5 Interesting Facts about Burberry That You May Not Know

1. Christmas advert campaign – Christmas campaign from Burberry has already become a good tradition. This is a kind of reminiscence of approaching holidays, just like Christmas Coca-Cola advertisement with a train of red trucks moving in unison with Jingle Bells tune. This year Burberry house decided to dedicate its advert project to 15th anniversary of Billy Eliot movie. In 2000 it was acknowledged the best film of the year. Poster was one of the most catchy element of that film, where the main character is caught in a jump. Burberry decided to take advantage of that idea and had all their models in a jump! It looks very stylish, just like the whole collection of Burberry outfits. The stars that shone in the advert are Naomi Campbell, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Sir Elton John, James Bay, George Ezra, Michelle Dockery and James Corden. Burberry entrusted Romeo Beckham to represent their Burberry for kids collection. And the boy has perfectly coped with that task!



2. Burberry trench coat – this is an outfit created by Burberry, promoted by Burberry and worn only by Burberry fans. The idea of trench came to Thomas Burberry when he was entrusted to create a raincoat for British soldiers. It had to be waterproof and durable, yet light and comfortable – all the characteristics still relevant to Burberry trench coat. It is made of gabardine, the fabric founded and patented by Thomas Burberry. The design of a trench coat is as unique as the material it is made of, so that you will never mix it with any other coat. Trench became so extremely popular that after the First World War it was worn by many people including celebrities and film stars. Moreover, Burberry created Burberry kids trench coats for little ones. The full collection of Burberry for kids outlets can be seen on fashion house official website.



3. Artofthetrench.burberry.com - keeping with the topic of trench coats there is the whole website dedicated to this sort of clothing!  http://artofthetrench.burberry.com is a social network where everyone can upload pictures of their trench coats, give advices on how to wear them, discuss the latests trends and whatnot. There are even pictures of little kids wearing Burberry for kids trenches and they look adorable. So if you have at least one trench from Burberry, feel free to join this army of trench coat fans.

4. Tan check is a trademark of Burbbery. Initially, it was a lining fabric which made Burberry to stand out from other brands. But great love of British people for check fabric couldn't keep it long for lining, so in time it was seen on the right side of Burberry outfits. Currently, there are three types of check fabric: Haymarker check, which is the original one, Nova check – specifically created for younger wearers and used for Burberry for kids outlets, and the last House check – the latest vision of Burberry check.



5. Prorsum is the word seen on Burberry logo, though not everybody knows what it means. It is translated as “Go forward!” and was used as a kind of inspiration for British solders. Thomas Burberry took it for a logo when he got a large order from the State to sew trench coats for the British army. Now it can be seen on every Burberry label including on Burberry for kids clothing. From that very moment it became a slogan for the whole fashion house and its passport to success.