A Tribute to Scott Barber
In 2020, we tragically lost our founder and leader Scott Barber in an automobile accident. To those of you who never met Scott, we wanted you to know a little more about him.
If you met Scott once, you felt like you knew him forever. Within the menswear industry, he was widely admired for his design talent, entrepreneurial spirit, humility, upbeat personality and wicked sense of humor.
He launched his self-titled brand in 1994 with little formal training other than working for a men’s store in Fort Collins, CO. “I didn’t study textile design; I just have an eye,” he told MR Magazine in 2007. “Ted Williams could hit fastballs; I understand fit, proportion, and color.” Scott’s natural talents were evident from his very first collection. Within a few years, the Scott Barber brand could be found coast to coast at the finest specialty stores across the country.
Unlike many in the fashion business, Scott was not in it for the attention. What he valued most were the personal friendships with each store owner and the relationships his brand forged with customers. Ironically, Scott built the brand without a passion for sales. Scott’s products sold themselves.
Outside of business, Scott was most passionate about his wife Tonya and two children, Amanda and Charlie. Scott’s penchant for design and adventure extended to motorcycles, vintage sport cars, boats, planes, skiing, outdoor adventure, animals, music and a dry joke. In an industry known for “over the top,” Scott was refreshingly laid back and down to earth. He was the guy you wanted to live next door.
Looking to the future, the greatest testament to a life’s work is that it’s worth preserving. This is exactly what we plan to do with Scott Barber. In Fall ‘21, we will debut our faithful evolution of the casually refined, easy going elegance of Scott Barber with new luxury performance fabrics, updated styles, inspired designs and finely-tuned detailing.
We are honored and excited to continue Scott’s legacy and hope you will join us. Thank you for being a customer and friend of Scott Barber.
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Scott was so humble. I met him at a trunk show in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania back in 2009. It was an honor to meet him. After striking up a friendship, I invited Scott to join our Saint Francis Men’s Basketball Team and sit on our bench when we played the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2012. In my opinion, Scott was a leader in the Men’s Clothing industry. More importantly he was a masterful at interacting with people making them laugh while treating them with dignity and respect.