The North Face Women's 1996 Retro Nuptse Jacket

The Original. Reissued. Still the One.

The The North Face Women’s 1996 Retro Nuptse Jacket is the jacket that has defined winter dressing for the better part of three decades — and continues to. The original 1996 Nuptse established the blueprint for everything the oversized puffer became: expedition-proven down warmth, the instantly recognisable quilted panel construction, and a boxy silhouette that has moved from the mountain to the runway, from the street to the front row, and back again without ever losing its identity. This is the faithful reissue of that original — the one that started it all, exactly as it was.

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 has defined the oversized puffer silhouette for thirty years
• Faithful 1996 Retro reissue — original proportions, original panels, original attitude, restored with complete authenticity in a women’s-specific fit
• Boxy, oversized silhouette engineered for effortless layering and the freedom of movement that expedition performance demands
• Packable design — compresses into its own chest pocket for convenient storage and travel
• Zip hand pockets and inner zip chest pocket for secure, practical storage
• Embroidered The North Face logo — the mark of the brand that has equipped adventurers since 1966

1996. Still the Standard.

There are pieces that are fashionable. There are pieces that are iconic. And then there is the Women’s 1996 Retro Nuptse — a jacket that has occupied both categories simultaneously for longer than most trends have existed. It has been worn on every major street style platform, photographed in every major city, and chosen season after season by women who understand that the most considered thing you can wear is something that has already proven it will never go out of style. The 1996 Retro reissue is the original, faithfully restored — every oversized panel, every boxy proportion, every detail exactly as it was in the year that changed outerwear forever. Not because The North Face couldn’t improve it. Because some things are already perfect. The North Face since 1966. The Nuptse, since 1996. Both, always.