GLEN HOFFS LOVES his mac so much that, from time to time, he’ll even break it out on days when there isn’t a thunder cloud in the sky. “I’ve always been a bit of a raincoat geek,” admitted the fashion ...

LONDON -- Google has today paid homage to the Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh, creator of the iconic 'Mackintosh' waterproof raincoat -- by creating an animated Doodle in celebration of his 250th ...

1. Yes, he invented the waterproof raincoat. Charles, a native of Scotland, began experimenting with chemicals and discovered that naphtha was able to dissolve India rubber, according to UK’s ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Traditional all-weather raincoats, designed for the working masses almost 200 years ago, joined the ranks of upmarket London fashion on Wednesday, when Mackintosh opened its first ...

Planning on flexing your sartorial muscles in the blog arena? You’ll need to come packing. And no, we’re not referring to your pocket square game. Every week on The Eye, we’ll cover a basic term you ...

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the man whose invention keeps us dry all winter: Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), inventor of the waterproof raincoat — commonly known as a mackintosh. Macintosh was a ...

GLASGOW, Scotland, Dec. 29 (UPI) --Google is celebrating the 250th birthday of Charles Macintosh, the chemist who invented the waterproof raincoat, with a new Doodle. People visiting Google's homepage ...

Rain happens and Mackintosh knows this fact better than almost anyone. The English brand has been crafting water-proof coats since its founder, Charles Macintosh (the ‘k’ was added later) first ...

A proper raincoat will carry you through years of showers, downpours, and monsoons, but you don't want to buy one and then wait around for bad weather. You want to wear the thing. So invest in a storm ...

The worlds highest profile fashion brands could soon be joined by a not so young upstart, 19th century Glaswegian scientist Charles Macintosh, after Yagi Tsusho, a Japanese distributor, opened a ...

What do you get if you take two British heritage brands and tell them to go forth and multiply? Well, in the case of Mulberry and Mackintosh you get a fash match made in heaven. The brands have ...