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Praise Patagonia! Hiking Fashion Is Back. Here Are 12 Ways To Wear It

How to wear the colourful (and practical!) look everywhere from the woods to the city sidewalks.
By Jacky Davidson
hiking fashion

Start digging through your closet for those oversized flannels, fleeces and classic trail boots, because hiking fashion (as in, outdoorsy clothes worn in decidedly non-outdoorsy settings) is making a comeback. The look has been referred to as "gorpcore" — think normcore, but in the woods. "Gorpcore posits the hypothesis nothing’s more stylish than clothes that aren’t stylish at all. It’s about utility and function," Susannah Tucker, senior editor at U.K. retailer ASOS told Australian Vogue. (She added "tech fleece" was one of the fastest growing searches on their site). Take a look below for our round-up of the 12 best ways to get the look this summer.

Hiking Street Style

Teva X Jhené Aiko

Hurricane XLT Jhene Aiko II, $85, Teva.

HURRICANE XLT JHENÉ AIKO II Teva Sandals, hiking fashion

Merrell

Women’s sugarrush waterproof boots, $290, Merrell.

Praise Patagonia! Hiking Fashion Is Back. Here Are 12 Ways To Wear It

Columbia

Women’s “pardon my trench” rain jacket, $130, Columia Sportswear.

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WOMEN'S PARDON MY TRENCH™ RAIN JACKET, hiking fashion

Joe Fresh

Draw string army green shorts, $19, Joe Fresh.

Joe Fresh Draw String Shorts, hiking fashion

The North Face

Base camp duffel bag, $180, Altitude Sports.

The North Face Backpack, hiking fashion

Patagonia

Women’s hike skort, $69, Patagonia

Patagonia Womens Happy Hike Short, hiking fashion

Patagonia

Classic fleece, $119, Patagonia

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Patagonia Lightweight Synchilla Fleece Pullover, hiking fashion

Teva

Original universal crafted leather sandal, $115, Teva.

ORIGINAL UNIVERSAL CRAFTED LEATHER Teva Sandals, hiking fashion

Old Navy

Go-warm max fleece hoodie, $35, Old Navy.

Old Navy Fuchsia Hoodie, hiking fashion

MEC

Obsession Hoodie, $155, MEC

MEC Obsession Navy Hoodie, hiking fashion

Noisy May

Nmerik Raw Edge Plaid Shirt, $49, The Bay.

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Hudson's Bay Flannel Plaid Shirt, hiking fashion

Blundstone

Leather lined boots, $220, Altitude Sports.

Brown Blundstone boots, hiking fashion

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