Trench Coat
By DW
01 December 2019 |
4:21 pm
A popular myth says that the metal rings on a trench coat belt are where you clip your hand grenades. Gerhard Elfers takes a sharp look at the overcoat originally worn by British military officers that’s now a wardrobe mainstay.
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