There’s simply one thing about this shade. From Eddie Bauer to Nigel Cabourn, from mountaineering to streetwear, let’s discover the Orange Kara Koram Parka.
K2 isn’t solely the second tallest mountain on the planet; it’s thought of some of the harmful and troublesome climbs. In 1953, no person had reached the summit, however Charles Houston had a plan: he needed his staff to succeed in the summit with no oxygen provide. Simply good coaching and… Eddie Bauer Parkas.
Eddie engineered a brand new type only for the journey, and named it for the Karakoram mountain vary wherein K2 resides. He pioneered the down jacket—heat, mild, and immune to wind and snow—with a design that cinched near the physique and included a helpful array of pockets. And whereas it got here in lots of colours (the originals had been apparently extra pink), there’s nothing fairly so useful as high-visibility “security” orange.
A long time later, there’s nonetheless simply one thing about that shade. Let’s discover the Orange Kara Koram Parka.
(there will likely be a disproportionately giant variety of Korean males on this album. they appear to have good style.)
Nigel Cabourn and pals. The Everest Parka is not fairly the identical as a traditional Kara Koram, nevertheless it’s shut sufficient for my functions.
Brut; Zach; two others I’ve misplaced monitor of
@eng_biiin; @gonzo_jm; Mode-Man
Large Rock Sweet Mountaineering; @ryujeeyeop; my very own yellow, hoodless Kara Koram from RRL
Arpenteur; ALD; Casatlantic; Carl Sagan; Battenwear x Nanga
Sadly, I acquired this text out fairly late within the season, so inventory is restricted throughout… I’d search for a visual cinch, rectangular quilting, and at these two key pockets (or an identical format).
Orange
- Musina
- Labour Union in a cool washed out orange (wait, no, these are out of inventory)
- FrizmWORKS (solely in inventory on Mr. Porter, so far as I can inform) (and they have a vest, too)
- eBay (not low-cost). That is difficult, as a result of if you use the term “kara koram,” you get like one orange possibility and some extra in pink, however if you just use the term “parka” and filter by brand, you get a mix of different styles. Here’s a good one. Here’s another. Here’s another, for only $2500.
- Nigel Cabourn (it seems to be just like the orange kara koram is out of inventory, however they do have some comparable kinds in inventory, and a “enjoyable” type Kara Koram that I personally hate)
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