Gucci x The North Face – a trip to the great outdoors with Gucci-clad hikers

 

Gucci and North Face outfit those who seek adventure.

Luxury house Gucci reveals its collaboration with The North Face that celebrates the spirit of exploration.

This special cross-category fashion collection for men and women comprises ready-to-wear, soft accessories, luggage and shoes, as well as some more unexpected pieces linked to the outdoor world of The North Face, such as tents and sleeping bags.

This new fashion collaboration between Gucci and The North Face is committed to pioneering product innovation and enabling all forms of exploration.

It is a well acknowledged notion that travel leads to self-discovery, and in this conviction The North Face is aligned with Gucci, which similarly empowers people in their quest to celebrate and express their own characters and personalities, embedding Alessandro Michele’s approach towards fashion as a powerful instrument of freedom.

To promote this new partnership, Alessandro Michele has conceived a campaign shot by Daniel Shea, set in the Alps. In stills and video, as well as through content created for TikTok, we are led through a trip to the great outdoors with a group of Gucci-clad hikers, who camp by the lakes.

The forests and peaks of the region form a vast and breath-taking scenic backdrop to the imagery, which in capturing colourful candid moments of group activity are reminiscent of holiday snaps, effortlessly showcasing the distinctive products. The campaign’s atmosphere evokes the aesthetic of the 70’s, when The North Face was a thriving outdoor retailer based in Berkeley, CA and shared a factory and storefront adjacent to Credence Clearwater Revival’s practice studio, whose iconic song “Bad Moon Rising” is featured throughout the video campaign.

The North Face x Gucci Collection is in line with the commitments of both the two brands to eco-sustainable activities. Luggage contain ECONYL— a nylon fabric sourced from regenerated materials (from fish nets, carpets and other scraps) that can be recycled and recreated, aiding in decreasing its ecological footprint. Additionally, the colour palette was inspired by the 70’s and curated from The North Face materials library. Archival fabrics have been partially incorporated into the collection to give them a new life.

The ready-to-wear collection features not only goose-feather down padded coats, bomber, and vest but also shirts,skirts and jumpsuits.

The outerwear silhouettes and equipment are based on original designs from The North Face in the 70’s. Also included in the offer there are quilted jacket, nylon shirts and skirts and windbreakers; refined silk-twill bowling sets, skirts and chemise dresses; T-shirts, sweatshirts and a fleece jacket with the matching. Some pieces come in bright colours and feature several floral prints created in partnership with The North Face especially for the collaboration, some of which have a new The North Face x Gucci logo incorporated into their designs. This combined logo, that features The North Face three curved lines and the famous green-red-green Gucci Web stripe, is also featured on a dedicated label.

For luggage, there are eight new graphic patterns, designed in collaboration with The North Face.

All feature bright colours and a variety of either Gucci House motifs or different versions of the new The North Face logo x Gucci print. Two new backpacks and two new belt bags are dressed up in these exclusive prints. A dome-shaped medium backpack (available in five different prints) has contrast leather patches, rope zip pullers and webstraps, while a larger size (available in six different prints) recalls hiking backpacks with its multiple pockets and topflap with snaps, and also features the same detailing as its smaller cousin. A small belt bag comes in seven different prints, and a maxi size one with three front flap pockets is offered in two different prints.

The shoe is a gender-neutral hiking boot with a chunky and sturdy Goodyear-welted sole. The boot comes in three colors of leather (brown, black and cream), features eyelets and rope-like striped laces, as well as The North Face x Gucci logo prominently displayed on the side.