Today’s snowsport community is reviving both the utility of aesthetics and the aesthetics of utility through the trend of “steeze.” Unlike spring break attire, the indisputable fact about snow-wear is that it needs to be built to endure. This places steeze in a unique sect of fashion where quality can scarcely be diluted. With heightened fast fashion, the emergence of steeze as a fashion trend has welcomed a refreshing return to fashion’s original purpose–function–and even more refreshingly so, steeze indicates that function doesn’t need to mean the sacrifice of style. The oversized and baggy nature of snow wear lends itself to the prominent silhouettes of streetwear and skatewear that have grown increasingly central to the lens of high fashion. 

Forging much of this intersection between snow wear and streetwear is The North Face. Known for high performing winter gear and innovative technology, The North Face has established itself as a central brand for snow sports like skiing and snowboarding– and with urban design being an emphasis in The North Face’s collections– a central brand for streetwear as well. Their classic Nuptse jacket has become a winter-streetwear staple, and collabs with major brands like Supreme and Bape have secured an indisputable foothold in the world of steeze.

If you’ve ever wanted go nude down the slopes, The North Face x Skims collab has you covered. The 14-piece collection features nude renditions of inner and outer ski wear, including The North Face’s classic Nuptse jacket. Since launching in December of 2024 the collection has entirely sold out. From fleece gloves to full body snowsuits, this collab bridges both The North Face’s and Skims’ priority of high quality, well fitting clothing. As well as it marks Skims’s first venture into the winter wear world.

What’s next for The North Face? This coming spring The North Face is set to collab with the New York-bred brand, Aimé Leon Dore. With its flagship store in Noho, Aimé Leon Dore has become one of the most sought after brands in Manhattan for its elevated approach to menswear and streetwear. The Aimé instagram account dropped a teaser video in mid February featuring a blue “The North Face x Aimé Leon Dore” tag and a caption in Greek letters reading, “The Strength in Unity.” What can we expect from The North Face x Aimé Leon Dore SS25? Much like The North Face x Skims collection, we can expect quality to be on the forefront of this collab. With unity being a guiding theme, steeze is a highly anticipated outcome of Aimé’s signature streetwear combined with The North Face’s high-performing winter wear.

Apart from high quality materials and an effortlessly cool vibe, steeze’s greatest strength is its ability to endure. As long as snowsports necessitate functional wear, steeze will remain in trend. The style born of pure utility proposes that aesthetics and utility hardly just coexist but in fact depend on each other. As seen in the high fashion collabs generated by steeze’s rise, intersections of style and functionality will continue to inspire fashion’s most impactful and lasting trends.