It all begins in 1894, in Market Place, South Shields, in the northeast of England where the ocean breeze meets the most authentic countryside.
This is where Barbour was born: a family brand that, for five generations, has been telling the same story one of lived-in elegance, waxed, weathered, and rich with rain and freedom.
At the Simonside headquarters, the skilled hands of artisans still craft the most iconic models the Bedale and the Beaufort stitched, waxed, and finished by hand, just as they always have been.
Here, things are mended, restored, brought back to life. With the “Re-Loved” service, Barbour repairs jackets that have already lived a thousand adventures, extending the life of every story and stitching a new chapter into the folds of waxed cotton.
But Barbour is more than a jacket it’s a way of life.
It’s the scent of wet grass, the sound of boots in the mud, a pint of beer by the fire, and the golden light of an English afternoon.
It’s the jacket you wear for a weekend in the countryside yet it feels just as right in the city, because its elegance never tries too hard.
Today, Barbour dresses men, women, children, and even dogs with the same care as always. From jackets to sweaters, shirts to shoes, every piece tells a little story of British countryside and real life.
And then there’s Barbour International, born in 1936 and raised on two wheels with that rebellious, motorcycle soul that smells of freedom and wet asphalt.
From South Shields to five continents, Barbour is now an icon that travels through time with grace because some things don’t age, they only get better.
Like a waxed jacket that carries the scent of adventure, of rain, and of stories still waiting to be written.
