench.
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Styledash over il trench-
Ook op fedoralounge.com is veel over de trench te vindenP.S. De trenchcoat behoort ook tot die grote groep kledingstukken die uit de mannengardarobe door vrouwen zijn gestolen:
