About Claybourn

Claybourn was established in 1910 by Manning John Claybourn in Brisbane - the 2032 Olympic city, with a simple mission to keep Aussies warm and dry. Apart from its brand, Claybourn was also manufacturing for RM Williams and many other fashion brands at the time before most of them outsourced their production overseas. Over the years Claybourn has become a well-known and beloved brand amongst Australians & beyond. A photo of Prince Charles (Currently King Charles III )wearing a Claybourn coat was taken during his study at Geelong Grammar in Australia in 1966. 1990 The Australian Coat Company In 1990, Tom & Christine Hanna founded The Australian Coat Company. Tom was initially working with another well-known Australian brand in Brisbane at the time before the factory was sold to a British motorcycle company in 1989, a similar fate to most of the other clothing brands in Australia. Saddened by the foreign ownership change, Tom was determined to start a brand that produce 100% Australian-owned and Australian-made garments, hence The Australian Coat Company was founded. Brisbane-based Australian citizen, Peter Huang of the BESTT Group, a top 400 private company in Queensland who also owned a resort, golf courses, property development projects, and multiple other businesses at the time, bought the combined The Australian Coat Company & Claybourn business, together with the Aussie Quality Canvas Good to expand the apparel production and retail business.Read their story