Customer Reviews The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse Jacket

I remember coveting this jacket 25 years ago. The retro version doesn't disappoint. After all this time it's still a premium piece of kit for cold inclement weather. The styling still holds up exceedingly well.

Love the color and the silhouette. Iconic design and cannot wait for when the weather gets colder to wear this. Incredibly warm and comfortable to wear.

Love the color and it's very durable

Perfect, perfect, perfect.

The quality and the texture feels sooo good. The best gift for my mom and dad

Great jacket. Nice colors, light in weight. I can hardly wait for the winter to wear it

Love the vibrant color, also great for cold days too, can't wait to test it on the snow!

Fits perfectly and extremely warm. Great material as well

Just the best jacket

Exactly what I was hoping for. Great that North Face sells a retro Nuptse. Getting that 90's vibe.

Comfort and style wrapped into one jacket. Feels like a pillow and is very warm. Sick with the right fit too!

I use this jacket at night time which keeps me warm and its comfortable as well. I would recommend this product.

1996 winter in the bronx, the dudes who wore these were super cool

EXCELLENT PRODUCT, VERY COMFORTABLE, SIZE L IS OK FOR 180 CM?

Awesome jacket !!! Nice fit and keeps me warm

Versatile, comfortable, and quality material.

Hi now is summer I can't wait for the winter

Very comfortable Good quality keeps you very warm no sweater needed under this jacket

Great for my outdoor works. Warm and beautiful

This is comfortable and very light and perfect for cold weather.

Stylish jacket I purchased for cold weather dress casual wear. Then the weather turned warm. Lol. When I was in college I took Winter Mountaineering classes and North Face was the gear to have, but could never afford it, now I can. Normally I do not care to wear clothing that blatantly advertises for the maker, but I'll gladly wear my North Face stuff. It helps too that I'm from CA and Half Dome is a world class icon.

I would buy this again

In winter i will used it

I have a very stocky frame and am only 5'6". This was one of the few jackets that would actually fit me properly. The Thermoball was what I actually initially purchased, but on the Large, if I flexed my arm or lats, it felt like the coat would burst. I tried out the Thermoball in XL, but the arms were too long and it also wore too long at my waste. That said, the Nuptse was no compromise whatsoever. Arms, chest and waist length were perfect! I feel like I'm donning a soft quilt every time I put it on, and whenever I'm out in public I regularly get compliments on how great it looks. It's incredibly warm and the couple of rainstorms I've been in, the water just beads up on the surface of both the jacket and hood. I do sometimes wish the hood was insulated and that the hood also had a front-to-back adjustment like some of the other jackets offered by TNF. (I've found however, if I wear a ballcap under the hood, it works perfectly) Lastly, the jacket is far lighter in weight than it looks.

I just wanted to leave a long overdue review because I bought this jacket in 2001 and it's still going strong 20 years later. I still wear it constantly and it just doesn't wear out! I'd love to buy a new one but I can't break this one! If you buy this jacket you better really like it because you're going to have it for a really long time. Best value for money ever. No rips, no tears, no problems with the Zipper, it just goes on and one. North Face are the bomb!