gabardine

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One night before bed, M. Benamar shreds the silk lining from a pair of worn gabardine pants to craft a belt for his daughter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

The fashion house’s founder, Thomas Burberry, invented the fabric gabardine, a breathable material used for rainwear, in the late 1800s.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 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

Served him right, we thought, for his meddling, for trying to draw Mother back into that world of gabardine dresses and cream shoes.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover