Aimé Leon Dore and The North Face are back with their second collaboration, introducing a 30-piece Fall/Winter 2026 collection that blends The North Face’s outdoor heritage with ALD’s distinctly New York perspective.
“Going into our second season with The North Face, we wanted to continue building on the shared values that brought us together in the first place,” says Aimé Leon Dore Founder and Creative Director Teddy Santis.” There’s a real respect for heritage, purpose and the outdoors on both sides. This season is about taking those foundations and pushing them forward through the Aimé Leon Dore lens, creating product that feels considered, functional and built to live with you for a long time.”
For FW26, classic The North Face silhouettes are reworked with nostalgic details and modern technical materials. GORE-TEX makes its return in collaboration with The North Face for the first time since 2019, including on the Mountain Jacket 2000, which features seam-sealed 3L GORE-TEX construction. The Pertex Nuptse is also updated with a hood, reversible construction, and Cloud Down insulation.
“Our partnership with Aime Leon Dore continues to evolve with our second collection celebrating our shared appreciation of the outdoors, exploration, and the nuance of navigating weather in city life. This season we’ve elevated our most iconic products, the Nuptse, Mountain Jacket, and Denali. The Pertex Nuptse is hooded and reversible with Cloud Down construction and the Mountain Jacket 2000 is constructed with seam-sealed 3L GORE-TEX.” — David Whetstone, Director of Collaborations and Energy for The North Face.
The collection also brings back The North Face’s Heli Vest from the late ’90s, a fitting callback to the brand’s alpine and utility heritage. The piece ties into ALD’s NYFW rollout, which saw the New York brand park a co-branded helicopter outside its NYC flagship to promote the collaboration.
Alongside the Heli Vest, the collection introduces a new Fleece Rugby silhouette and Ballistic Tech Vest inspired by ’90s-era The North Face utility gear.
The campaign further connects the two brands’ worlds, moving from the Andes mountains to the energy of New York City. Actor Keith W. Richards and legendary Chilean mountaineer Cristián García-Huidobro star in the film.
The Aimé Leon Dore x The North Face FW26 collection drops September 17th at 11am ET via aimeleondore.com, thenorthface.com, and select retail locations and territories. Check out the lookbook and preview below.
Aimé Leon Dore x The North Face FW26 Collection
Release Date: September 17, 2026
