The trench coat was born in the trenches of the First World War. Originally designed to protect British officers from rain and wind, it owes its name to the trenches — the muddy ditches where men spent entire weeks. Thomas Burberry registered the prototype as early as 1901, but it was the war of 1914–1918 that made it a universal garment. More than a century later, the trench coat remains one of the most elegant pieces of the men’s wardrobe, a garment that moves through the eras without ever going out of style.
The Khaki Green Trench Coat M67 by Coulange 1918 belongs to this lineage with precision. Made in our French workshop, it combines 100% water-repellent cotton with a full cupro lining, a soft, breathable and silky material that glides over other garments without ever catching. Cupro, obtained from recycled cotton fibres, offers the drape of silk with the easy care of cotton — a choice of material that reveals particular attention to the comfort of the wearer.
Its khaki green shade, drawn directly from historic uniforms, gives it a natural sobriety. It pairs effortlessly with every outfit. Raw denim and boots for every day. Grey flannel trousers for more formal days. A dark roll-neck when temperatures drop. Weatherproof thanks to its water-repellent cotton, this men’s trench coat becomes the ideal companion for rainy seasons as well as milder transitional seasons. Wear it open over a poplin shirt, or closed in strong wind, collar turned up.
What sets this piece apart is its balance. Neither too long nor too short. Neither too military nor too civilian. It finds that precise point where a garment stops being a uniform and becomes a personal signature. The cut is straight, the shoulders clean, the drape fluid. Nothing is left to chance in its making — every seam, every button, every finish is the result of precise, mastered work.
Wearing a Coulange trench coat means choosing a piece that has a story to tell. The story of a savoir-faire passed down since 1918, of an attention to detail felt from the very first moment, as you slip it onto your shoulders. It does not seek to impress — it is simply there, and that is enough. A piece you keep for years, that develops a patina over time, and that you may one day pass on in turn.