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Watch: From hero gnomes to stylish goats, all the festive fashion films to know for 2024

It’s that time of the year, again. Brands and retailers across the globe have begun unveiling their always highly anticipated festive campaigns. This season, trends seem to revolve around flipping the script on the stress usually associated with the season; incorporating well-known (animated) figures into the storyline; and proposing new...

Fashion

Barbour opens pop-up café at Fenwick Newcastle

British heritage brand Barbour has partnered with department store Fenwick Newcastle to open a pop-up café for its 30th Anniversary celebration of its iconic Liddesdale Quilted Jacket- designed by Dame Margaret in 1994. The Barbour Tea and Toasties café, which opened on October 4, will serve branded quilted toasted sandwiches and tea in a cosy...

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Alexa Chung reuniting with Barbour for new collection

TV personality and model Alexa Chung, who closed her eponymous fashion label AlexaChung in 2022, is returning to fashion as creative director and designer for Barbour’s new collection, ‘The Edit by Alexa Chung’. In a statement, the British heritage brand said that Chung has collaborated “closely” with Barbour’s in-house team for the new...

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The Fashion Awards to honour Margaret Barbour

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced that Dame Margaret Barbour, chair of the British fashion label J Barbour & Sons, famous for its waxed jackets, will receive a special recognition award at The Fashion Awards. Barbour is being honoured for her “outstanding contribution to the fashion industry and longstanding commitment to British...

Retail

Barbour to open new ‘heritage’ concept store in Leeds

British heritage and lifestyle brand Barbour is set to open a new concept store at Victoria Leeds in “the coming months”. The 2,679 square foot store will mark the brand’s first new ‘heritage’ retail concept outside of London, showcasing its heritage menswear and womenswear collections. Located at Victoria Quarter’s 9-11 King Edward Street, the...

Fashion

Barbour and Oxfam launch sustainable rental initiative at Glastonbury

British heritage brand Barbour has partnered with Oxfam to introduce an innovative rental service at this year's Glastonbury Festival. The initiative, part of Barbour's 'Re-Loved' programme, offers festival-goers the opportunity to rent pre-loved, upcycled wax jackets for 45 pounds for the duration of the event. This move aligns with the growing...

Business

Barbour to rent jackets at Glastonbury Festival

Ahead of the upcoming festival season, British brand Barbour has announced that it will be introducing a new rental service to this year’s Glastonbury Festival, through which attendees can borrow upcycled, pre-loved jackets. The offer will include both men’s and women’s wax jackets at a cost of 45 pounds per jacket for the full weekend, with the...

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In Pictures: 11 Brands getting fired up for Lunar New Year

As the Year of the Dragon looms, luxury and premium brands from around the globe are banking on specialised Lunar New Year collections to draw in their desired consumer. Alongside the exclusive lines, such labels are also feeding buyers with standout campaigns, each designed to encapsulate the seasonal holiday and its deeply historic traditions....

Business

3 fashion companies agree to compensate Mauritius garment workers following report

Three major fashion companies, including PVH, the parent company of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, Second Clothing, and UK-heritage brand Barbour, have agreed to pay a total of 420,593 USD in compensation to garment workers in Mauritius following the publication of an undercover investigation into labor rights abuse. Migrant garment workers at...

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Barbour revenue jumps, profits take slight hit

Outerwear specialist Barbour reported its financials for the year to the end of April, during which time its revenue saw a slight jump, despite profits being lower than the year prior. While turnover rose to 342.1 million pounds, up from 286.5 million pounds and boosted by a rising cost of sales, the company’s gross profit jumped from 128.8...

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Barbour Continues To Work With The National Trust To Support Their Plant A Tree Appeal

Leading heritage and lifestyle brand, Barbour has teamed up with the National Trust to support their campaign to plant and establish 20 million trees by 2030. Barbour will work with the National Trust on the autumn launch of their national Plant a Tree appeal which will ask National Trust members to support their appeal to establish 20 million...

Business

Barbour names new members of senior management team

British heritage brand Barbour has announced a number of changes to its senior management team as new members come on board to help bolster growth. Stepping into the role of deputy group managing director and group commercial director is Paul Wilkinson, the company’s former managing director of UK and Ireland and global marketing and commercial...