A military greatcoat had other uses besides today’s fashion look! (“I, Spy”, How To Spend It, February 1.) In a freezing cold winter in the early 1950s, east wind howling around the house, my father, ...

Recently, the military-style outerwear has taken on new meaning. Our critic traces shifting clothing connotations and offers advice on how to react. By Vanessa Friedman I find that after all that has ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The other day my son returned from Battersea car boot sale in triumph, wearing a greatcoat that he had bought ...

One day Isobel finds the greatcoat of the title – the kind of coat worn by RAF officers – stuffed into the back of a cupboard. She feels the cold badly and puts it on their bed to keep her warm. One ...

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How the choice of outerwear for Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, turned into part of the deportation story. By Vanessa Friedman The author has covered political image-making and its ...

Occasionally dubbed the ‘BOC’ (the ‘Big Ol’ Coat), the greatcoat is mighty. We’re talking full-length, heavyweight and military issue, made of dense wool plumes capable of repelling winter’s harshest ...

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