Burberry
Burberry - one of the oldest British brands, specializing in the production of luxury men's, women's, children's clothing, footwear and accessories. It was created in 1856 by Thomas Burberry in Basingstoke. The executive director and chief designer of the brand is Christopher Bailey.
In the first years of its existence, the company specialized in outerwear, and also was a supplier of gabardine clothing for the British Army. During World War I, Burberry was the official supplier of gabardine raincoats for officers of the British Royal Corps. In 1919, the brand received a royal patent from George V and became the official brand of the royal family of Great Britain. Burberry raincoats were popular among many politicians and writers: Somerset Maugham, Winston Churchill, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Bernard Shaw, Ronald Reagan and others. The clothes of the brand were chosen for characters of such films as "Casablanca" and "Breakfast at Tiffany".
In 1924 the famous check pattern of four colors: black, white, sand and red, appeared on the lining fabrics of Burberry trench coats. On his creation, Thomas Burberry commented that he was inspired by the traditional ornament of English plaids. The Burberry check pattern was called Nova Check.
