Vintage Aquascutum Jacket. Aquascutum was granted a royal warrant, the first to receive this honor from the British royal family. Notable figures such as three Princes of Wales, Margaret Thatcher, and Winston Churchill have all donned Aquascutum's iconic trenchcoats. Since its inception in 1851, the company has outfitted a wide range of clientele including aristocrats, world leaders, and Hollywood stars like Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Cary Grant. In fact, Aquascutum's wyncol fabric was specially designed to withstand extreme weather conditions and was even used by renowned explorer Edmund Hillary during his historic ascent of Mount Everest in 1953. From the 1980s to the 1990s, Kingsley Matheson Pink, managing director of the company's flagship store on Regent Street, had the distinguished opportunity to outfit influential figures such as UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher and Prime Minister John Major. With a history of dressing the most elite and prestigious
