Kaptain Sunshine, an elevated Japanese clothing brand, redesigned Barbour’s most famous jacket with inspiration from a 1950s US military parka.
Messing with a jacket as universally acclaimed as the Bedale is dangerous, but this collaboration stuck the landing.
The Bedale Casual Field Coat stretches the old English barn jacket to the dimensions of a vintage US Army fishtail parka, and layers on details like double chest pockets, a waist cinch and snap side vents.
The standout addition is the detachable felted wool hood. It is a uniform navy blue on one model, but a bold contrasting color on the other two.
This retro-reimagined Bedale comes in the olive drab and dark navy typical of Barbour’s core jackets, along with a light khaki color. The green is accented with a bold yellow, and the khaki with a burnt orange.