The whole point of a collaboration is to bring two brands together to create a product that neither would be able to make on its own. Otherwise, it's just a marketing gimmick. And there's nothing wrong with that. But the best brands collaborate sparingly, only doing so for good reason. In the case of Engineered Garments, the made-in-New York brand run by Daiki Suzuki and Angelo Urrutia, collaborations have been mostly limited to footwear—everything from Vans to Dr. Martens to Trickers—since the brand doesn't make shoes in-house. Now, for the fall 2018 season, Engineered Garments is introducing an apparel partnership, this time with UK waxed outerwear specialists Barbour.

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“I have been a big fan of Barbour,” Urrutia says. “The opportunity came up and there was no reason not to do anything.” Despite the fact that Engineered Garments has relied almost entirely on an American ideal of sportswear since its founding 19 years ago, working with a heritage English brand was actually right in Suzuki's wheelhouse. “EG may seem like an All American Classic brand, but actually it’s not,” Urrutia says. “Sometimes the root of what we think is American actually comes from Europe, so mixing both flavors felt right.”

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Speaking of misconceptions about Engineered Garments, I asked Urrutia what he thinks about having his brand characterized as a vintage-y, military and workwear inspired brand. “We have never been that,” he says. “We have always wanted to showcase authentic men’s fashion in a progressive way, and there wasn’t a tag line to put us under. Now there are so many brands like us, so there's always a conscious effort to step to the other side of that.”

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EG's fall 2018 collection, which includes the five-piece Engineered Garments x Barbour line, is full of style ideas that are as fresh and hard to categorize as anything from the hippest, most interesting labels in Europe and Japan: exploded and abstract red-and-black Woolrich plaids; capes, aprons and oversize faux-fur brimmed hats; satin bombers, animal-print vests and corduroy moto pants. To write the brand off as something as basic and easy to categorize as vintage or military is to miss out on one of the most exciting and well-made brands on the planet easing into its prime. Here, your first look at every piece from the Engineered Garments x Barbour line, plus some of the best looks from the main fall collection.

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