Womens raincoats are designed to ward off rain water from the body of the wearer. Early raincoats were treated with a rubberized solution that was applied to the fabric. In the Eighteenth Century women’s raincoats were extremely bulky and difficult to wear. This type of raincoat was followed by one called the MacIntosh which was [...]
During the nineteen century women’s clothing was bulky and uncomfortable to wear with a coat. The women preferred to wear capes whether the weather was nice or rainy. Womens raincoats have come a long way since the nineteenth century and notwithstanding the long history of raincoats for women, they have managed to come into the [...]
The long raincoat is a popular design in the raincoats for women. It can be made of PVC or a rubberized material to make it water repellant or water proof. The ladies long raincoat comes in colors and they can also be purchased in the form of a reversible long raincoat. The long reversible raincoat [...]
Before hooded raincoats for women were invented during bad weather women had to resort to wearing whatever was available. The womens rain jacket or coat did not exist and often a primitive cape was their only protection. In the days of long ago, women wore hooded capes in the rain because the dresses that they [...]
Until recently I found that raincoats were not the most fashionable garments on the market. It seems that raincoats for women were made to be used for one purpose and one purpose only and that was, to wear when it rained. The color choice for women’s raincoats was either black or brown and an occasional [...]

















