Barbour FW 2016

Barbour FW 2016

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Barbour FW 2016

This season, Barbour is showcasing looks from the Autumn Winter 16 Night Watch and Ancient Tartan collections alongside its renowned collaboration with White Mountaineering, now in its fourth season. Combining tradition with modernity from jackets through to shirts, knitwear, tees, trousers and footwear, Barbour’s Heritage collections focus on slimmer silhouettes, clean lines and well cut shapes with plenty of attention to detail. Barbour is also showing two bags from its new accessories collaboration with British brand, Universal Works.

-Night Watch

Night Watch re-imagines classic Barbour styles into individual contemporary pieces that become a voyage of discovery. Each jacket is named after the eight bells used to regulate the sailors’ duty watches on board ship. The collection is inspired by the Beacon that has stood watch at the mouth of the River Tyne in the North East of England since 1882. The Beacon, used in the early Barbour catalogues in the 1900s, encapsulates the authenticity and heritage of the brand and symbolises the quality, functionality, durability and fitness for purpose that customers have come to expect.

The predominant colour throughout the Night Watch collection is black. There’s an innovative use of technical fabrics, pocket and zip detailing on jackets in a choice of longer and shorter lengths. Wax jackets feature clean understated lines with waterproof zips and large pockets to offer the best in stylish weatherproof protection. The linings take the Black Watch tartan made famous by the 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland.

-Ancient Tartan

The Ancient Tartan collection pays homage to one of Barbour’s exclusive tartans. First introduced in the 1990s as a lining to the traditional Barbour wax jackets, the colours of the Ancient Tartan are used throughout this season’s collection. The design of the Barbour Tartans is derived from the District of Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland where the family name, Barbour, originated in the 14th century. The Ancient Tartan is renowned for its strong association with creams, yellows and greens creating a wardrobe of clothes in a sophisticated colour palette and practical straight forward silhouettes.

-Barbour x White Mountaineering

The Barbour x White Mountaineering capsule collection is unmistakeably Barbour with a dash of White Mountaineering’s signature style. The clever combination of Barbour’s classic tartan lining and bold, bright overprinted colours in blue and orange in the Crux jacket creates immediate appeal. The collaboration celebrates the best of both brands with an attention to detail that is second to none.

Ian Bergin, Director of Menswear said “Our presentation features the best of this season’s Heritage Collections. We have taken inspiration from our history and archive to create strong looks that remain true to Barbour’s DNA in modern, contemporary pieces that represent what Barbour is today. It’s all about the total look and no longer just about outerwear.”