The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse Down Jacket in Teal
The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse Down Jacket — The Original Icon in Teal
The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse Down Jacket in Teal is a beautifully vivid and distinctively cool expression of one of outerwear's most legendary and culturally enduring silhouettes. Originally engineered for the most demanding high-altitude expeditions and named for the breathtaking Himalayan peak neighbouring Everest itself, the Nuptse has transcended its performance origins to become a defining icon of contemporary style — and in teal, it takes on a rich, blue-green depth that feels as connected to the natural world as the mountain environments that first inspired the jacket, delivering a look of striking, nature-rooted cool that is as directional today as the Nuptse has ever been.
Key Features
- 700-Fill Goose Down Insulation: Packed with premium 700-fill-power goose down for exceptional warmth-to-weight performance — the same trusted insulation that has protected adventurers in the world's most extreme environments for decades
- Iconic Boxy Silhouette: The Nuptse's legendary short, boxy, and boldly proportioned cut — one of the most instantly recognisable and widely imitated outerwear silhouettes ever created, as fresh and directional today as it was in 1996
- Signature Baffle Construction: The Nuptse's iconic horizontal baffle quilting rendered in rich teal — delivering the jacket's signature warmth and visual identity in a deeply tonal, nature-connected blue-green expression that is as striking as it is wearable
- Rich Teal Colorway: A bold, blue-green shade that pairs beautifully with black, white, cream, grey, navy, and camel — bringing a nature-inspired depth and cool, distinctive vibrancy to the iconic Nuptse silhouette that sets it apart from every other colourway in the collection
- Packable Design: Compresses into its own chest pocket for convenient, travel-ready portability — exceptional warmth that goes wherever you go without the bulk
- Secure Zip Closure: A robust centre-front zip closure with The North Face's signature hardware for a clean, dependable finish in every condition
- The North Face Branding: The iconic Half Dome logo — the enduring emblem of The North Face's outdoor exploration heritage and decades of performance outerwear excellence
Iconic, warm, and strikingly nature-connected — The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse Down Jacket in Teal is the essential outerwear statement for those who want to own the jacket that helped define a generation of style, in a richly distinctive, blue-green colourway that makes the legendary Nuptse one of its most visually captivating and wearable expressions.