Burberry

Burberry (AKA Burberrys of London) is a British luxury fashion house with a focus on trench coats (for which it is most famous having invented gabardine in 1888) outerwear, accessories, fragrances, sunglasses and cosmetics. 

The famous Burberry check has been in use since 1926 and features as scarves, trims and linings. Labels bearing the Burberrys of London name are pre 1999, when Burberry reverted to their original name.

Burberry is popular with celebs and stars worldwide but did you know Burberry supplied many celebrated explorers including Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the south pole?