Style Essential – The Trench

Style Essential – The Trench

The trench coat has and always will be a staple item for every gent’s wardrobe. The design first debuted prior to World War I as a garment for British officers and has since donned the likes of big time film characters, including Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca to Harrison Ford in Blade Runner and every Sherlock actor since John Barrymore. The style has also been spotted in numerous celebrity circles, on everyone from David Beckham to David Gandy, Kanye West and Eddie Redmayne, which goes to show just how versatile a garment it really is.

The question is, what should you look for and where should you go to get the look, style and quality that’ll prove so timeless that your will last you for years to come? Well, that’s what we are here for!

We’ve picked out our top four favourites from this season’s look books. All you have to do is narrow them down to one.

Best of British

Trench coat’ and ‘Burberry’ are pretty much synonymous with one another. After all, it was Thomas Burberry who claims say first designed the trench back in 1901. If you want the whole package we recommend you head to Burberry.

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Waxed Cotton Canvas Car Coat, Burberry, £1,295 available at burberry.com

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Mid-length Cotton Garbadine Trench Coat, Burberry, £995 available at burberry.com

Classic Cut

Hackett offers a classic best of British design with their 1960s inspired Mayfair collection

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Mayfair Trench Coat, Hackett, £800 available from hackett.com

Understated Style

Latin for “watershield,” Aquascutum has been keeping gentlemen dry since 1851

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New Kingsgate Raincoat, Aquascutum, £750 available from aqasctum.com

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