• It’s just normal when you head into the great outdoors, but what you might not have known is that you’re in fact a trend setter and were an early adopter of gorpcore.
  • Gorpcore is a fashion trend that fuses practicality with style. Derived from "GORP," an acronym for "Good Old Raisins and Peanuts".
  • Literally, the word Gorpcore is the short version of ‘Good old raisins and peanuts’, a mix of dried fruits and nuts used during hiking.
  • With gorpcore, it all starts with outerwear. While you could also opt for a vivid multi-color jacket, any option from an outdoorsy brand is a wise, functional choice.
  • The word ‘gorpcore’ was coined by The Cut writer Jason Chen in a 2017 article that focused on the rising trend and its normcore origins.
  • Salomon has sort of transcended the gorpcore trend and is now a grail shoe brand in its own right. But its beginnings are very much rooted in outdoor sports.
  • Stylistically, gorpcore focuses on function and comfort, drawing heavily from the hiking and mountaineering canon as the name would imply.
  • The difference between gorpcore then and gorpcore now? The power of celebrity influence and social media to bring it to the mainstream.
  • Gorpcore is a fashion trend of streetwear that emphasizes practical, pragmatic outerwear. That means functional outerwear with a trendy style.