gorpcore
A style of fashion characterized by functional outdoor wear such as fleece jackets, parkas, Gore-Tex jackets and pants, and many other utilitarian styles.
Noun
- A style of fashion characterized by functional outdoor wear such as fleece jackets, parkas, Gore-Tex jackets and pants, and many other utilitarian styles.
- It might be the Vetements effect of ‘wear what you want, we just don’t care’ but designers have more than embraced gorpcore, whose key elements have been seen on runways for seasons now. - 2017 June 1, Francesca...
- These days, fanny packs are being worn by rappers. By models. And soon, no doubt, by you. Why? Because gorpcore has brought them back into fashion. - 2017 May 29, “'Gorpcore' is the new 'Normcore' and it's bringing bum...
- We scoured the site for things that are not often on sale, and stumbled on this great nubby Patagonia fleece that’s perfect for living out your gorpcore dreams in. - 2017 November 27, Alexis Swerdloff, “If You're Going...
Origin
Originally coined by New York Magazine’s The Cut in late May 2017 as blend of gorp (“trail mix”) + normcore.