Everything about The Mackintosh totally explained
The
Mackintosh or
Macintosh (abbreviated as
mac or
mack) is a form of waterproof
raincoat, first sold in
1824, made out of
rubberized
fabric. The Mackintosh is named after its
Scottish inventor
Charles Macintosh, and a letter
k is added by many writers.
Although the Mackintosh style of coat has become generic, a genuine Mackintosh coat should be made from rubberised or rubber laminated material.
Mackintosh brand
Charles Macintosh patented his invention for waterproof cloth in
1823 and the first Mackintosh coats were made in the family's textile factory, Charles Macintosh and Co. of
Glasgow. But in
1830 the company merged with the clothing company of
Thomas Hancock in
Manchester. Hancock had also been experimenting with rubber coated fabrics since 1819.
Early coats had problems with smell, stiffness, and a tendency to melt in hot weather, but Hancock further improved their waterproof fabrics, patenting a method for
vulcanising rubber in
1843, which solved many of the problems..
In the mid 1990s the company which then owned the brand, Traditional Weatherwear, was on the verge of closing its factory in
Cumbernauld near Glasgow. It was then acquired by Daniel Dunko. Around the turn of the 21st century, the company made progress to establish the traditional rubberised Mackintosh coat as an upmarket brand in its own right. They collaborated with leading
fashion houses such as
Gucci,
Hermès,
Louis Vuitton and
Liberty. The coats became particularly popular with Japanese women, and the company won a
Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2000 for its success in international trade.
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