The Barberis family traces its involvement in the textile business back to 1663. For nearly three and a half centuries continuously, this remarkable family has maintained an unshakeable commitment to the business, creating strong ties between factory, family and the local community. Today, it is the largest producer of top quality fabrics in Italy.

It All Begins With the Wool

The exquisite wools used by Barberis have their origin in Australia, where Merino sheep are bred under the strictest of regimens on farms owned by Barberis or with which they have exclusive arrangements. The wool contains no trace of dark fiber, which affects the dying process, and must be free of contamination. It must have a superior soft hand-feeling like silk. But that is only the beginning…

A Different Spin

The Barberis spinning process is the genesis of what makes their cloths tailor so beautifully and perform so well. It is not enough that the wool selected be of high quality. The wool fibers themselves must have certain characteristics; they must be even in length, crimp and fineness.

Happy Employees Make Happy Cloth

One example of sophisticated equipment that is of great benefit to the Barberis employees took place with the installation of looms encased in special housing , thus allowing workers to listen to Mozart or Jazzy-J instead of the deafening noise a loom makes when operating…One of the many ways that Barberis considers the happiness and well-being of its employees.

Testing, Testing, 1,2,3

Because the number one goal of the mill is to create cloths that tailor well and perform well, without sacrificing the touch, Barberis is constantly testing its products at all stages of the process. Even after the cloth is woven, small swatches are cut from the finished pieces and subjected to tests that measure their strength , recovery and performance.

The Latest Technology

The company continues to invest in its products and facilities and has in place the latest and most sophisticated equipment. This allows them to always be at the cutting edge of the most advanced technologies. Cloth can be produced more efficiently and in a greater volume, which is one of the key elements in the value factor of Barberis cloths. 

Better Cloth

Considering the care with which the raw fibers are selected, how the yarn is spun and how the cloth is woven, finished and tested, Barberis cloths are far and away the very best. The volume of quality raw materials purchased and the volume of meters woven by Barberis, allow its superior cloths to be sold at value based prices that are considerably lower than other horizonal fabric companies with more commercial names like Zegna or Cerutti.

Better Clothing

Equal to the quality of fabric is the tailoring that is used to produce garments bearing the V. Barberis label. The painstaking tailoring sometimes taking as long as 24 man-hours (other companies pride themselves on turning out clothing in less than 4) ensures equal quality of fine fabrics AND fine tailoring. Using our fine woolens is only one part of the equation, however, we also use the finest of linings, buttons and pocketings so one knows he is wearing the “Ferrari” of men’s clothing.