Best Stylish Urban Men’s Jacket

North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse - Review 2025

By: Derek Doyle & Annie Gunton - Updated: April 2025

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Derek Doyle

Contributor at SlopeMagazine.com

Hailing from Aspen, Colorado, Derek began his skiing career in the illustrious Powder Pandas ski school program, eventually sort of growing up to ski professionally in slopestyle and big air, while moonlighting as a ski tuner and writer.

Now living in Colorado’s front range, Derek can be found among the i70 crowd racing to find hidden powder stashes on the back bowls of Vail, on Park Lane in Breckenridge, under the lights on Keystone, and returning home to the High Alpine steeps in Snowmass. When he's not skiing he’s wishing he was, or nerding out on mountain biking, climbing, and golf.

Annie Gunton

Editor at SlopeMagazine.com

Annie has lived on 4 continents and traveled through 6. Spending her time in places as different as London and the Kalahari she has adapted how she gets out and enjoys what’s around.

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The North Face’s iconic Nuptse Jacket is back with its signature retro look and feel, and it’s kept the warm, waterproof features that made it one of the most popular North Face jackets ever made. With its hearty 700-fill down, original shiny, waterproof fabric, and packable hood, this jacket looks awesome and provides a tough shield against the harshest winter conditions.

This urban-inspired fan-favorite is sure to be a hit with the city chic crowd, but it also keeps the cold out with the best materials and technology North Face has to offer. This rip-stop material is the same as North Face’s modern puffer jackets, the responsibly sourced down is super warm without weighing you down, and it packs away into its own storage pocket.

The wider design is in line with today’s retro style, but it still doesn’t feel bulky. We also love that it features adjustable cuffs and a bottom cinch for keeping the cold out. Plus, it has snaps on the inside for seamlessly adding Triclimate mid-layers to complete your look.