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For the origins of New
Zealand’s famous wet weather wear, you have to go
back to the 19th century, when the
predecessors of today’s Backhouse coats and
jackets were made from the sails of ships which plied the
Pacific Ocean.
Impregnated with linseed oil, the sailcloth made
incredibly tough all-weather clothing, which was soon
adopted by farmers and drovers, as protection against the
Islands’ wet climate.
 These days, Backhouse
coats and jackets are classics, as tough as they ever
were, but made and treated by rather more sophisticated
methods.
They’re fashioned from the finest long staple
Egyptian cotton, closely woven, and oil impregnated to a
traditional formula, which provides total wind and
waterproofing, exceptional abrasion resistance and great
longevity. And now, as then, they’re all made in New
Zealand.
Backhouse jackets and coats are now seen all
around the world, frequently sold in stores alongside the
Barbour range.
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