The Women's 1996 Retro Nuptse Jacket is The North Face's most-iconic cold-weather puffer, faithful to the original 1996 design — a silhouette rooted in mountaineering and immortalized on city streets. It's insulated with 700-fill-power down (fill power measures the loft and warmth-for-weight of the down), delivering premium loft, easy compression, and substantial warmth in a relaxed, hip-length cut.
The unmistakable oversized baffles are the visual signature of the 1996 design, built here from 100% recycled body, lining, and overlay fabrics — a ripstop with solid taffeta blocking for abrasion resistance at high-wear panels. An attached three-piece hood packs neatly into the collar when you don't need it, the whole jacket stows into its right hand pocket for travel, an interior hem shock cord fine-tunes the shape, and adjustable elastic cuffs with Triclimate® loops let it snap into The North Face's GORE-TEX® Mountain Jacket.
Features
- 700-fill-power down — premium loft and compression for substantial warmth
- Faithful 1996 relaxed, hip-length silhouette with signature oversized baffles
- 100% recycled body, lining, and overlay fabrics
- Attached three-piece hood that packs into the collar
- Self-packable — stows into the right hand pocket
- Ripstop with solid taffeta blocking and Triclimate® snap-in loops
Specs: Insulation: 700-fill-power down · Fabrics: 100% recycled · Fit: relaxed, hip length · Best for: cold-weather everyday wear
Bridging serious outdoor heritage and contemporary cultural relevance, the Retro Nuptse delivers substantial 700-fill warmth in the original 1996 silhouette — now built with fully recycled fabrics across the heritage line.
