The North Face Men’s 1996 Retro Nuptse Vest

$70.59 USD

~~$176.50 USD~~ $70.59 USD

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Size XXS XS S M L XL XXL 3XL

Down fill
Lofty down insulation maintains warmth in cold conditions.
Moisture Management
This fabric is engineered to dry quickly
DWR - Water repellent
A durable finish to allow for water beads on the surface of water repellent materials, preventing the fabric from saturating
Packable
This product is highly compressible.
Breathable
Material allows air or moisture vapor to pass through, helping to regulate body temperature.
Recycled material
Recycled content – Helps reduce landfill waste and the use of virgin materials.

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We didn’t just make a puffer. We made the Nuptse. A layer rooted in the unforgiving nature of mountaineering and immortalized on city streets. Respected for generations, our 1996 Retro Nuptse Vest retains the confidence and grit to stand alone. With unmistakable oversized baffles, and ultra-warm 700-fill down insulation, it’s been a global symbol for decades. Relaxed but packable. Protective but chill. This is an icon.

Sizes
XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, 3XL
Avg Weight
545 g (1 lb 3.22 oz)
Center Back
26''
body
40D 57 g/m² 100% recycled nylon ripstop with non-PFC durable water-repellent (non-PFC DWR) finish
overlay and lining
50D 69 g/m² 100% recycled nylon taffeta with non-PFC DWR finish
insulation
700 fill recycled waterfowl down

Relaxed fit with a boxy silhouette
Inspired by the iconic design lines of our 1996 Nuptse Vest
Original shiny ripstop fabric for added durability
Taffeta overlay on collar and yoke for added durability
Non-PFC DWR finish for added water repellency
Body fabric, overlay and lining made with recycled nylon
700 fill recycled waterfowl down offers warmth yet remains compressible
Oversize baffles
Stowable, adjustable, attached, three-piece hood with a drawcord with cord locks
Exposed, VISLON® center front zip
Secure-zip hand pockets
Vest stows in right hand pocket
Internal drawcord with cord locks at hem for adjustability
Embroidered logo on left chest and back-right shoulder
Has the oversize logos of the original ’96 vest

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Size Chart

Men's Size Guide

Jackets & Tops

	Chest	Hips	Sleeve Length
S	36-38 in	35-37 in	33.5 in
M	39-41 in	38-40 in	34.0 in
L	42-44 in	41-43 in	34.8 in
XL	45-48 in	44-46 in	35.5 in
2XL	49-52 in	47-49 in	36.3 in
3XL	53-56 in	50-52 in	37.0 in
2X	50-52 in	50.5-52.5 in	35-36 in
3X	54-56 in	54.5-56.5 in	35.75-36.75 in
4X	58-60 in	58.5-60.5 in	36.25-37.25 in
5X	62-64 in	62.5-64.5 in	36.75-37.75 in

Short-Sleeved Shirts

	Chest	Hips
S	36-38 in	35-37 in
M	39-41 in	38-40 in
L	42-44 in	41-43 in
XL	45-48 in	44-46 in
2XL	49-52 in	47-49 in
3XL	53-56 in	50-52 in

Pants

	Waist	Hip	Inseam (Short)	Inseam (Reg.)	Inseam (Long)
30 (S)	29-30 in	35-36 in	29.5 in	31.5 in	33 in
32 (M)	31-32 in	37-38 in	30.0 in	32 in	34 in
34 (M)	33-34 in	39-40 in	30.0 in	32 in	34 in
36 (L)	35-36 in	37-38 in	30.0 in	32 in	34 in
38 (L)	37-38 in	43-44 in	30.5 in	32.5 in	34.5 in
40 (XL)	39-40 in	44-45 in	30.5 in	32.5 in	34.5 in
42 (XL)	41-42 in	46-47 in	30.5 in	32.5 in	34.5 in
44 (2XL)	43-44 in	50.5-52-5 in	30 in	32 in	34 in
2X	46-48 in	50.5-52-5 in	30 in	32 in	34 in
3X	50-52 in	54.5-56.5 in	30 in	32 in	34 in
4X	54-56 in	58.5-60.5 in	30 in	32 in	34 in
5X	58-60 in	62.5-64.5 in	30 in	32 in	34 in

Shorts

	Waist	Hips
30 (S)	29-30 in	35-36 in
32 (M)	31-32 in	37-38 in
34 (M)	33-34 in	39-40 in
36 (L)	35-36 in	37-38 in
38 (L)	37-38 in	43-44 in
40 (XL)	39-40 in	44-45 in
42 (XL)	41-42 in	46-47 in
44 (2XL)	43-44 in	47-48 in

Unisex Jackets & Tops

	Chest	Hips	Arm Length
S	36-38 in	35-37 in	33.5 in
M	39-41 in	38-40 in	34.0 in
L	42-44 in	41-43 in	34.8 in
XL	45-48 in	44-46 in	35.5 in
2XL	49-52 in	47-49 in	36.3 in
3XL	53-56 in	50-52 in	37.0 in

Unisex Short-Sleeved Shirts

	Chest	Hips
S	36-38 in	35-37 in
M	39-41 in	38-40 in
L	42-44 in	41-43 in
XL	45-48 in	44-46 in
2XL	49-52 in	47-49 in
3XL	53-56 in	50-52 in

Shoes

US	UK	EU	CM
7	6	39	25
7.5	6.5	40	25.5
8	7	40.5	26
8.5	7.5	41	26.5
9	8	42	27
9.5	8.5	42.5	27.5
10	9	43	28
10.5	9.5	44	28.5
11	10	44.5	29
11.5	10.5	45	29.5
12	11	45.5	30
12.5	11.5	46	30.5
13	12	47	31
13.5	12.5	47.5	31.5
14	13	48	32
14.5	13.5	49	32.5

Gloves

	Circumference	Length
S	7-7.5 in	6.5-7 in
M	8-8.5 in	7.8-8 in
L	9-9.5 in	8.5-9 in
XL	9.5+ in	9+ in

Hats

	Head Circumference
ONE SIZE	21-23.5 in
S/M	21-22.5 in
L/XL	22.5-23.5 in

Women's Size Guide

Jackets & Tops

	Chest	Waist	Hips	Arm Length
XS	31-32 in	24-25 in	33-35 in	31.5 in
S	33-35 in	26-28 in	36-37 in	32 in
M	36-38 in	29-31 in	38-40 in	32.5 in
L	39-41 in	32-34 in	41-43 in	33.3 in
XL	42-44 in	35-38 in	44-47 in	34.0 in
2XL	45-48 in	39-42 in	48-51 in	34.8 in
1X	43-45 in	36-38 in	46-48 in	31.5 in
2X	47-49 in	40-42 in	50-52 in	32.25 in
3X	51-53 in	44-46 in	54-56 in	33 in

Short-Sleeved Shirts

	Chest	Waist	Hips
XS	31-32 in	24-25 in	33-35 in
S	33-35 in	26-28 in	36-37 in
M	36-38 in	29-31 in	38-40 in
L	39-41 in	32-34 in	41-43 in
XL	42-44 in	35-38 in	44-47 in
2XL	45-48 in	39-42 in	48-51 in
1X	43-45 in	36-38 in	46-48 in
2X	47-49 in	40-42 in	50-52 in
3X	51-53 in	44-46 in	54-56 in

Pants

	Waist	Hips	Inseam (Short)	Inseam (Reg.)	Inseam (Long)
XS (0)	25-26 in	34-35 in	28.5 in	30.5 in	32.5 in
XS (2)	26-27 in	26-28 in	35-36 in	30.5 in	32.5 in
S (4)	27-28 in	36-37 in	29.0 in	31.0 in	33.0 in
S (6)	28-29 in	37-38 in	29.0 in	31.0 in	33.0 in
M (8)	29-30 in	38-39 in	29.0 in	31.0 in	33.0 in
M (10)	30-31 in	39-40 in	29.0 in	31.0 in	33.0 in
L (12)	31-33 in	36-38 in	29.0 in	31.0 in	33.0 in
L (14)	33-35 in	42-44 in	29.5 in	31.5 in	33.5 in
XL (16)	35-37 in	44-46 in	29.5 in	31.5 in	33.5 in
XL (18)	37-39 in	46-48 in	29.5 in	31.5 in	33.5 in
1X (14)	36-37 in	46-47 in	28 in	30 in	32 in
1X (16)	37-38 in	47-48 in	28 in	30 in	32 in
2X (18)	40-41 in	50-51 in	28 in	30 in	32 in
2X (20)	41-42 in	51-52 in	28 in	30 in	32 in
3X (22)	44-45 in	54-55 in	28 in	30 in	32 in
3X (24)	45-46 in	55-56 in	28 in	30 in	32 in

Shorts

	Waist	Hips
XS (0)	25-26 in	34-35 in
XS (2)	26-27 in	26-28 in
S (4)	27-28 in	36-37 in
S (6)	28-29 in	37-38 in
M (8)	29-30 in	38-39 in
M (10)	30-31 in	39-40 in
L (12)	31-33 in	36-38 in
L (14)	33-35 in	42-44 in
XL (16)	35-37 in	44-46 in
XL (18)	37-39 in	46-48 in
1X (14)	36-37 in	46-47 in
1X (16)	37-38 in	47-48 in
2X (18)	40-41 in	50-51 in
2X (20)	41-42 in	51-52 in
3X (22)	44-45 in	54-55 in
3X (24)	45-46 in	55-56 in

Dresses

	Chest	Waist	Hips
XS	31-32 in	24-25 in	33-35 in
S	33-35 in	26-28 in	36-37 in
M	36-38 in	29-31 in	38-40 in
L	39-41 in	32-34 in	41-43 in
XL	42-44 in	35-38 in	44-47 in
2XL	45-48 in	39-42 in	48-51 in
1X	43-45 in	36-38 in	46-48 in
2X	47-49 in	40-42 in	50-52 in
3X	51-53 in	44-46 in	54-56 in

Unisex Jackets & Tops

	Chest	Hips	Arm Length
S	36-38 in	35-37 in	33.5 in
M	39-41 in	38-40 in	34.0 in
L	42-44 in	41-43 in	34.8 in
XL	45-48 in	44-46 in	35.5 in
2XL	49-52 in	47-49 in	36.3 in
3XL	53-56 in	50-52 in	37.0 in

Unisex Short-Sleeved Shirts

	Chest	Hips
S	36-38 in	35-37 in
M	39-41 in	38-40 in
L	42-44 in	41-43 in
XL	45-48 in	44-46 in
2XL	49-52 in	47-49 in
3XL	53-56 in	50-52 in

Bras

	30	32	34	36	38	40	42
A	XS	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL
B	XS	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL
C	XS	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL
D		S	M	L	XL	XL	XXL

Shoes

US	UK	EU	CM
5	3	36	22
5.5	3.5	36.5	22.5
6	4	37	23
6.5	4.5	37.5	23.5
7	5	38	24
7.5	5.5	38.5	24.5
8	6	39	25
8.5	6.5	39.5	25.5
9	7	40	26
9.5	7.5	40.5	26.5
10	8	41	27
10.5	8.5	41.5	28
11	9	42	28.8

Gloves

	Circumference	Length
XS	5.5-6 in	5-5.5 in
S	6.5-7 in	5.5-6.5 in
M	7.5-8 in	7-7.5 in
XL	8+ in	7.5-8 in

Hats

	Head Circumference
ONE SIZE	21-23.5 in
S/M	21-22.5 in
L/XL	22.5-23.5 in

Kids' Size Guide

Apparel

	Height	Weight	Chest	Waist	Hip	Arm Length	Inseam
XS (6)	46-47 in	44-50 lbs	23.5-24.5 in	22-23 in	24.5-25.5 in	23 in	20-21 in
S (7/8)	49-51 in	51-65 lbs	25-27 in	24-25 in	26-28 in	25.5 in	22-24 in
M (10)	52.5-55.5 in	66-87 lbs	27.5-29 in	25-26 in	29-30 in	27 in	25-26 in
L (12)	57.5-59.5 in	88-105 lbs	29.5-30.5 in	26.5-27.5 in	30.5-32 in	28.5 in	27-28 in
XL (14-16)	61-63 in	106-125 lbs	31.5-33.5 in	28-30 in	32-35 in	31.5 in	29-30.5 in
XXL (18-20)	66-68 in	126-140 lbs	34.5-36.5 in	31-33 in	35.5-38 in	33.5 in	30.5-31.5 in

Shoes

Toddlers	Little Kids	Big Kids
4 \| 3.5 in	10 \| 5.9 in	1 \| 7.5 in
5 \| 3.9 in	11 \| 6.3 in	2 \| 7.9 in
6 \| 4.3 in	12 \| 6.7 in	3 \| 8.3 in
7 \| 4.7 in	13 \| 7.1 in	4 \| 8.7 in
8 \| 5.1 in		5 \| 9.1 in
9 \| 5.5 in		6 \| 9.4 in
		7 \| 9.8 in

Gloves

	Hand Circumference	Length
XS	5 in	5 in
S	5.5 in	5.5
M	6 in	6 in
L	6.5 in	6.5 in
XL	7 in	7 in

Hats

	Head Circumference
S (2T-4T)	19.5-20.5 in
M (5-10)	20.5-21.5 in
L (10+)	21.5-22.5 in
One Size	20.5-22.5 in

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Toddlers	Little Kids	Big Kids
4 \| 3.5 in	10 \| 5.9 in	1 \| 7.5 in
5 \| 3.9 in	11 \| 6.3 in	2 \| 7.9 in
6 \| 4.3 in	12 \| 6.7 in	3 \| 8.3 in
7 \| 4.7 in	13 \| 7.1 in	4 \| 8.7 in
8 \| 5.1 in		5 \| 9.1 in
9 \| 5.5 in		6 \| 9.4 in
		7 \| 9.8 in