A Damn Good Spring Jacket

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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Barbour has been on a string of great collaborations for some time now. The 132-year old brand has been handing the design keys over to others to keep it fresh in the consciousness. Some of its most consistent collaborators have been Brendon Babenzien's brands. The designer has done a handful with his own label, Noah, and he's regularly worked with Barbour while at the helm of J.Crew's menswear. Since Babenzien left J.Crew last month, I imagine this will be one of the last big releases where you can see his handiwork: A new J.Crew-exclusive, navy-and-black Barbour barn jacket. And if I were a betting man, I'd tell you this is looking like a prime candidate for Spring 2026's best jacket. Buy now before everyone else is hip to it.

— Luke Guillory, commerce editor

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J.Crew's Barbour Jacket Just Got an Exclusive Upgrade for Spring

Two titans of menswear collaborate on an exclusive colorway.

There's not much that hasn't been said about Brendon Babenzien's J.Crew tenure. It gave us a reinvigorated J.Crew. It gave us the catalog back. It gave the menswear world generative AI discourse. Now, as Babenzien leaves the brand to focus back on Noah, his own brand, it appears this is his parting gift to the world of J.Crew. The J.Crew Barbour barn jacket has been around for a minute, but the pair just released an exclusive to J.Crew color combination. The waxed cotton is navy, and the corduroy collar is black. It's a city-ready take on Barbour's country look. I am, admittedly, smitten.

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