Barba Napoli

Informazioni Generali

Era il 1964 quando Antonio Barba decise di impiantare un piccolo laboratorio artigianale di camicie. La sua decisione nasceva dal grande amore per quello che considerava l'immagine dell'uomo elegante : la camicia.

Inizialmente, tutte le sue camicie erano confezionate per una clientela selezionata e ristretta, scelta tra l'elite napoletana, ma ben presto l'eco della raffinatezza e della cortesia di Barba arrivò in tutta Italia.

Il segreto del suo successo era dovuto alla maestria del taglio, l'accuratezza dei particolari e soprattutto alla ricercatezza dei tessuti.

Oggi Barba è una moderna azienda che produce e distribuisce camicie in tre continenti ed annovera tra i suoi clienti i più rappresentativi negozi d'Italia, Germania, Giappone, Usa, ecc.

A condurre questa piccola azienda, oggi ci sono Raffaele e Mario figli di Antonio Barba, che consci della propria tradizione, impegnano tutto il loro tempo nel migliorare continuamente il livello qualitativo che ha sempre contraddistinto le loro creazioni.

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OFFICIALLY BARBA WAS FOUNDED IN 1988, BUT FULL-SCALE PRODUCTION BEGAN IN 2001 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF RAFFAELE AND MARIO, SONS OF THE FOUNDING PARTNER ANTONIO BARBA. THE HISTORY OF THE BARBA “MAN’S SHIRT”, HOWEVER, HAS MUCH DEEPER ROOTS. IN 1964 ANTONIO BARBA DECIDED TO START A SMALL HAND – CRAFTED SHIRT LABORATORY. THIS DECISION SPRUNG FROM HIS LOVE FOR WHAT HE CONSIDERED TO BE THE VERY ESSENCE OF AN ELEGANT MAN: THE SHIRT.

INITIALLY ALL SHIRTS WERE PRODUCED FOR A VERY SMALL SELECT GROUP OF CLIENTS FROM AMONG THE “NEAPOLITAN NOBILITY”. SOON, HOWEVER, WORD OF THE REFINED WORK AND COURTEOUSNESS OF THE BARBA BROTHERS SPREAD THROUGHOUT ITALY. THE SECRET OF THEIR SUCCESS WAS THE EXPERT CUT, THE ACCURACY OF THE DETAILS, AND MOST NOTABLY THE REFINED FABRICS.

TODAY BARBA IS A MODERN COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES SHIRTS IN THREE CONTINENTS AND LISTS AMONG ITS CLIENTS THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS BOUTIQUES IN ITALY, GERMANY, JAPAN, RUSSIA AND COUNTRIES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

TODAY RAFFAELE AND MARIO, THE SONS OF ANTONIO BARBA, RUN THIS SMALL COMPANY OF 135 EMPLOYEES AWARE OF THE TRADITION AND STANDARDS THEY MUST UPHOLD, RAFFAELE AND MARIO SPEND TWELVE HOURS A DAY TO ACHIEVE THAT STANDARD OF QUALITY THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE BARBA NAME.

SINCE 1999, THE BARBA BROTHERS HAVE INCREASED THEIR PRODUCT PORTFOLIO BY ADDING NECKTIES TO THE PRODUCTION CYCLE. SINCE 2004 THEY HAVE ADDED ALSO MEN’S PANTS, BOTH DENIM AND COTTON, CHARACTERIZED BY A CASUAL CUT WITH AN ELEGANT AND CLASSIC STYLE. THIS IS ALSO EVIDENCED BY THE SELECTIVITY AND CARE PUT INTO THE CHOICE OF DETAILS SUCH AS THE INNER LINING AND THE BOTTONS. CURRENTLY SHIRTS MAKE UP 90% OF BARBA’S PRODUCTION WITH THE REST EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN NECKTIES AND PANTS.

WE WILL NOW TURN TO THE PRODUCT AND THE PHASES OF ITS PRODUCTION.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE BASIS OF A GOOD FABRIC CUT IS THE PATTERN SHAPED BY EXPERIENCED HANDS RICH WITH ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE. ONCE THE SHAPE IS DRAWN ON THE FABRIC, QUICK AND SURE HANDS CUT OUT THE PATTERN. THE SECOND PHASE IS THE QUALITY CONTROL OF THE CUT SHAPES: AN ATTENTIVE EMPLOYEE CHECKS WITH A LIT MIRROR TO ENSURE THAT ALL ITEMS OF CLOTHING ARE FREE OF IMPERFECTIONS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE SHIRT IS PASSED ON TO THE WORKSHOP FOR AN IRONING OF THE FRONT OF THE SHIRT BY HAND IN ORDER TO CENTER THE DESIGN ON THE FABRIC. PARTICULAR CARE IS TAKEN AROUND THE NECK AREA: IT IS PREPARED FOR SEWING ONLY AFTER THE CLOTH AND FABRIC HAVE BEEN EVENED WITH SCISSORS.

A PARTICULAR FEATURE OF THE BARBA SHIRT IS ITS ARMHOLE: IT IS MANUFACTURED ENTIRELY BY HAND BY SKILLED TAILORS THAT FIRST STITCH AND THEN CROSS-STITCH WITH TINY HALF-STITCHES THAT HIGHLIGHT THE HAND-MADE QUALITY OF THE SHIRT. AT THIS STAGE THE SHIRT IS READY FOR A FULL IRONING ENTIRELY BY HAND. EVERY ITEM IS PLACED IN A BOX AND WRAPPED IN A SOFT TISSUE PAPER, READY TO WEAR TO ACCENT THE PERSONALITY OF A MAN WHO ENJOYS DRESSING SELECTIVELY.