The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse Down Jacket – Purple

The Original. In Its Most Royal Form.

The The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse Down Jacket in Purple brings the icon back in one of its most vivid and most covetable colourways. Purple — the colour of altitude, of the last light on a high summit, of a sky that exists only above the treeline — arrives on the Nuptse’s legendary oversized baffles with a depth and richness that makes the jacket’s already unmistakable silhouette even more impossible to ignore. This is the 1996 Retro Nuptse for those who want the icon at full intensity.

Key Features

• 700-fill goose down insulation — the exceptional warmth-to-weight ratio that made the original Nuptse the benchmark for expedition down
• Recycled nylon ripstop shell — the durable, lightweight construction of the original, updated with responsible materials
• Iconic oversized baffling — the bold, quilted panels that define the Nuptse’s unmistakable silhouette and maximise thermal efficiency
• Box-cut fit — the generous, relaxed shape of the 1996 original that layers effortlessly over midlayers
• Zip-through front closure with snap placket — the classic Nuptse fastening, preserved from the original design
• Zip hand pockets and chest pocket — the practical, expedition-tested storage configuration of the 1996 original
• Embroidered logo — the original The North Face branding on chest and sleeve

The Summit Colour.

Purple on the Nuptse is a statement — but one with genuine roots in the outdoor heritage that the jacket was built for. It is the colour of the high alpine at dusk, of the shadow cast by a great peak across the snowfield below it, of the particular quality of light that exists only at altitude. On the Nuptse’s outsized baffled construction, it carries a richness and depth that rewards every look and commands attention in any environment. Pair it with black and white for a sharp, graphic combination that lets the purple do all the work; style it with earth tones for a warmer, more considered palette that draws out the colour’s depth; or wear it head-to-toe in purple for a bold, mono-chromatic look that only the most confident dressers can carry off. The 1996 Retro Nuptse in Purple is the Nuptse for those who understand that the best outerwear is also the most expressive.

The Himalaya. The original. The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse in Purple.