The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse Down Jacket – Khaki

The Original. In Its Most Purposeful Colour.

The The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse Down Jacket in Khaki is the 1996 Retro Nuptse in the colour that understands exactly what it is for. Khaki has always been the colour of serious purpose — of field gear, of expedition kit, of the kind of functional clothing that does not exist to be noticed but to work. On the Nuptse, it gives the world’s most iconic down jacket a utilitarian authority that is entirely its own: warm-toned, grounded, and deeply rooted in the tradition of outerwear that actually goes somewhere.

Key Features

• 700-fill goose down insulation for the exceptional warmth-to-weight ratio that made the original Nuptse legendary
• Iconic quilted panelled construction — the design language that defined the oversized puffer silhouette, in a colourway with genuine utilitarian authority
• Faithful 1996 Retro reissue — original proportions, original panels, original attitude, restored with complete authenticity
• Boxy, oversized fit engineered for layering and the freedom of movement that expedition performance demands
• Khaki colourway — warm-toned, purposeful, and rooted in the utilitarian and military heritage that has shaped the most enduring functional outerwear aesthetics
• Packable design — compresses into its own chest pocket for convenient storage and travel
• Embroidered The North Face logo — the mark of the brand that has equipped adventurers since 1966

Khaki. The Nuptse With Something to Prove.

Khaki does not seek approval. It is the colour of things that work — of field jackets, of military surplus, of expedition gear tested in conditions where performance is not optional and appearance is irrelevant. On the 1996 Retro Nuptse, khaki takes that utilitarian confidence and applies it to the most technically accomplished down jacket ever made: the result is a combination of form and colour that feels less like a fashion choice and more like the obvious conclusion — the jacket that was always going to be this colour, on the person who was always going to wear it. Warmer in tone than dark grey, more structured than green, more grounded than burgundy — khaki occupies a precise and irreplaceable position in the Nuptse range. The North Face since 1966. The Nuptse, since 1996. Khaki, without apology.