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Despite being in a global pandemic, Mackage, the Montreal-based luxury outerwear firm, is seeing some silver linings. The 21-year-old company has opened its fifth store in the last five months, a ...
Mackage, Sloane Street, London, 2022. Mackage is a Canadian luxury outerwear clothing brand. It has stores in Canada, the US, China, South Korea, Japan and London. [1] [2] Mackage was founded in Montreal in 1999 by designer Eran Elfassy, with Elisa Dahan joining in 2001. [1] [3] Elfassy and Dahan have known each other since elementary school. [1]
Down is favored among hikers and backpackers because it can easily compress into a small size to fit in a backpack, and it has the highest warmth to weight ratio. The down's loft in the jacket is measured with the term "fill power" which represents the number of cubic inches one ounce fills.
The M-51 fishtail parka was a favorite among the mod subculture. Liam Gallagher (left) of Britpop band Oasis wearing a fishtail parka at a concert in 2009. The fishtail parka was first used by the United States Army in 1950 during the Korean War. Following the end of the Second World War the US army recognized the need for a new cold weather ...
Plain weave (also called tabby weave, linen weave or taffeta weave) is the most basic of three fundamental types of textile weaves (along with satin weave and twill). [1] It is strong and hard-wearing, and is used for fashion and furnishing fabrics. Fabrics with a plain weave are generally strong, durable, and have a smooth surface.
Twill weaves can be classified from four points of view: According to the stepping: Warp-way: 3/1 warp way twill, etc. Weft-way: 2/3 weft way twill, etc. According to the direction of twill lines on the face of the fabric: S-twill, or left-hand twill weave: 2/1 S, etc. Z-twill, or right-hand twill weave: 3/2 Z, etc.
Gabardine Closeup view of gabardine fabric. Gabardine is a durable twill worsted wool.It is a tightly woven waterproof fabric and is used to make outerwear and various other garments, such as suits, overcoats, trousers, uniforms, and windbreakers.
The Doobon coat (Hebrew: מעיל דובון | me'eel Doobon), also called the Dubon military cold weather parka, Dubon winter parka, Dubon parka or IDF winter parka, is a windproof military winter coat, made with padded nylon cover with cloth lining waterproof outer layer of filling between them isolated synthetic fibers.