Trail United Kingdom (Digital)

Trail United Kingdom (Digital)

1 Issue, May 2023

HOW HIKING GEAR BECAME COOL

From hiking hipsters to rambler-chic fashionistas, the ‘gorpcore’ trend has made technical outdoor clothing a style must-have in the city. Which camp are you in? Fan or scathing critic…
HOW HIKING GEAR BECAME COOL
It is a bizarre concept. Don your technical hiking clothing in the city and you might accidentally be the most stylish person around. Why? It's called ‘gorpcore’ – the fashion trend of citydwellers wearing functional outdoor apparel for street cred. From retro Patagonia fleeces and colour-blocked The North Face (TNF) puffers to pricey Arc'teryx waterproofs and supercushioned Hoka trainers, head to any trendy suburb and the influence of outdoor brands on city fashion is clear to see. Coined by The Cut magazine in 2017, ‘gorpcore’ is named after the American colloquial term for trail mix (‘good ol’ raisins and peanuts’) – and the trend has exploded over the past few years. Vogue magazine proclaimed “functional-wear has newfound kudos” in a recent article extolling gorpcore's style virtues, alongside images of supermodel Bella…
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