“At that time, Martino realized that he could help the poor and so he pulled out the sword, only a cloak to split in two: half to give the poor, the other half left to his own to wear.” Jacob Buda Guevara gold (Jacopo da Varagine), “Golden legend” (Legenda Aurea)

In the “Golden Legend” This book describes the story of the ancient sage, we can clearly understand the coat before the 18th century in Europe, in fact, the body is wrapped in a sheltered, resistance to cold coat, cloak or cape the term is more suitable for it. And now the coat, it is with sleeves, breast buttons line up exactly with a tight-fitting long coat.

Truly modern sense of the coat, born on the eve of the first British industrial revolution, the first is a British gentlemen’s “riding gear”, it is close, double-breasted, breast overlapping, long and legs. It was not until 1785 or so, women have introduced similar models, but its profile and the type and design of men’s coat is very different, the most important thing is to wear the clothes outside, not directly required to match with the skirt.

But after nearly 100 years, the clothes tend to slim the profile of thin again, “paltò coat” was welcomed by the ladies, although since 1830 it has become the title of men’s coats. Since then, this wide collar, no belt of medium-length coat, men and women can wear as a style, a true hermaphrodite One Piece.