Burberry through the ages

1918: Print advertisement for Burberry's 'Service Outrigs' uniform Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis

1921: A model posing on a roof-top and wearing a ruched-waist suit with fur collar and gauntlet gloves Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images

1930: A trench coat by Burberry Photograph: Henry Guttmann/Getty Images

Models wear raincoats from the 1974 spring collection Photograph: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis

1983: The prince and princess of Wales on holiday in Nova Scotia wearing Burberry Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images

2005: Ad featuring Kate Moss Photograph: PR

2005: Some of the 157,000 pieces of counterfeit Burberry goods on display at a warehouse in the Hong Kong, China Photograph: Karl Prose/Corbis

The real thing - genuine handbags at a Chinese store Photograph: China Photos/Getty

2009: Locked gates outside the Burberry factory in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The factory will close for good in April 2009 Photograph: Christopher Thomond

Staff leave the factory after hearing the news. Unions say that the Burberry closure is particularly bad for Rotherham, which has struggled since mass redundancies in coal-mining and steel in the 1980s and 1990s Photograph: Christopher Thomond

Beverley Riley still clutching her security pass. She reported for work as usual this morning, but within minutes learned that her 15 years of machine-sewing quality clothing has less than three months to run Photograph: Christopher Thomond