Burberry is a British luxury fashion house headquartered in London, England. It currently designs and distributes ready to wear including trench coats (for which it is most famous), leather goods, footwear, fashion accessories, eyewear, fragrances, and cosmetics. In 1856 Thomas Burberry established Burberry in Basingstoke at just 21 years old, founded on the principle that clothing should be designed to protect people from the British weather.