Barbourx NOAH Madras Bedale Jacket

The North East of England and the United States’ northeast coastline have long shared a common stylistic DNA, with intertwining strands of preppy and workwear influences. NYC label NOAH’s newest collection with South Shields-based Barbour explores that intersection, combining the iconic silhouettes of the hardy waxed jackets with spring-ready fabrics and utilitarian details.

While madras may have first originated in India, once the fabric came to the United States by way of England, it was cemented into on-campus inform of preppy culture, beloved for its uneven look and soft handle. Here, NOAH swaps the traditional heavy fabric of Barbour's Bedale jacket for lightweight hybrid-aero dry waxed madras, nodding to Barbour's longstanding favour on in preppy style.