Waxed cotton jackets are as important to the prep aristocracy as leather motorcycle jackets are to rock ’n’ roll. They’re also a legitimately fashionable, hardworking closet must-have. A waxed jacket ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Eighteenth-century mariners were the first to use waxed cotton, treating their ship sails with grease and ...

Waxed cotton originated in sailcloth and was, for decades, the choice of sailors, ranchers, and explorers. Then modern chemistry figured out how to turn liquefied dinosaur bones into a synthetic ...