Paris, 1965One rainy day, clothing retailer Léon-Claude Duhamel watched people hurrying past in soaked clothing and carrying cumbersome umbrellas. He had an idea: to create a waterproof object that could be carried around at all times, but that was neither an umbrella nor a raincoat. Thus was born a revolutionary jacket: light, comfortable and completely waterproof, which could be folded and stored in a small waist bag.