The first ready-to-wear boutique of Thomas Burberry

In the 1856, the history of the glorious make of Burberry began in the town of Basingstoke in the Hampshire County. The first ready-to-wear boutique of Thomas Burberry was opened that year.
In the 1879, this talented person developed unique technology allowing receiving rainproof material, which began to be called "gabardine". Clothes from such material became popular very quickly; athletes and travelers gave special attention to them.

In the 1891, clothes from Burberry acquired such demand that Thomas was forced to move to London and to open there wholesale trade of gabardine products for active sports and rest. In times of the First World War Thomas Burberry finely developed rainproof material for trench coat based on the order of British Royal Air forces.



In the very beginning of the XXth century Thomas Burberry received one more order from the war ministry to create the officers' uniform. Just then the owner for the first time got need to mark clothes and the uniform with Burberry's firm logo. The logo was depicted in the image of the figure of a knight in armors against the background of a flag with a Roman inscription "Prorsum" that one can translate as "go ahead".

After the war ended, trench coat Burberry turned demanded even in peaceful life, now it was a constant part of not only military but also civilian clothes. The plaiding, which afterwards became the company's firm insignia, appeared on the lining of Burberry raincoats in the twentieth year of the previous century. Soon beige, red, black and white check colors began to be associate steadily with Burberry.

In the 1955, the rank of the official supplier of her Majesty the Queen was given to the fashionable House and in the 1986 – of His Highness the Prince of Wales.

In the 1955, the family business was in the possession of Lord David Wolfson. However, the make image remained unchanged regardless of to whom it belonged, it come laden with a special purely British and very conservative manner.

In the ninety-eighth year, Wolfson managed to poach thirty-two year old Roberto Menichetti to his firm from the known German designer Jil Sander. This talented Italian became the chief artist at Burberry and used the best of the traditional firm plaiding again.



In the beginning of the new millennium, Christopher Bailey succeeded Menichetti.

In our time, the Burberry company promotes three lines of clothes. This is Burberry Prorsum presenting models demonstrated at fashionable shows in Milan. It assigns fashionable tendencies of the entire world and has incredible popularity. There is another option: jeans, T-shirts, sweaters, footwear, purses, and little skirts are the classic side of Burberry London coming as a landmark of the fashion House. The traditions of the English style and history of the brand served as basis for the collections of Burberry London.

In addition, the company with a success is developing one more line of Thomas Burberry, which introduces kids` and adolescent clothes, watches, glasses, accessories, and perfumery.

We think that now, having much information about the Burberry kids`brand, you are willing to buy something for your kids. It is a real stuff! Acquire the quality acknowledged by the history in 150 years!