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Cool rugged look.

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love the jacket!!
He's fit!!

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He's never washed, and, i'd say, weather-worn.

…maybe it's not a real one?

Impressive how he makes that old favorite look modern.

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oioioioiiiii!
handsome!

I suggested on twitter that Barbour offers Sandstone in the ladies range & it may have been offered in mens at some point.

Or that he might have picked up a larger sized ladies coat. However the buttons are on the correct side for the mens, so that theory is out the window.

If it _was_ olive at some stage… I'm guessing a liberal sandblasting..

So I go back to my original theory. Old line mens, offered in sandstone.

Horse riding in England?! I just love it. Check the new Barbour collection in Liberty by To Ki To… x V

You could have asked him?

Righ Hand Man approves.

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by wearing it!:)

Wow. If it truly is a Barbour, than it is an old one. Barbour made tan coats only for a short period (as far as I know). Basically he got it to look like that because it has likely never been re-waxed. That process requires the owner to brush melted Barbour Wax (or oil if you will) on the coat on wear spots and overall- a ritual I actually like. When you don't do that, all the wax wears off and you end up with this: looks cool, but without the typical anti-rain performance of a Barbour. It's a nice, relaxed look and why such things will never go out of style.

Oh he looks so good. I love Barbour jackets. I've been sneakily asking my husband for one for about 2 years now! The colour is unique. I don't know, maybe Barbour was offering that hue back when he bought it?

Fabulous just fabulous !

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Looks like he "achieved" that color by not washing it. Handsome man.

It's just the coulour of an old green Barbour coat who spent hours outside on rainy days…

I know how it happened:
He washed the barbour and never put on again the protective wax.

When i was a kid, I always helped my mom to put that stuff on my dad's borbour!!

Barbour jackets fade pretty drastically if you don't rewax them. His was probably a chocolate brown when it was new and he just hasn't waxed it in years. My flyweight Barbour was dark green when I first bought it and now it's a nice olive just by not waxing it for three years. If you put them in the sun the remaining wax just melts together and spreads more evenly.

I love how men's wardrobes usually revolve around a very few key pieces that show such love and actual wear. You rarely get that with ours, what with three different jackets for every day of the week and occasion.

probably it got wet and some jackets don't look the way they looked before after getting wet

uh, wow! Never thought a guy like that would pull this out the bag! Probs over washed or very very old to get it that colour. So great tho! XO

Zero artifice. How refreshing. One very cool looking guy.

come to make mama pretty!
Gosh he is: UBER YUMMY!

That jacket is perfect!

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Very odd, i was wearing a Barbour international, Black Ray Bans and a number one crewcut myself today and this is the first picture I see on the internet.

He's so hot, no doubt he melted the wax right off the coat!

Wow, this thing has been through it all.

I dig it.

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fabulous! i guess the faded color effect is because he has not waxed his for years!! Barbour jackets are actually coming with a pot of wax ..for regularly waterproofing.

i love the different shade at the pockets, obviously someone worked with dirty hands!
fabulous, RRL CAN BE JEALOUS!!!

"Any idea how he got it that color?"

He actually wore it for work and not just for fashion?

Oh my, it looks like it's been a very long-time favourite!

The Italian sun will do that to your skin.

Oh, you meant the coat!

yeah I guess wearing it actually does some good ;)
my dads old military jacket had to deal with the strain of time and now it's the greatest shade of olive.. it's old and has to many holes and tears to count but I can't let go.

how? why, rolling around in the hay with me of course.

–haapi

yeahh!!! The perfect vintage look in an ultra – male example. LOVE IT!!!

What Petey said!

There's a marvellous second hand emporium in Edinburgh called Armstrong's that has rails of ancient Barbour coats, in all sorts of interesting faded colours, perhaps he got it from there.

vintage and lovely!great picture

nice jacket!love the photo

It's the kind of thing you can get at CP Company at huge expense…I like the real thing though, definitely vintage, love-worn!

love

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ahh the casual rugged style every man should aspire to. Scrumptious :)

Thomas Maier makes this look work. no wonder, he's a pro and knows who to make effortless look chic. the looks works especially well as he buffed up a bit recently. suits him well.

is he wearing jeans? or is it another kind of trouser?

it looks like it's been dragged in dirt

Wow !!! What a great photo. Can relate to this guy / jacket in a good way. Love his style (lack of concern about it). Anyone though think he ( or at least his expression ) is reminiscent of Dubya?!

OK, this got my attention. Love it! This guys just exudes the "I don't give a #@&% attitude! My kind of guy. :D

that is a country/hunting jacket. grown men trying too hard is so sad to watch. i bet this guy also wears boat shoes in the city during summer.

weather?? or he never washes it? lol great picture…

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love this guy. so relaxed and effortless.

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Great look. His RayBan aviator shades are a tad tiny on him though. He should opt for the slightly larger model. And yes, wld like to know how his Barbour went from green or black to that fine colur?

..it´s at least 20 years old and never rewaxed:
mine looks just the same. they did a brown then….

just imagine it in another 20 years.

he's not Italian but German. Tomas maier was the Hermes menswear designer and is quite sucessful with his designs for Bottega Veneta and his own bathing suit line and Miami shop. Could well be that the well rugged look stems from the Bottega Veneta men's collection ;-)

Voilà, that's why I like him so much (for face and dress): he's German NOT ITALIAN!!!!!

This is perfect. I yearn for those pants. Where'd he get em.

Great blog!!!

With respect to the coat, based on how short it is and that the pockets are too round (and not square), I would say it is a lady's coat.

Please correct me if anybody thinks I am wrong.

Regards,

S.

This is right up my alley. I love worn-in gear that develops an interesting patina.

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He's probably a sailor. That looks like it is the work of salt air and sea spray.

CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT KIND OF TROUSER IS THAT??? JEANS?

There is a seller on UK ebay that specializes in vintage Barbour and the like. Happy to find it for you if you need.

I know how it got that color because mine is the same–almost 20 years old and yes it's a Barbour.
I washed it in the machine once–all the wax came off and voila!

I have a Barbour in that color, it was a special edition in tan for Duck's Unlimited about a decade ago. I bought mine on Ebay.

I wonder if he's not the original owner…the sleeves and length look a tad short. Love that its being worn to death.

Perfect… and great shoes!

Soooo cool!

Hello, I think the color si a result for not waxing it. If you wax the jacket it gets darker. So probably this used to be a light brown or chaki color jacket but is a lot darker when you buy it.

oh my god i want this man……..

Barbour made some jackets in this color called "sandstone" a few years ago.

That color ? It is because of the SUN ! For sure !

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He probably works with cars or motorcycles wearing the jacket seems like oil, it's pretty amazing! love it !

I've just seen this man photographed on your blog, I just want to let you know that your pictures are amazing.
I love this outfit!!!

Even the perfect man: the greatest cool-hunter with the greatest fashion appeal!!!

how he got it that color? easy… just buy a cheap chinesse bag and wear it on both sides during rain… and voila! ;D

I have a jacket just exactly like it, a Barbour Beaufort in Sandstone color. I am not aware that they were generally available, but in the last half of the 1980s I bought mine which was a special issue for Ducks Unlimited in the U.S. Just perfect. Has a different tartan lining which I have never seeen anywhere else, and the Ducks Unlimited crest in the inside back on the tartan lining.