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Thomas Burberry

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Burberry

Thomas Burberry · 1856

Burberry is a system of material problem-solving disguised as a luxury brand. Its power lies in what it made possible—not what it declared.

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Trench coat

Thomas Burberry

The trench coat is a functional garment that solved a narrow military problem. Its civilian life is a story of displacement—not evolution.