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Hiking jacket in a café, fleece with jeans, trekking shoes in the city: welcome to gorpcore. The trend has been going strong for years—and vintage outdoor clothing is the best thing you can wear. Here’s what the term really means and which pieces you need.

As soon as it gets cold, there’s one piece that belongs in every vintage wardrobe: the vintage fleece jacket. Warm, lightweight, durable—and simply unbeatable in those 90s colors. But which brand is right for you? We compare the three classics: Patagonia, The North Face, and Columbia.