Early Fall ‘26: A Trip to Newcastle
This is about as far north as England gets — almost Scotland already — and the last major city north of London. An industrial center once famous for coal mining and trade, it played its part in powering the Industrial Revolution across the British Isles. Perhaps that connection to Silesia is what made it so easy for us to feel at home here. Our destination, however, had little to do with industry and much more to do with craftsmanship: we were headed to neighboring South Shields, home of Barbour and its factory, which is still operating there today.
You can read our feature from there in the latest issue of Everyday Classic Magazine — where Tomek also included his own subjective selection of postcards from the trip! — but today, we’re talking more about the clothes that accompanied us along the way.
We packed more than just waxed cotton jackets — although they proved perfect for the cloudy, rainy weather, the trip was also a chance to put some of our other new pieces to the test.
We rarely stick to any particular style, preferring to mix influences from north and south, but this time we let the place inspire us a little more strongly. It’s still not British Country, but there’s no denying that Shetland sweaters, tweed, and Barbour jackets simply felt right here.
In fact, the latest edition of our casual Working Class line took a stronger turn in the same direction. Its main inspiration remains workwear and “the other classics,” but the collection features plenty of British fabrics — which, as it happens, often have their own roots in workwear and “the other classics.” They give familiar styles an entirely different character.
British moleskin from Brisbane Moss, heavy tweed from Abraham Moon, and Ireland’s specialty, Donegal Tweed from Magee, mix with Japanese chambray and selvedge denim. Cuts inspired by American classics come to life in new forms.
The whole thing naturally comes together with the new pieces from the main Poszetka line — especially in their more informal guise, because if there’s one thing Newcastle definitely isn’t, it’s a tie town.
And we didn’t mind that one bit…
…although we did start missing them just a little, so a few accessories will round out this part of the collection — the first chapter of fall and winter.
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