#plastic mac

"The plastic mac was worn all over Britain, milky whites and glass-clear being joined by bright colours and glossy black in 1947. Welded seams were also introduced in 1947, but for a long time the cheaper types were stitched and, therefore liable to leak, and plastic’s fashion status remained low. One Paris house showed a transparent jacket over a tweed jacket in 1951; thereafter Britain seems to have been the principal home of the plastic mac."