Barbour’s Latest Jacket Lacks the One Thing You’d Expect

Noah and Barbour are working together again, and their latest remix of the iconic Bedale Jacket is the most distinctive yet.

A cut out image of the Barbour x Noah Bedale Jacket in dark fuzzy green sitting on top of a background of Barbour tartan plaid

By Ben Bowers

Published November 4, 2024

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Updated November 4, 2024

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Barbour and Noah are back again with a new limited collaboration. That’s a welcomed surprise, considering that Noah founder Brendon Babenzien suggested the partnership was ending after three rounds of limited releases, which concluded in 2022.

The other surprise, of course, is what they’ve made together this time around.

Barbour and Noah Have Reimagined the Bedale Jacket Again Without Waxed Canvas

A close up image of the collar and upper shoulder on the Barbour x Noah Wool Bedale Jacket in green. The jacket is lying flat on a light grey background. — Noah’s latest remix version of Barbour’s iconic Bedale Jacket is made from Casentino Wool instead of Barbour’s classic waxed canvas.

While in previous years, the partnership experimented with a wide range of clothing items, the 2024 series centers mostly on one of the most iconic waxed canvas jackets ever made—Barbour’s Bedale jacket. Only in this case, the coat isn’t made from waxed canvas.

Ditching Barbour’s signature material in favor of something else in truth isn’t a new move for Babenzien. In 2022, the two brands released a limited edition version of the Bedale made from 60% cotton and 40% nylon in various pleasing and bright colors.

The Barbour Bedale Finally Joined the High-Pile Trend

The inclusion of the Noah logo on the right pocket flap is another distinguishing detail of this special version of the Bedale.

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This time, though, they’ve remixed the Bedale in a way that at least aligns closely with one of the biggest trends in outerwear over the last five years, i.e., heavy-piled sherpa-style jackets. Instead of using waxed canvas or another smooth texture material, the 2024 edition of the Noah x Barbour Bedale sports an exterior made from Casentino wool – sometimes more generically referred to as “boiled wool,” which dates as far back as the Etruscans, a.k.a a civilization that lived on what’s now the Italian peninsula between 27 BC and 900 BC.

As you can tell from the photos, the distressing process used in Casentino Wool’s production gives the material a rough, piled look.

As you can tell from the photos, the distressing process used in Casentino Wool’s production gives the material a rough, piled look. This is at least one of the reasons why the material has become increasingly popular, particularly in menswear, over the last several years. According to Barbour’s product page, it also apparently makes the wool “tougher and warmer than others.”

Don’t Expect It to Sit Long on Shelves

The Barbour x Noah Wool Bedale jacket being worn on a smiling male model shown from the mid torso up. The jacket is in the dark green color and unzipped. The model is wearing a bright purple and yellow plaid shirt underneath and smiling while looking off into the distance towards the right. — The combination of materials and colors give the Barbour x Noah Bedale Wool jacket a more casual and comfy vibe.

The special Bedale is available in Black and Dark Green color options and a bright orange-yellow hue called Tangerine. Not surprisingly, most jacket sizes and colors are already sold out at Noah’s online shop, but Barbour’s site still appears to have slightly more stock for anyone interested. Just be aware that Barbour seems to be charging significantly more for the jacket than Noah.

Between this Bedale special release, a recent collaboration with Baracuta and Barbour’s modified version of the Beaufort, the famed British outerwear brand seems very comfortable reimagining its icons in interesting and surprising ways, and we’re here for all of it.