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Burberry

Burberry \Burberry\ n. a light gabardine raincoat of the type made by Burberry's of London.

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Burberry

Burberry Group Inc is an English luxury fashion house, headquartered in London, England. Its main fashion house focuses on and distributes ready-to-wear outerwear, fashion accessories, fragrances, sunglasses, and cosmetics.

Established in 1856 by Thomas Burberry, originally focusing on the development of outdoor attire, the fashion house has moved on to the high fashion market developing pattern-based scarves, trench coats, and other fashion accessories. The first shop opened up in the Haymarket, London, in 1891. Burberry was an independent family controlled company until 1955, when it was reincorporated. The fashion house has dressed notable actors, world leaders, musicians, and athletes such as Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, Peter Sellers, and Ronald Reagan.

Its distinctive check pattern has become one of its most widely copied trademarks. Burberry is most famous for its trench coat. Burberry has branded stores and franchises around the world and sells through concessions in third-party stores. Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales have granted the company Royal Warrants, which have been maintained despite Burberry's closure of its factory in Wales.

Christopher Bailey has been the CEO and Chief Creative Officer since 2014. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. In 2015, Burberry ranked 73rd in Interbrand's Best Global Brands report, ahead of Ralph Lauren and Hugo Boss. Burberry has more than 500 stores in over 50 countries.

Usage examples of "burberry".

Our clothing in moderate temperatures consisted of thick woollen underclothing and Burberry windproof overalls.

Munro put the letter back in his pocket, picked up his Burberry raincoat and umbrella.

Munro's Burberry was draped over a chair, and there was a briefcase on the desk holding down one end of a large-scale map.

The temperature hadn't dropped any, and he was sweating inside his Burberry despite the built-in coolants.

Norris and his girlfriend Suzanne took me out to a fancy dinner at a French place on the East Side, and Norris gave me a genuine Burberry secret-agent trench coat, waterproof, for wearing in England.

It was then she saw Robert standing behind the nurse, his Burberry coat over his arm.

When he finished his shower and changed into a new Burberry glen plaid, he walked to the dining room and whistled.