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Most people like to look fashionable and stylish, even on the soggiest of spring days. Of course, some people choose to use an umbrella to help protect them from the precipitation, but a raincoat can offer the best coverage.
Rain coats have evolved over the years, since the first raincoat was patented by Charles Macintosh in the year eighteen hundred and twenty two. It was made of a waterproof rubber cloth, and it had a hood attached to the collar. Macintosh soon found that the seams in between the pieces of rubber cloth allowed the rain water to leak in, so he waterproofed them.
This type of raincoat, which came to be known as the "Macintosh", was effective in keeping a person dry from the rain, but it also held in body heat which often resulted in unwanted sweating. So, in later years, metal eyelets were added to the armpits of these waterproof rubber cloth coats.
Today, rubber raincoats are still available, and they come in a variety of fashionable colors, like yellow, red, blue, green, and black. They either have a zipper or a row of snaps on the front to hold the coat closed. They also have an attached hood, and two large pockets for carrying needed accessories.
If you're in the market for a raincoat that will keep you dry even on the wettest of spring days, then the rubber type might be the right choice for you.
Thomas Burberry was looking for the perfect material to make raincoats out of too, back in the mid eighteen hundreds. He developed a material that would repel water, yet allow a person's body to breathe so they wouldn't become overheated and sweat.
Burberry ended up inventing a material called Gabardine. And, he designed a stylish raincoat, later known as a "trench coat", out of this material. This coat was long, and it had wide fabric lapels that could be closed up to help protect against the weather. It also sported a storm flap located across the shoulders that could be left up or secured down. The shoulders on the trench coat also had military - looking epaulets on them, and the wrists had buckled straps on them to keep arms warm and dry. This rain coat also featured a lining that could be zipped in or taken out, and, the gabardine trench coat was reversible.
Burberry's gabardine rain coat, or trench coat, was so popular and elegant looking, that the British adopted it as part of their military uniform in the World Wars.
Today, Thomas Burberry's waterproof trench coat is still available at the stores that bear his name. It's available in a few different colors, and it's still reversible. If you're looking for a stylish raincoat that will complement any sort of business wear, including suits, then you might choose a trench coat that was originally designed by Burberry himself.
And finally, although the styles of rain coats have pretty much remained the same, the materials they are made of have changed considerably. GORE TEX brand fabrics are used to make some types of raincoats, and they are guaranteed to keep you free from the dampness. Some of these raincoats are still patterned after Burberry's trench coat in that they have storm flaps across the shoulders. They also sport closeable wrists to ensure protection from the rain.
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