Officer Gabardine
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 PAIR of WW2 INFANTRY OFFICER on CHOCOLATE GABARDINE $9.95 Time Remaining: 19d 6h 44m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 AAF GI Officer Chocolate Gabardine Tunic w Belt Custom Tailored $49.95 Time Remaining: 3d 15h 15m Buy It Now for only: $64.95 |
 WWII German ArmyHeer officer Tricot gabardine visor cap $100.00 Time Remaining: 2d 17h 3m Buy It Now for only: $100.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officer Gabardine Fliegerbluse L $79.00 Time Remaining: 6d 20h 50m Buy It Now for only: $79.00 |
 HIGH END QUALITY Tricot Gabardine WW2 German Officer M36 41 Tunic $230.00 Time Remaining: 3d 20h 33m Buy It Now for only: $230.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officer Gabardine Fliegerbluse M $79.00 Time Remaining: 15d 2h 52m Buy It Now for only: $79.00 |
 US ARMY WWII OFFICER COLLAR INSIGNIA GABARDINE 1 PR $7.99 Time Remaining: 18d 12h 30m Buy It Now for only: $7.99 |
 WW2 German Officer Type Gabardine Feldrock XXL $95.00 Time Remaining: 8d 1h 4m Buy It Now for only: $95.00 |
 WW2 British Officers Gabardine Battle Dress Jacket XL $79.00 Time Remaining: 23d 19h 56m Buy It Now for only: $79.00 |
 WW2 British Officer Gabardine Battle Dress Trousers XL $69.00 Time Remaining: 2d 20h 37m Buy It Now for only: $69.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officers Gabardine M35 Tunic XXL $75.00 Time Remaining: 19d 18h 55m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 WW2 German Elite M32 Officer Gabardine Breeches L $65.00 Time Remaining: 17d 20h 55m Buy It Now for only: $65.00 |
 AAF GI Officer Pinks Gabardine Wool Trousers 34 Waist w Label QM Tag NrMT $49.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 15h 15m |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officer Gabardine M43 Field Cap 59 $22.00 Time Remaining: 7d 6h 49m Buy It Now for only: $22.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officer M35 Gabardine Visor Cap 58 $48.00 Time Remaining: 7d 7h 58m Buy It Now for only: $48.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officer Gabardine Fliegerbluse XL $79.00 Time Remaining: 15d 2h 52m Buy It Now for only: $79.00 |
 WW2 US Army Officers Pink Gabardine Garrison Cap 57 $22.00 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 22m Buy It Now for only: $22.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officer Gabardine M43 Field Cap 58 $22.00 Time Remaining: 20d 6h 39m Buy It Now for only: $22.00 |
 WW2 British Officers Gabardine Battle Dress Jacket XXL $79.00 Time Remaining: 23d 19h 56m Buy It Now for only: $79.00 |
 WW2 British Officers Gabardine Battle Dress Jacket L $79.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 26m Buy It Now for only: $79.00 |
 WW2 US Marine Corps Officer Gabardine Service Shirt S $49.00 Time Remaining: 10d 21h 47m Buy It Now for only: $49.00 |
 WW2 US Army Officers Pink Gabardine Garrison Cap 58 $22.00 Time Remaining: 8d 23h 55m Buy It Now for only: $22.00 |
 WW2 British Officer Gabardine Battle Dress Trousers XXL $69.00 Time Remaining: 17d 2h 13m Buy It Now for only: $69.00 |
 WW2 US Marine Corps Officer Gabardine Service Shirt XXL $49.00 Time Remaining: 10d 21h 48m Buy It Now for only: $49.00 |
 WW2 AAF OFFICERS PINK GABARDINE DRESS SHIRT $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 15h 15m |
 WW2 US Marine Corps Officer Gabardine Service Shirt XL $49.00 Time Remaining: 10d 21h 48m Buy It Now for only: $49.00 |
 WW2 German Panzer Officer Gabardine M43 Field Cap 57 $22.00 Time Remaining: 7d 6h 49m Buy It Now for only: $22.00 |
 WW2 British Officers Gabardine Battle Dress Trousers M $69.00 Time Remaining: 22d 8h 41m Buy It Now for only: $69.00 |
 WW2 German Panzer Officer Gabardine M43 Field Cap 58 $22.00 Time Remaining: 7d 6h 49m Buy It Now for only: $22.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officer Gabardine M43 Field Cap 60 $22.00 Time Remaining: 7d 6h 49m Buy It Now for only: $22.00 |
 WW2 US Marine Corps Officer Gabardine Service Shirt L $49.00 Time Remaining: 10d 21h 47m Buy It Now for only: $49.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officer M35 Gabardine Visor Cap 61 $48.00 Time Remaining: 15d 19h 25m Buy It Now for only: $48.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officer M35 Gabardine Visor Cap 59 $48.00 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 22m Buy It Now for only: $48.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officers Gabardine M35 Tunic M $75.00 Time Remaining: 3h 31m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 WW2 US Army Officer NCO Olive Green Gabardine Shirt L $52.00 Time Remaining: 21d 19h 25m Buy It Now for only: $52.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officers Gabardine M35 Tunic L $75.00 Time Remaining: 19d 18h 55m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 Machine Gun Corps MGC officers summer weight gabardine shoulder rank jacket $157.16 Time Remaining: 2d 7h 22m |
 WW2 US Army Officer NCO Olive Green Gabardine Shirt M $52.00 Time Remaining: 3d 22h 34m Buy It Now for only: $52.00 |
 WW2 German Panzer Officer M34 Gabardine Peak Cap 60 $39.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 5m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 WW2 German Cavalry Officer M34 Gabardine Peak Cap 57 $39.00 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 31m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 WW2 German Cavalry Officer M34 Gabardine Peak Cap 58 $39.00 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 31m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 WW2 US Marine Corps Officer Gabardine Service Shirt M $49.00 Time Remaining: 10d 21h 47m Buy It Now for only: $49.00 |
 WW2 British Officers Gabardine Battle Dress Trousers L $69.00 Time Remaining: 10d 16h 19m Buy It Now for only: $69.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officer M35 Gabardine Visor Cap 60 $48.00 Time Remaining: 7d 7h 58m Buy It Now for only: $48.00 |
 WW2 German Officer Fieldgrey Gabardine M43 Field Cap 61 $23.00 Time Remaining: 7d 6h 49m Buy It Now for only: $23.00 |
 WW2 German Cavalry Officer M34 Gabardine Peak Cap 59 $39.00 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 31m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officer Gabardine M43 Field Cap 61 $22.00 Time Remaining: 7d 6h 49m Buy It Now for only: $22.00 |
 WW2 US Army Officer NCO Olive Green Gabardine Shirt S $52.00 Time Remaining: 25d 21h Buy It Now for only: $52.00 |
 AAF GI Officer Chocolate Gabardine Overseas Cap Bullion Piping Large NrMT $49.95 Time Remaining: 3d 15h 51m Buy It Now for only: $64.95 |
 WW2 German Officer Fieldgrey Gabardine M43 Field Cap 60 $23.00 Time Remaining: 7d 6h 49m Buy It Now for only: $23.00 |
 WW2 German Luftwaffe Officer Gabardine M43 Field Cap 57 $22.00 Time Remaining: 20d 6h 39m Buy It Now for only: $22.00 |
 WW2 German Elite M32 Officer Gabardine Breeches M $65.00 Time Remaining: 17d 20h 55m Buy It Now for only: $65.00 |
 WW2 German Panzer Officer M34 Gabardine Peak Cap 58 $39.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 5m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 WW2 German Cavalry Officer M34 Gabardine Peak Cap 60 $39.00 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 31m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 WW2 German Cavalry Officer M34 Gabardine Peak Cap 61 $39.00 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 31m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
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 WW2 German Panzer Officer M34 Gabardine Peak Cap 57 $39.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 5m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 WW2 German Panzer Officer M34 Gabardine Peak Cap 59 $39.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 5m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 WWII US Army Officers Gabardine wool ETO Jacket X Large $75.00 Time Remaining: 15d 17h 29m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
Officer Gabardine
Designer Brands: Burberry
Burberry is an English fashion house that began life back in 1856. Thomas Burberry, just 21 years old and a former draper's apprentice, opened his first store in the town of Basingstoke. By 1870, the business had carved something of a reputation for itself by concentrating on clothes for the great outdoors, and ultimately this focus led to the creation of a material called gabardine in 1880, which was a tough, breathable fabric that could shed water, like a kind of 19th Century Goretex.
Burberry leant his name to the store, but then noticed that many customers began calling it 'Burberrys'. Perhaps shrewdly, he followed suit, at least for a while, and this is why older products carry an extra 's' in the name.
In 1891, Burberry opened a shop in the Haymarket, London. This still exists and until recently served as their headquarters. They now reside at Horseferry House, behind the Houses of Parliament.
In 1895 the 'Tielocken' was introduced. This design was the precursor to the trench coat and was adopted by officers in The Boer War.
In 1911 they outfitted Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian who became the first man to reach the South Pole.
In 1914 the company was commissioned by Britain's War Office to update officers' coats, and thus was born the now famous "trench coat". The instantly recognizable Burberry plaid was designed in the 1920s and used as a lining in trench coats, which became more and more popular among civilians. It's the most recognizable aspect of the brand, but it didn't start to be used widely until 1967, when it found its way onto accessories like umbrellas, scarves, and luggage.
Burberry remained an independent company until 1955. It was then acquired by Great Universal Stores and finally floated on the stock exchange in 2002. Burberry currently has over 70 shops worldwide.
Burberry Group is a great British success story that sells clothing, fragrance, and fashion accessories around the world, but unfortunately during the 1970s, the brand became like a uniform with some soccer hooligans in the UK. It has taken a concerted effort to maintain the image in the face of this, but canny advertising in the likes of GQ, Esquire and Vogue have been successful. British talent like Kate Moss, Agyness Deyn and Emma Watson have helped to keep the brand aloft.
While lots of designer clothing can be on the expensive side, accessories allow the style conscious to accentuate any look. The right shoes or scarf can turn even a plain old jeans and tshirt combination into something more exciting. Burberry's accessories are superbly stylish and their sunglasses particularly so. The women's 4037 frames, for example offer a bold look, particularly in red. The chunky side arms bear what seems like a nod to the signature check, a crosshatch pattern that hints at pedigree but stays modern and versatile. Add a scarf and you're good to go. Who knew English heritage didn't have to look dusty?
About the Author
Kate Whitely lives and works in Chicago. She buys the latest designer sunglasses at http://www.popularglasses.com.
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