A waxed jacket makes a useful umbrella, even for Idris Elba. The actor pulls his over his head in Barbour’s Original & Authentic Tartans campaign for fall-winter 2026, giving the checked lining an unusually public outing. Set in the Pentland Hills, the story sends Elba and Sienna Miller on separate countryside adventures after a mix-up involving identically named pubs. That gentle comedy suits clothes whose appeal depends on looking at home in the weather.
A patterned wool sweater worn with tan trousers supplies warmth and texture, while a tartan shirt tucked into pleated trousers gives the country wardrobe a more urbane bearing. The checks shift easily between a jacket’s interior and the center of an outfit, with Barbour’s new Shadow Tartan offering a muted variation on its Classic palette. Elba lends the whole exercise an easy authority, whether standing beside a dog or sheltering from the rain. Even the best-equipped country gentleman can forget a hat.
Barbour Fall 2026 Tartan Campaign
Tartan also turns up in denim cuffs in the Barbour x A.P.C. fall-winter 2026 collaboration, which brings the country wardrobe into French denim territory.
