Barbour’s archive is loaded with fascinating designs, often geared towards outdoor work and leisure activities, that blow away the English farm coat variations carrying the brand today.
Those designs often resurface in the form of collaborations, and one of the most intriguing releases of 2025 is the Fairgame Waxed Jacket. It was part of a collection that the king of British waxed cotton collaborated on with Arket, a mid-tier boutique brand owned by H&M.
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The Fairgame is a reinterpretation of the Gamefair, a lightweight jacket released in 1960 for “fishing and shooting wear,” according to an early catalog description. Brand hallmarks like a six-ounce waxed cotton shell, wide wale cord collar lining and bellows pockets are all there.
Updates include the addition of handwarmer pockets, two internal zip pockets set into the placket and a wider storm flap covering the signature Barbour zipper and a baggier fit.
