FW26: THE COLOURS THAT DEFINE THE SEASON

The FW26 palette starts with familiar shades and brings them to life through different materials, textures and combinations. Colours that have always been part of menswear now become the starting point for building a versatile wardrobe, where heritage, workwear, preppy and outdoor influences naturally coexist.
From Levi’s to Barbour, from B.D. Baggies to G.H. Bass and Blundstone, colour becomes above all a tool for creating connections between garments, brands and different styles.

Blue: From Navy to Indigo
Some colours do not need to be reinvented. Blue is one of them.
In FW26, it runs through the wardrobe from deep navy to denim indigo, creating a foundation that is easy to build on and even easier to wear.
Dark Levi’s denim, a B.D. Baggies shirt and a navy knit work with different shades of the same colour without looking uniform. On the feet, a G.H. Bass loafer shifts the look towards a more preppy attitude, while a Barbour waxed jacket immediately introduces a British heritage reference.
The result comes from layering different worlds, held together by a colour that remains one of the strongest codes in menswear.

Black: All About Texture
Essential, graphic, contemporary. In FW26, black works best when materials are allowed to create the contrast.
Denim, leather, cotton, wool and technical fabrics make it possible to build monochromatic looks without making them feel flat. It is texture, more than colour, that defines the different layers of the outfit.
Black Levi’s jeans, a B.D. Baggies shirt, a cardigan with a softer hand and a pair of Blundstone boots create an understated look in which proportions and materials take centre stage.
Even an all-black outfit can therefore shift its mood: less formal, more everyday and, above all, easy to reinterpret.

Beige: The Neutral That Brings It All Together
From sand to camel, from ecru to warmer earth tones, neutrals lighten the season’s palette and create a natural meeting point between stronger colours.
Beige works across chinos, overshirts, knitwear and accessories, but above all it allows the look to be built through layering.
A B.D. Baggies shirt in natural tones can be worn open over a white T-shirt and Levi’s denim, or paired with softer trousers and G.H. Bass loafers.

With navy, it becomes more classic. With olive, it immediately evokes the outdoors. With denim, it takes on a more casual attitude.
A discreet colour, but by no means a secondary one.

Green: In and Out of the City
Olive, moss, forest: green carries an immediate connection to the outdoors and to the archives of functional clothing.
It is also one of the colours that best represents the Barbour universe, where natural tones are as much a part of the brand’s identity as waxed cotton and corduroy.
An olive waxed jacket with blue Levi’s denim, ecru knitwear and Blundstone boots creates a look that starts with an outdoor attitude but works perfectly well in the city.
Simply changing the proportions or replacing the boots with G.H. Bass loafers is enough to give the same colours a completely different attitude.

Tartan: More Than a Pattern
Tartan is not simply a seasonal print. In the heritage wardrobe, it is a language.
For Barbour, it has always been one of the most recognisable elements of the brand’s identity. In FW26, Birchwood Tartan combines camel and navy in a palette inspired by the wooded landscapes of Scotland, bringing the pattern to garments and details throughout the collection.
The most contemporary way to wear it is to give the pattern room to stand out, building a clean palette around it.
A tartan shirt with Levi’s denim and Blundstone boots is already a complete look. Under a solid-colour outer layer, meanwhile, the pattern is only partially revealed, becoming a detail within the layering.
Heritage, without nostalgia.

One Palette, Many Wardrobes
The strength of FW26 lies not in any single colour, but in the way these codes can coexist.
Navy and beige. Olive and denim. Black and ecru. Camel and tartan.
Combinations that move across different aesthetics and allow garments to be continuously reinterpreted.
There is no need to build a new wardrobe every season. What matters is choosing colours, materials and products that work together.

FW26 starts here: fewer rules, more combinations.