i have heard, that generals (even the ones in the US army) are permitted to design their own "bits" to wear as part of a uniform-- and "eisenhower" jackets are from a the general of the same name. Did Cardigan design a uniform jacket (a single breasted, collarless jacket of a knitted wool) and so give us a cardigans-- or what?
Nehru (while not a general) gave us the nehru coat -- for Jazz and all you other young folk, its is a 3/4 length coat, with a stand up collar--google and find a picture of Nehru-- or if you're Beetle's fans, check out album covers..
and how about chesterfield-- (was he a general? and are the coat and couch from one and the same chesterfield?)
Raglan (ragland) sleeves come from Baron Raglan-- a field Marshal-- which is (what sort of rank?)
(okay, we need a thread on military rank names-- colonel alone is worth a thread! -- since i have no idea about who outranks who--exept that general is the highest rank, and private is the lowest--)
