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The Mackintosh raincoat (abbreviated as mac) is a form of waterproof raincoat, first sold in 1824, made of rubberised fabric. [ 2 ] The Mackintosh is named after its Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh , although many writers added a letter k .
A raincoat is a waterproof or water-resistant garment worn on the upper body to shield the wearer from rain. The term rain jacket is sometimes used to refer to raincoats with long sleeves that are waist-length. A rain jacket may be combined with a pair of rain pants to make a rainsuit. Rain clothing may also be in one piece, like a boilersuit.
Harold Wilson's raincoat displayed in Scilly Isles museum 2014. Gannex is a waterproof fabric composed of an outer layer of nylon and an inner layer of wool with air between them.
Funny Woman is a British drama television series directed by Oliver Parker and adapted for the screen by Morwenna Banks from the best-selling novel Funny Girl by Nick Hornby. It stars Gemma Arterton with an ensemble cast including Tom Bateman , David Threlfall , and Rupert Everett .
A Wellington boot, often shortened to welly, [1] and also known as a gumboot, rubber boot, or rain boot, [2] [3] is a type of waterproof boot made of rubber. Originally a type of leather riding boot adapted from Hessian boots , a style of military foot wear, Wellington boots were worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington .
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Funny Girl is a 2014 novel by the British writer Nick Hornby. [1] The book was adapted for television as Funny Woman , broadcast by Sky Max in 2023 starring Gemma Arterton . [ 2 ]
The Artist's Cottage project is the realisation of three previously unexecuted designs by Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh.In 1901, Mackintosh produced two speculative drawings, An Artist's Cottage and Studio [1] and A Town House for an Artist.