Gloverall

About Gloverall

Gloverall started in London in 1951, when Harold and Freda Morris, wholesalers of gloves and overalls, took on a consignment of surplus Royal Navy duffle coats. When the surplus ran out they commissioned new coats cut to the same military pattern, bringing the design to the civilian market for the first time. The duffle coat itself traces back to Duffel in Belgium, and its toggle-and-loop fastening was designed for the Navy's Arctic convoys, easy to work with gloved hands. Gloverall's best-known style, the Original Monty, is named after Field Marshal Montgomery. By 1962 demand led to its own factory in Northamptonshire, and its Heritage Collection is made in England.