The North Face and Aimé Leon Dore FW26 Collaboration

The North Face and Aimé Leon Dore have reunited for a second collaborative collection, Fall/Winter 2026. This 30-piece range marks the first time the partnership's products have been officially released in Mexico, according to the source report from GQ México.

Teddy Santis, founder and creative director of Aimé Leon Dore, approached the collaboration by preserving The North Face's technical DNA. He took recognizable outdoor pieces, kept their functional core, and worked on materials, proportions, color, and references to the 1990s. The result feels less like a collection built around two logos and more like a conversation between archives.

Reimagining Technical Classics

The collection hinges on three iconic The North Face silhouettes: the Nuptse, the Mountain Jacket, and the Denali. Aimé Leon Dore works on them without stripping their outdoor character, bringing them closer to the wardrobe Santis has built in New York. The Nuptse appears with a hood, a reversible construction, and Cloud Down insulation. The Mountain Jacket 2000 incorporates a three-layer GORE-TEX construction with sealed seams. The Denali recovers a technical, slightly oversized aesthetic that feels relevant again.

Though vintage references are everywhere, many pieces are still designed to handle cold, moisture, and wind. This matters. A technical jacket that works off Instagram typically ages better than a collaboration designed solely for a photo.

The Return of GORE-TEX

One of the most interesting moves in this second installment is in materials. GORE-TEX returns to a The North Face collaboration for the first time since 2019, the brands state. It features in pieces that best show the collection's intent. The Mountain Jacket is the most evident example. The Verto Alpine GORE-TEX Hiking Shoes also use the material, retaining much of their alpine origin with a leather exterior, waterproof membrane, Vibram sole, and SKYCORE rock protection.

The collaboration is most convincing when Aimé Leon Dore does not try to turn mountain gear into an urban costume. Instead, it finds which parts of that technical design make sense in cities like New York or Mexico City, where the weather can change before the day ends.

New Silhouettes and Standout Pieces

Perhaps the most interesting part of the collection lies not in the known classics but in new shapes. The Fleece Rugby is one. The structure of a rugby shirt is translated into a heavy 360-gram fleece with a relaxed cut, a combination much closer to Aimé Leon Dore's usual language. Then there is the Ballistic Tech Vest, a more literal interpretation of The North Face's utilitarian equipment from the 1990s. It is made from ballistic nylon, has a water-resistant finish, multiple compartments, and even a hydration bladder.

It is an excessive piece for someone who only needs to carry a phone and wallet. But it explains what Santis is doing here: recovering objects designed for a very specific function and observing what happens when they enter the everyday wardrobe.

Pricing and Availability in Mexico

The Aimé Leon Dore x The North Face FW26 collection went on sale in Mexico on September 17, 2026. It is available exclusively online through The North Face México. Stocks are limited. At the time of the source's review, items like the Denali, the Fleece Rugby, the Baltoro jacket, the Base Camp Mules, and several t-shirts were already marked as "last units."

A selection of key items and their prices in Mexican pesos, as listed in the source, is shown below.

The collection also includes caps, scarves, gloves, pants, and knitwear. A surprise addition in the Mexican store is a Baltoro TNF x Aimé Leon Dore jacket, constructed with leather panels and 700 fill power recycled down insulation, priced at 14,990 pesos.