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Intel:
A Man's Guide to the Trench Coat

The Art of Manliness offers up their handy guide to the classic trench coat. They trace back the jacket's history (invented by Thomas Burberry) and the various fabrics used to make them through the years along with details to consider like epaulets and raglan sleeves. They also cover how the coat made the jump from battlefield to the street.

After the Great War, dozens of Hollywood's leading men brought the trench coat to the silver screen. Humphrey Bogart's most memorable scenes in both Casablanca and ... characters such as Dick Tracy captured the public's attention with adventure and mystery wrapped up in a trench coat.

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