Gloverall »Slim Long« Ladies Duffle Coat

According to history, the duffle coat originates from the small Belgian town of Duffel in the province of Antwerp, which became known in Europe in the 17th century as the capital of cloth-making and exported its products all over Europe. The »duffle« was a black, rough wool fabric. The local people sold the warm fabric and used it to sew clothes for fishermen. The longer cut jackets with collar buckle and a loose hood, or »duffle« coats, provided excellent protection for fishermen from the harsh weather at sea. However, the classic Duffle Coat was never manufactured in the town of the same name, nor was it made of duffle fabric. It was standard issue of the British Navy during the war and was made famous by Field Marshal Montgomery.The »Slim Duffle« in the long version is a slimmer and more feminine version of the classic duffle coat. The warming hood, patch pockets, tried-and-tested buffalo horn toggles and characteristic leather ties, which can be opened and closed quickly even with thick gloves, along with the knee-length cut are the attributes of a true classic. The outer fabric, made by a weaving mill in Italy, is intricately woven together in a »double face« style, plain on the outside and worked in the traditional tartan pattern on the inside. Designed and made in England.