Mackintosh raincoats are handmade in their Cumbernauld factory, close to founder Charles Macintosh’s place of birth. The self-taught chemist invented his rubberised bonded cotton in 1824, and since then the raincoats have been consistently cut and glued using the fabric and carefully hand drawn templates. These functional pieces afford complete protection during wind and rain, acting as an emblem of Scotland’s industrial heritage. The technology required for the development of...