With over 30+ years of collective craftsmanship, our expert tailors are here to ensure that your Made to Measure experience is top class. Whether it’s your first suit, or you’re a seasoned sartorial dresser – our tailors will ensure that your ideal garment is crafted to your exact measurements, ensuring a perfect fit that reflects your unique style. So… let’s get acquainted.

Meet Hamish – expert tailor based in our No.1 High St store.

Meet Ryan, BMC Head Tailor based in our Good Company – Ponsonby store. If you’re in the neighbourhood, he’s your go-to expert for custom tailoring; offering a next level customer experience and an attention to detail that’ll ensure you’ll walk out well-suited with a garment built to reflect your personal style and requirements. So… let’s get acquainted.

Barkers’ Change Makers are those like-minded individuals who won’t accept the status quo, who ask more questions, who look beyond the norm towards fresh, unearthed ways of seeing and doing things – and that we can all learn from. Enter Dallas Abel: Project Manager of The Kai Ika Project, a non-profit initiative that recovers previously unwanted fish parts and sees that they’re redistributed to local communities.

On the edge of Myer’s Park in the heart of Auckland, sits a family-owned business that has been a powerhouse of style and artistry since 1919. Renowned for crafting ties and belts that stand the test of time, Parisian have proudly upheld this legacy for four generations. We caught up with John, the current torchbearer of the family business, to learn more about the brand’s heritage, diving deep into the journey so far and looking ahead at what’s to come.

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Picture this: It's the early nineteenth century, and men are looking for base layer that’s actually comfortable. Enter the Henley, a collarless number with a placket of buttons down the front. This small tweak provided a breath of fresh air (literally) from the undershirts that men were previously accustomed to. Want to know how it came to be a staple of menswear and a BMC crowd-favourite? Sounds like it’s time for a little history lesson. So… here it is. The history of the Henley.

They say it’s all about the company you keep, which is why we’re stoked when the opportunity arises for us to partner with likeminded brands and businesses. We recently caught up with Simon, co-founder and director of Huski, one of the many epic brands you’ll find on the Barkers shelves, to talk business and life. We’re all about balance here.