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by NCG_Mike 2349 days ago
Smog pollution was a big issue back then. You'll have seen the old movies where London is "foggy".
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Hah, those quotation marks definitely changed the way I see the brand identity of an American raincoat manufacturer.

The manufacturer is London Fog, and their brand is supposed to conjure an image of sophistication by association with a romantic ideal of London. But the reference they are making is actually, at least somewhat, a reference to a euphemism for pollution.