This Old Thing? T&C Reviews: Barn Jackets

The rags-to-riches tale of how a humble workingman's staple got its high fashion glow-up. 

- ISIAH MAGSINO

For a garment whose origins are more grassroots than silver spoon, the barn jacket is quite popular among those who spend most of their working hours twiddling between Instagram and TikTok in the comfort of their country homes in the Cotswolds. Even Silvia Venturini Fendi has recently found the garment amusing; a plethora of barn jackets came down the runway at the Fendi men’s fall 2024 show. “I call it town and country,” she told journalists, “because it’s classic chic.” This came shortly after Prada introduced its own version for women—in colors ranging from tan to burgundy, and layered over delicate, feminine separates—in its spring 2024 collection.