It was in 1856, at the age of twenty-one, when tailor's assistant Thomas Burberry opened his first shop, which would rapidly expand into the business we know today. He produced Britain's military uniforms during the Second Boer War, as well as outfitting Captain Roald Amundsen for his expedition to the South Pole. Established definitively after the Second World War, today Burberry, with its classic elegance and timeless versatility, high quality materials and unmistakable tartan motif, has admirers all over the world.