If you take a look at it with a quick glimpse, you’ll wonder how the heck are you going to make fashion out of it? There’s not much area to make diverse designs. It’s a simple long fabric that men wear to keep themselves warm.

Well, you’ll be amazed at how diverse long coats designs are and how it evolve to have its modern look at the present. Originally, the long coat was designed to be an efficient garment for the soldiers fighting the war back in world war 1. During that time, soldiers had a problem of getting easily sick since they are often exposed to the rain and cold weathers. The long coat was initially made of gabardine since it is highly effective in repelling water. It worked efficiently for the soldiers and marines. At night, they can even use it as pillow or a snuggle bed to sleep on. It later on became a part of a soldiers uniform. It wasn’t officially required but soldiers always wear it whenever they go on a mission since they are aware of its efficient use.

After the war, long coats started to appear on television. Little by little, Hollywood actors started wearing it on the screen. Little did they know, that it will soon boom into one of the most popular fashion statements for men.

As time passed, long coats already came in a variety of colors. While it initially started out with a khaki color, you can now find it in blue, brown, grey and black. They are even patterned ones but there not too many of them. If you can also observe, long coats provide a cool effect to actors. It was even made as the trademark costume in the movie “The Matrix”. If you want to check for a variety of cool designs for long coats, watching that movie would be a great idea.

The use and function of the long coat have also diversified. Before when it was purposely made to keep us cozy from the cold weather, now there are long coats that can be worn even on a warm sunny day. Today, there are versions that are not as thick as the classic ones. These new designs have mechanisms that help keep your body cool despite of the warm weather.

Long coats originally started in the US and Europe but if you take a look around, it has spread to all the other continents in the world. It has now become a worldwide fashion statement.  Which means, that the designs have become even more diverse.

There are many types of long coats. Some are on knee level and others would go even as low as the ankle level. While it initially started out as a garment made from gabardine, you can now find designs that are made from cotton, pure fabric, leather and the list goes on. So far, leather is the heaviest among the others.

In a way, these simple long coats does help unite people from different nations. It was initially designed to be worn by soldiers at war but it now has travelled around the world. Long coat is a fashion statement that everybody can relate to. It is a fashion statement that every nation understands.