BARBOUR AND C.P. COMPANY LAUNCH SECOND COLLABORATION
For the second time, leading heritage and lifestyle brand Barbour has collaborated with the distinguished Italian brand C.P. Company. The second chapter of Barbour x C.P. Company’s collaboration explores the two brands’ constant search for innovation through tradition. Founded in 1971 by designer Massimo Osti, C.P. Company is known for its functional, military-inspired outerwear and clever use of innovative fabrics, unique processing techniques, and designs. Weaving this into Barbour’s classic waxed cotton, the collection offers a fusion of archetypal elements utilizing the expertise of both brands. Organic waxed cotton combined with Ardanlanish tweed in a C.P. Company construction results in stand-out, hard-wearing garments in an earthy color palette.
Combining the rich history and foundations of Barbour’s Bedale wax jacket, first designed in 1980 with C.P. Company’s Mille Jacket, the Barbour x C.P. Company Creel Wax Jacket showcases both brand’s illustrious heritage and expertise. Featuring Barbour’s classic 8oz waxed cotton, the jacket is designed with optimal practicality in mind, featuring wrap-around flap pockets and a detachable hood, emblazoned with C.P.’s instantly recognizable watch lens and goggles. Additionally, an adjustable collar detailed with 8-wale cord and branded cup studs seamlessly completes the jacket for a signature Italian sportswear finish. Inspired by the rich black wool of the Hebridean sheep once woven into this signature tweed making water-resistant, hard-wearing garments, native breeds like Shetland and Manx Loaghtan produce colors ranging from black and charcoal, which form the color palette for this season’s collaboration. Natural plant dyes have been used to add brighter colors to some of the more earthy shades including this season’s new orange colorway which can be found in the Creel Wax Jacket.
The collection features two waxed cotton jackets. The signature Barbour x C.P. Company TC Explorer Wax Jacket takes inspiration from C.P. Company’s classic Explorer Jacket; The first jacket from the brand’s archive to feature the now iconic integrated lenses. This unique style has been crafted from Barbour’s classic 8oz cotton and features a heavy-weight two-way ring-pull zip that continues up to the hood. A seamless fusion of the two brand’s most recognizable signatures, this outerwear style is also finished with C.P. Company’s classic watch lens and goggles, and a split compartment pocket to the chest, presented in either a black or brown colorway.
Ian Bergin, Director of Menswear at Barbour said, “Iconic is a much overused term. But both C.P. Company and Barbour have a rich tradition of innovation, intelligent design, and form and function. Both brands have created truly iconic products that are based on their use and practicality and through the years become recognized as great products spanning generations and tastes. Massimo Osti created a design language condensing militaria and service garments into a recognizable design signature. Barbour has always developed products geared to protecting the wearer against the uncertain weather conditions of living by the North Sea and has a rich industrial past and still manufactures today in the North-East of England. Working with the C.P. Company team is always a pleasure and in this collaboration, we have developed pieces which are in some ways instant classics.”
Paul Harvey, Designer at C.P. Company adds, “Working with Barbour is always a tremendous pleasure since the two brands have so much in common, but this time was especially good as we finally got to taste firsthand the Barbour experience on the shores of the North Sea. We think the resulting jackets reflect the closeness of the brands and also their shared integrity in everything they do.”
Re-Loved Limited Edition Outerwear
The range is completed with 25 limited edition re-loved Barbour jackets, produced in Barbour’s factory in South Shields; each jacket is unique giving a nod to circularity to extend the life of each jacket. The 25 Re-loved jackets are now available on cpcompany.com where all the proceeds will be donated to the World Land Trust charity, an international conservation charity that protects the world’s most biologically significant and threatened habitats. For further details and to enter the charity raffle from 9 October please visit: Barbour Re-lovedxCP Company Raffle.
The mainline collection will be available to purchase from October 19 on Barbour.com and cpcompany.com.