TIMELESS classic design is what John Barbour based his original creations on, when he launched the famous outerwear company, but time is not on your side when it comes to the latest range form the northern clothing icon.
Having teamed up with Japanese designer Tokihito Yoshida to produce a Limited Edition capsule collection.
The To Ki To range is inspired by Barbour's rich archive and lorded technical innovations and modern fit and if they don't turn your head and cause your jaw to drop, you are probably dead.
Kicking off the range is the Bonded Blouson in stone. The three play fabric jacket, vented at the back shoulders, is based somewhat on the classic trench coat, with four front pockets, two high on the breast and two lower. The angled shirt collar and large zipper tag stir up images of both classic and modern at the same time.
The stunning vents at the rear side and back of the upper arm are practical as well as adding some nice lines to the outer body shape.
The hooded Summer Bicycle jacket with superb tartan interior and stone colouring outside is a parka style jacket with two large chest pockets, high button/zip neck and two bellow pockets. The fish tail style back hangs lower to provide splash coverage for cyclists, but let's face it is not going to be worn while cycling all whimsy down some countryside lane.
This jacket, with the typically japanese white strip at the back of the hood will be sported in and around cities and rightly so.
Oh you really could fall in love with this range.
The Motorbike short jacket tips a wink to the international and motorbike ranges from Barbour, comes in a wax finish and boasts a nice angled breast top front pocket along with two hip flap pockets, along with a rear one just in case you need somewhere to store your newspaper. Well actually it's for maps, but well, yea, you know what I mean. Coming in olive this jacket is a classic tight fit design and is simple nice as in Jazz Club way, you know it, nice.
The stone or olive Sporting Quilt jackets are a more traditional Barbour look with suede shoulder plates, elbows and corduroy collar, with cracked wax finish, this is a combination of the the Liddlesdale and Country Keeper jackets with the iconic vertical quilted body.
A five button fastening front with nice sports jacket turns at the bottom make this a real mark for the range.
I have really got to get me ones of those.
