87% matchDuvin
Same retro poolside swim-and-cabana formula
What changes: Narrower swim/beach focus, cheaper, US-based
Brand profile
Barney Cools
Australian menswear label from Sydney's Northern Beaches making retro-tinged "poolside" resort, surf and sport apparel.
SydneyOrigin
MenswearFocus
StreetwearStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Barney Cools
Poolside, not skate-shop hardcore
Resort, surf and sport references run through faded colours and vintage-style graphics — camp-collar shirts, tanks and elastic-waist shorts rather than technical skate gear.
Shirts and shorts carry the range
Woven and camp-collar shirts plus elastic-waist shorts and wide pants are the core; fleece, knits, jackets and headwear fill in around them.
Sydney beaches lineage, mid price
Founded 2014 on Sydney's Northern Beaches by Nat Taubman, also creative director of Zanerobe, and sold direct plus through surf and streetwear stockists across several markets.
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87% match
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Aussie loose sport-cut fleece and track pieces
What changes: Skate/streetwear graphics rather than nostalgic resort
63% matchChecks New Zealand
Antipodean unisex basics with a heritage twist
What changes: Workwear/military references, no surf or poolside angle
Brand facts
Barney Cools, now trading as B.Cools, is an Australian menswear label started on Sydney's Northern Beaches by Nat Taubman, who is also creative director of Zanerobe. Collections draw on resort, surf and sport references filtered through a retrospective, nostalgic lens: woven and camp-collar shirts, tees and tanks, elastic-waist shorts, wide pants, fleece, knits, jackets and headwear in faded colours and vintage-style graphics. The brand describes the look as "poolside". It sells direct online and through surf and streetwear stockists in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and beyond.
- Founded
- 2014
- Origin
- Sydney, Australia
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Menswear
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Streetwear, Skatewear, Y2K