Aquascutum

"Aquascutum" is a UK-based luxury clothing manufacturer and retailer, owned by Jaeger. Aquascutum was established in 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition, when tailor and entrepreneur John Emary opened a high quality menswear shop at 46 Regent Street. In 1853, after succeeding to produce the first waterproof wool, he had his discovery patented and renamed the company ‘Aquascutum’, Latin for ‘watershield’. In 1901, Emary moved to 100 Regent Street in the heart of London, which remains Aquascutum’s flagship store to this day. Coats for officers in the Crimean War (1853-1856) were made from Aquascutum’s waterproof fabric, as were the trench coats worn by soldiers of all ranks in both world wars. Domestic and fashion applications...