Mark Warman, Founder of Barnfield Customs / Handmade Jackets

In this episode of the Menswear Style Podcast, we speak with Mark Warman, founder of Barnfield Customs (https://barnfieldcustoms.com/) , the independent British outerwear brand creating limited-edition modern classics inspired by military uniform, heritage workwear and café racer culture. Mark’s journey into clothing is anything but conventional. With a background in digital marketing and a decade spent running his own agency in Bahrain, he eventually found himself drawn away from the screen and towards making things with his hands. During the COVID period, he restored a £300 motorcycle from the ground up — an experience that rekindled his interest in craft, physical making and the idea of creating something tangible that could last. That philosophy became the foundation for Barnfield Customs. Rather than producing disposable seasonal fashion, Mark set out to create garments that could become generational pieces — jackets with the quality, character and durability to be passed from father to son. His first design, the Lawrence Jacket, took inspiration from his great-grandfather’s World War I uniform, T. E. Lawrence and Mark’s own interest in motorcycles and heritage clothing. We delve into the extraordinary development process behind the jacket, from sourcing certified organic cotton gabardine and British wool to finding specialist manufacturers and overcoming the supply-chain problems that followed COVID, the Suez Canal disruption and the war in Ukraine. Originally