gabardine

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Exquisite pieces crafted in double cashmere and gabardine spanned little dresses, pants, coats, jackets and skirts, boldly cut above the knee, marking a chic, pared-down approach.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Mallory and Irvine, wearing wool and gabardine, hobnailed leather boots and homemade oxygen sets, disappeared into a swirling cloud on that fateful day, never to be seen alive again.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2022

The heart-shaped logo on this black gabardine cap is a collaboration between Ami, the French label started by Alexandre Mattiussi, and the artist Jean-Paul Goude.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2021

In fact, purists insist that the best versions are the stiff, gabardine PE shorts sold in John Lewis’s school uniform department for less than a tenner.

From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2020

I could see Louise closing the gap between herself and the sweeping skirts of Camilla’s coat—a gabardine duster.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck