East Meets West with Barbour x Feng Chen Wang

British Heritage and contemporary mythology meet in a quietly powerful debut collaboration between Barbour and Feng Chen Wang, launching January 9, 2026. Rooted in shared values of authenticity, storytelling, and craft, the capsule collection bridges the British countryside with Eastern symbolism, offering a considered dialogue between past and present, function and feeling.

At the heart of the collection is a reimagined Bedale jacket, transformed through Feng’s conceptual lens. Drawing inspiration from the mythical Long Ma, the dragon-horse of ancient Chinese folklore, the design fuses Barbour’s equestrian heritage with themes of endurance, freedom, and transformation. Structural deconstruction, symbolic embroidery, and layered detailing elevate the jacket beyond utility, positioning it as a talisman for the modern traveller: resilient, expressive, and deeply personal.

The wider capsule extends this narrative across outerwear, layers, and accessories, unified by a focused Lunar New Year colour palette that reflects renewal, growth, and good fortune. Each piece balances Barbour’s functional DNA with Feng’s emotionally driven design language, creating garments that feel both grounded and global.

For Feng Chen Wang, the collaboration carries personal resonance. Her first encounters with Barbour came as a student in London, where waxed jackets became part of the city’s visual language, and later, her own archive of memory. That reverence for lived-in history mirrors Barbour’s own ethos: a brand founded in 1894 and shaped by generations of wear, repair, and reinvention.

Rather than overwriting heritage, the collaboration treats it as a living framework. Barbour’s countryside legacy finds new expression through Feng’s exploration of identity and myth, proving that tradition and innovation need not exist in opposition. Together, they offer a collection that transcends geography, celebrating clothing as a vessel for culture, and meaning.

The Barbour x Feng Chen Wang capsule is now available at Fengchenwang.com and Barbour.com