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A trench coat or trenchcoat is a raincoat made of waterproof heavy-duty cotton drill or poplin, or in some cases leather: it generally has a removable insulated lining; and it is usually knee-length or longer. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Download high resolution version (800x1390, 44 KB)Trench coat in WWI (pre-1918 photo) This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... Download high resolution version (800x1390, 44 KB)Trench coat in WWI (pre-1918 photo) This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... Trenchcoat is a live-action film, produced by Walt Disney Pictures in 1983. ... The raincoat, a garment worn to protect the upper body from rain, is a compromise between fashion and utility. ... Waterproof fabrics are usually natural or synthetic fabrics that are laminated to or coated in some sort of permanently waterproofing material, such as rubber, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), silicone elastomer, and wax. ... For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). ... Drill is a strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave. ... Poplin, also called tabinet, is a heavy, durable fabric consisting of a silk warp with a weft of worsted yarn. ...

History

The trench coat is a descendant of the heavy serge coats worn by British and French soldiers in World War I. The trench coat was created by Thomas Burberry, the inventor of gabardine fabric, who submitted a design for an army officer's raincoat to the United Kingdom War Office in 1901. Burberry's raincoat subsequently became part of the service uniform of British officers. During World War I, the design was modified to include shoulder straps and D-rings. This latter material that looks like leather was dubbed "trench coat" by the soldiers in the trenches. Many veterans returning to civilian life kept their coats that became fashionable for both men and women. Towards World War II, the trench coat became part of all enlisted men's and officers' kits in many countries' armed forces. Serge is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides, made with a two-up, two-down weave. ... Double-breasted coat, 1876 For other meanings than clothing, see Coat (Disambiguation) A coat (a term frequently interchangeable with jacket) is an outer garment worn by both men and women, for warmth and/ or fashion. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... A ladies Burberry handbag in the companys signature check pattern Burberry is a U.K. based outfitter, manufacturing clothing and other apparel, often in a distinctive check pattern, that has become one of its most common copied trademarks. ... Gabardine Gabardine is a tough, tightly woven fabric used to make suits, overcoats, trousers and other garments. ... Old War Office Building, seen from Whitehall, London - the former location of the War Office The War Office was a former department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1963, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... A shoulder strap may be one of a number of things: A length of fabric or other flexible material (such as leather, vinyl, rubber), used to suspend an item, often of some weight, from the shoulder(s). ... Former crewmembers of the battleship Missouri pose for photos shortly after the Anniversary of the End of World War II ceremony, held aboard the famous ship. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

During World War II, the military forces of the United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union continued to use the trench coat on the battlefield in cold weather. Over the course of World War II, the trench coat was widely replaced by shorter smocks (e.g. the Denison smock used by British commandos, paratroopers, and snipers during World War II) and field jackets (e.g. the M1941 field jacket and the M1943 field jacket used by the soldiers of the US Army during World War II). The smock and the field jacket were shorter than the trench coat, and as such they allowed the wearer to be more mobile. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Dennison smock was a coverall jacket issued to British paratroopers to wear over their battledress uniform. ... For other uses, see Commando (disambiguation). ... An American USMC Paratrooper using a MC1-B series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. ... For other uses, see Sniper (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

A typical trench coat is a ten-buttoned, double-breasted long coat made with tan, khaki, beige, or black fabric. Trench coats often have cuff straps on the raglan sleeves, shoulder straps (originally used to hold gloves and folding service caps, such as the Glengarry bonnet), and a belt that may also have two small brass D-rings as a salute to its military heritage. The rings were used to secure grenades, or sidearms (or swords in World War I). A raglan sleeve is a type of sleeve whose distinguishing characteristic is to extend in one piece fully to the collar, leaving a diagonal seam from armpit to collarbone. ... A shoulder strap may be one of a number of things: A length of fabric or other flexible material (such as leather, vinyl, rubber), used to suspend an item, often of some weight, from the shoulder(s). ... Clan MacDonell of Glengarry is a branch of Clan Macdonald, taking its name from Glen Garry where the river Garry runs eastwards through Loch Garry to join the Great Glen about 16 miles (25 km) north of Fort William. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

Post-World War II

Trench coats have remained fashionable in the decades since the end of World War II. Their original role as part of an army officers' uniform lent the trench coat a businesslike respectability, whilst fictional heroes as diverse as Dick Tracy, The Phantom, Humphrey Bogart's Rick Blaine from Casablanca and Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau kept the coat in the public eye. Black leather trench coats were adopted by the Nazi SS as a means of inspiring fear and respect^{[citation needed]} and the subsequent Hollywood image of the black-clad, trench-coated Gestapo officer has entered popular culture. Dick Tracy is a long-running comic strip featuring a popular and familiar character in American pop culture. ... For other uses, see Phantom. ... Bogart redirects here. ... The main characters: from left to right Rick Blaine, Captain Renault, Victor Laszlo and Ilsa Lund Casablanca is a 1942 movie set during World War II in the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca. ... This article is about the 1942 film. ... Peter Sellers, CBE (8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was a British comedian and actor best known for his three roles in Dr. Strangelove and as Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther films. ... Peter Sellers in one of a number of appearances as Inspector Clouseau Inspector Jacques Clouseau (later chief inspector) is a fictional detective in Blake Edwardss Pink Panther series. ... Nazism in history Nazi ideology Nazism and race Outside Germany Related subjects Lists Politics Portal         Nazism or National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the ideology and practices of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party, German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. ... SS redirects here. ... ... The   (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei: “secret state police”) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ...

Early media reports initially associated the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre with members of the "Trenchcoat Mafia", a group of outcasts who wore conspicuous black Australian oilcloth dusters (ironically, not actual trench coats). In the copycat W. R. Myers High School shooting days later, the shooter also wore a trench coat. In the wake of these incidents, several schools forbade students to wear trench coats, on the grounds that the long coats could be used to conceal weapons. The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado near Denver and Littleton. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The W.R. Myers High School shooting occurred on April 28, 1999, at W. R. Myers High School in Taber, Alberta. ...

Trench coats are often associated with stereotypical Flashers and exhibitionists, who wear the coat in public until they "streak" naked through a public area or commit an act of exhibition. A participant of the Bay to Breakers. ...

In fiction

Comics and graphic novels

Trench coats are used in a number of comics, animated series, and graphic novels. The use could be traced back to the Golden Age of Comics. Most of the heroes in question owned their creation in earlier pulp detective archetypes. This included Doctor Occult, Green Hornet and Crimson Avenger, among others. John Constantine, the main protagonist of the Hellblazer series, wears a trench coat as an integral part of his image and refers to himself as a member of the Trenchcoat Brigade. Rorschach from Watchmen wears a trench coat. Marvel Comics thief and supersoldier Fantomex wore a white trench coat as part of his costume. During Grant Morrison's run on the X-Men comics, titled New X-Men, the characters Jean Grey and Emma Frost wore leather trench coats. Gambit from the X-men usually wears a brown trench coat over his armor. Hellboy is often seen in his dirty, tattered brown trench coat, with the right sleeved rolled up past his Right Hand Of Doom Superman, the catalyst of the Golden Age, from Superman #14, January-February 1942. ... Doctor Occult is a fictional magic user in the DC Comics universe. ... Green Hornet has several meanings: The Green Hornet character, created by George W. Trendle. ... The Crimson Avenger is the name of three separate fictional characters, superheroes who exist in the DC Comics universe. ... John Constantine (born May 10, 1953 in Liverpool, England) is the fictional protagonist of the comic series Hellblazer. ... Hellblazer is a contemporary horror comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. ... The Trenchcoat Brigade is a four-issue mini-series of comic books that was published in the 1999 by DC Comics Vertigo imprint. ... Rorschach is a fictional character, a superhero featured in the acclaimed 1986 DC Comics series Watchmen. ... For other uses, see Watchman. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Fantomex is the name of a fictional character associated with the X-Men. ... Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... New X-Men refers to two superhero comic books published by Marvel Comics within the hugely popular X-Men franchise. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Emma Grace[1] Frost, formerly known as the White Queen, is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Gambit (Remy LeBeau) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ... Hellboy is a fictional Dark Horse Comics character created by Mike Mignola. ...

Many of the characters in Frank Miller's Sin City wear trench coats. Comic book villain The Joker occasionally wears a gray or purple trench coat, often accompanied by a matching wide-brimmed zoot hat. Osmosis Jones's nemesis, Thrax, wears a trench coat. Tommy Monaghan, the titular star of the comic book Hitman, regularly wears a dark green trench coat. The Phantom (aka Mr Walker) wears a signature trench coat and a fedora when walking in town as an ordinary man. The Punisher AKA Frank Castle also wears a trench coat to conceal his skull t-shirt. He also wears it when he feels he needs to scare crooks into running away. This article is about Frank Miller, the comic book writer and artist. ... Cover of Sin City shows Marv walking through the rain. ... The Joker redirects here. ... Zoot can refer to: A fictional character from The Tribe. ... Osmosis Jones (2001) is a part animated, part live action film whose title character is Osmosis Jones, an anthropomorphic white blood cell. ... “Tommy Monaghan” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Phantom. ... A fedora, which in this case has been pinched at the front and being worn pushed back on the head, with the front of the brim bent down over the eyes. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ...

The Crimson Avenger & The Question in Justice League Unlimited. The Crimson Avenger is the name of three separate fictional characters, superheroes who exist in the DC Comics universe. ... The Question is an American comic book superhero. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) was the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ...

In Garry Trudeau's comic strip Doonesbury, television news reporters are frequently depicted wearing trench coats. The military details, like the D-rings and the collar strap, are carefully drawn, indeed exaggerated. Garry Trudeau Garretson Beekman Trudeau (born July 21, 1948, in New York City) is an American cartoonist, best known for the Doonesbury comic strip. ... Doonesbury is a comic strip by Garry Trudeau, popular in the United States and other parts of the world. ...

In the manga Trigun, Vash the Stampede wears a custom-made red trench coat. One of the villains of the series, Legato Bluesummers, wears a white trench coat before he is rendered immobile. This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Serialized in Shōnen Captain Original run February 1995 – 1997 No. ... Vash the Stampede (ヴァッシュ・ザ・スタンピード Vasshu za SutanpÄ«do) is the main character of the anime and manga series Trigun. ...

Trench coats are also common wear among various Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX characters, including Seto Kaiba, Ryo Bakura, Zane Truesdale and Chazz Princeton. Those that wear them are usually rivals to their series' respective heroes. Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump BANZAI! Shonen Jump Comics House Original run 1996 – March 2004 Volumes 38 volumes, with 343 total chapters TV anime: Yu-Gi-Oh! Director Various Studio Toei Animation Network TV Asahi Original run April 4, 1998 – October 10, 1998 Episodes 27 TV anime: Yu... This article is about the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. ... Seto Kaiba ) is a fictional character from the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!. As the majority shareholder and CEO of his own multi-national company, KaibaCorp, Kaiba (as he is most frequently referred to by the other characters) aims to become the worlds greatest player of the... Ryo Bakura ) is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!. In the English Duel Monsters anime, he is known as simply Bakura, and in the English Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul video game, Bakuras name is given in the traditional Japanese order... Zane Truesdale, known as Ryo Marufuji ) in the original Japanese language version, is a fictional character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime and manga series. ... Chazz Princeton, known as Jun Manjoume ) in the original Japanese language version, is a fictional character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime and manga series. ...

Cowboy Bebop's Spike Spiegel wears a brown trench coat in several episodes, twice wearing it during fights with his nemesis, Vicious. Original run April 3, 1998 – April 23, 1999 Episodes 26 Movie: Knockin on Heavens Door (天国の扉) Director Shinichiro Watanabe Writer Keiko Nobumoto Studio Sunrise BONES Bandai Visual[2] Released September 1, 2001 Runtime 115 min. ... Spike Spiegel as seen in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. ...

Science Fiction

The Replicant Roy Batty in Blade Runner wore a black leather trench coat, while Deckard wore an original Burberry trench coat. This article is about characters from Blade Runner. ... This article is about the 1982 film. ... Gaffs Origami unicorn Deckard is the hero -- or, perhaps, antihero -- of the highly regarded science-fiction classic film, Blade Runner. ... A ladies Burberry handbag in the companys trademarked check pattern Burberry is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing and other apparel. ...

A leather trench coat was used as one of the trademarks of vampire Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Likewise, the vampire Angel, also a Buffyverse character, often wore trench coats, especially during the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, when he reverted to his evil self, Angelus. Kyle Reese wears a trench coat in Terminator 1. In the fictional world of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, a vampire is a demon of a species which inhabits and animates a human corpse. ... Spike (a. ... For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ... Angel was the highly successful spin-off from the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Angel (born 1727 in Galway, Ireland) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ... Buffyverse is a term coined by fans of Joss Whedons first two television shows to refer to the shared fictional universe in which they are set. ...

In the 2002 sci-fi series Firefly, the rebellious Independent Faction of the Unification War became known as Browncoats for wearing brown trench coats in combat (as opposed to the sophisticated battle suits of the Alliance). Firefly is an American science fiction television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, under his Mutant Enemy Productions. ... For the European war sometimes referred to as the Unification War, see Austro-Prussian War. ... Browncoat is a slang term from the science fiction Western TV series Firefly (and its big-screen sequel, Serenity) for a member of the Independent Faction, which lost to the Alliance in the Unification War. ... Powered armor (also mechanized, battle, personal armor and suits) is a science fiction concept referring to a type of armored self-powered exoskeleton that is typically intended for use in battle, construction and survival in dangerous enviroments. ... Alliance Flag Alternate Alliance Flag In the Firefly television series, the Alliance is a powerful government and law-enforcement organization that controls a large sector of colonized core planets. ...

In the TV series The X-Files, both Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are known for wearing trench coats frequently. The X-Files is an American Peabody and Emmy Award-winning science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. ... Special Agent Fox William Mulder (born October 13, 1961), nicknamed Spooky Mulder, is a fictional character played by David Duchovny on the 1993-2002 television series, The X-Files. ... Special Agent Dr. Dana Katherine Scully (born February 23, 1964) is a fictional character on the FOX television series The X-Files (1993-2002), played by Gillian Anderson. ...

On the NBC science fiction series Heroes, Peter Petrelli wore a trench coat throughout most of the first season, as did the villain Sylar. In their first encounter, Peter was wearing a white trench coat, while Sylar's was black, in the traditional good and evil motif. Heroes is an American science fiction serial drama television series created by Tim Kring. ... Peter Petrelli, portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia, is a fictional character on the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. ... Gabriel Gray, commonly known by his assumed name of Sylar, is a fictional character and main antagonist on the NBC drama Heroes. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... In literature, a motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance. ...

In the BBC television serial Doctor Who, the Tenth Doctor wears a light brown trenchcoat throughout the series. In the episode "Gridlock", he said that 'Janis Joplin gave it to him.' This article is about the television series. ... The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth and current incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ...

Film

The trench coat was a standard feature of the hardboiled detective in countless film noirs. Hardboiled crime fiction is a uniquely American style pioneered by Dashiell Hammett, refined by Raymond Chandler, and endlessly imitated since by writers such as Mickey Spillane. ... Gumshoe redirects here. ... This still from The Big Combo (1955) demonstrates the visual style of film noir at its most extreme. ...

Eric Draven, portrayed by Brandon Lee, wore a trench coat as part of his wardrobe in the film "The Crow". Kevin Smith's character creation Silent Bob always wears a green trench coat. Lemony Snicket, fictitious author of the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, is often shown in photographs wearing a brown trench coat. Carmen Sandiego wears a red trench coat and a red fedora as her main costume. Brandon Bruce Lee (李國豪 Cantonese: Léi Gwokhòu Pinyin: Lǐ Guóháo; February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993) was an American actor of Chinese, English and Swedish descent. ... The Crow is a 1994 American film adaptation of the comic book of the same name by James OBarr (who himself makes a cameo in the film). ... For other persons named Kevin Smith, see Kevin Smith (disambiguation). ... Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) and Jay (Jason Mewes) during the events of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay and Silent Bob are fictional characters portrayed by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith, respectively, in Kevin Smiths View Askewniverse. ... Lemony Snicket is a pseudonym used by author Daniel Handler in his book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, as well as a character in that series. ... This article is about the book series. ... Carmen Sandiego is a fictional character featured in a long-running edutainment series of the same name. ... A fedora, which in this case has been pinched at the front and being worn pushed back on the head, with the front of the brim bent down over the eyes. ...

On the movie Jeepers Creepers, Creeper would wear a trench coat that disguised himself. The characters Mark and Ken Gor of the A Better Tomorrow films are also famous for their long, dark trench coats known as "dusters". In the animated/live-action film Osmosis Jones, the evil Thrax (voiced by Laurence Fishburne) wears a black ankle-length trench coat. Jeepers Creepers is a 2001 horror film written and directed by Victor Salva. ... A Better Tomorrow (Chinese: 英雄本色; pinyin: yīngxióng běnsè, Cantonese: ying1 hung4 bun2 sik1; literally True Colors of a Hero) is a 1986 Hong Kong action movie which had a profound influence on the Hong Kong movie-making industry, and later on an international scale. ... Osmosis Jones (2001) is a part animated, part live action film whose title character is Osmosis Jones, an anthropomorphic white blood cell. ... Laurence John Fishburne III[1] (born July 30, 1961) is an American Academy Award-nominated, Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor of screen and stage, as well as playwright, director, and producer. ...

Many character in The Matrix film series wear trench coat like garmets, especially Morpheous who wears a leather trench coat made of a scaly grayish fabric This article is about the 1999 film. ...

See also

• Coat

Double-breasted coat, 1876 For other meanings than clothing, see Coat (Disambiguation) A coat (a term frequently interchangeable with jacket) is an outer garment worn by both men and women, for warmth and/ or fashion. ...

References

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