The Barbour story began in 1894 in South Shields in the North East of England. Founder John Barbour began supplying oilskins and other garments to protect the growing community of sailors, fishermen and dockers. These first weather resistant items quickly established Barbour’s reputation for innovation and quality. Today, Barbour remains a fifth generation family business. Under the leadership of Chairman Dame Margaret Barbour, Barbour has grown into a lifestyle brand sold in over 55 countries worldwide including Europe, the US and Asia offering a wardrobe of stylish functional clothing, footwear and accessories inspired by the unique values of the British countryside. The iconic Barbour Bedale and Barbour Beaufort wax jackets continue to be made by hand in the factory in South Shields. Barbour International, the collection for men and women inspired by Barbour’s motorcycle heritage established in 1936, is now a separate stand alone brand with its own identity.
In 2020, Barbour launched Wax for Life, an overarching name for all of Barbour’s wax services designed to encourage customers to extend the life of their wax garments. Wax for Life includes re-waxing and repairs (first introduced in 1921) and Barbour Re-Loved an upcycling circularity initiative. Each year over 70,000 wax garments are sent back to Barbour globally to be repaired, rewaxed or altered.
Sophie Allport is a celebrated British homeware brand founded in 2007.
As a new British family favourite, Sophie’s country living and wildlife-themed products quickly gained a national following - putting a fun, diverse range of homeware products at the heart of 900 UK outlets and 1,300 official stockists worldwide. A decade after inception, Sophie’s first bricks and mortar shop opened in the English market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire.
Inspired by her love of nature, Sophie creates and paints all of the company’s product designs from her Stamford countryside home. Sophie’s work is a celebration of British wildlife and country lifestyle - with both themes finding their way into homeware products across an affordable but elegant collection of goods.
Founded in February 2021, Refined Brands is the leading digitally native portfolio of ethically sourced, natural and sustainable British brands.
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