Burberry on Instagram: "The evolution of the trench coat More than a century ago, the Burberry trench coat was born and has remained at the heart of our collections ever since. Many of the original details feature on our Heritage Trench Coats today, like its gabardine fabric – a water-resistant cotton weave that was invented by our founder Thomas Burberry in 1879. Each piece is hand-crafted at our Castleford factory in Yorkshire using over 100 individual processes"