SKYLINER, CANADIAN VEST AND KARA KORAM DOWN

The collaboration between HYKE and Eddie Bauer, first shown in HYKE's autumn/winter 2026 collection, reaches stores on Friday 13 November. It is built on a simple idea: take the American outdoor house's down archive and pass it through the Tokyo label's way of reconstructing old workwear and sportswear.

HYKE was started in autumn/winter 2013 by Hideaki Yoshihara and Yukiko Ode, who had earlier run the label green from 1998 until a pause in 2009. The brand describes its approach as “heritage and evolution”, and it has worked with partners such as The North Face and adidas before. Eddie Bauer, founded in 1920, is best known for down: its Skyliner of 1936 is generally presented as the first patented down jacket.

Three archive models anchor the range. The Skyliner keeps its diamond quilting, designed to hold the insulation in place. The Canadian Vest, on sale for longer than any other Eddie Bauer down vest, has square quilting, a knit collar and a curved hem. The Kara Koram is the mountaineering parka developed in 1953 for the American expedition that attempted K2. HYKE re-cuts each of them with its own proportions and uses DICROS MAURI, a fabric from the Japanese mill DAIICHI ORIMONO. A women's Faux Shearling Skyliner is added to the line-up.

The rest of the collection is lighter: cut-and-sew tops with original embroidery, a down cap, and a baseball cap made with New Era, which makes the project a three-way collaboration.

According to Hypebeast, prices are ¥81,400 for the Skyliner, ¥84,700 for the Faux Shearling Skyliner, ¥55,000 for the Canadian Vest and ¥106,700 for the Kara Koram parka. Release date and range differ from one retailer to another, so stockists should be contacted for details; HYKE's enquiries go through BOWLES on +81 3-3719-1239.