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Mountain Style: British Outdoor Clothing 1953-2000

Mountain Style: British Outdoor Clothing 1953-2000

Isola Press
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From couloirs to cool bars...a beautiful new book traces the extraordinary route British outdoor clothing has taken since the 1953 Everest expedition...fascinating

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A richly researched tribute to British outdoor clothing, charting how hill-walking, climbing and mountaineering gear became its own kind of style culture. Mountain Style begins with the post-Everest outdoor boom of the 1950s, then follows the climbers and makers of the 1960s and ’70s who started building the kit they couldn’t buy. Across new studio shots, period adverts, brochures, archive photographs and interviews, it captures everything from classic Ventile smocks and down suits to early Gore-Tex and ravers’ jackets. A sharp pick for gear heads, design nerds, vintage clothing obsessives and anyone who likes their fashion with weather, purpose and a bit of British eccentricity.

At A Glance

  • First book on British outdoor style
  • Stunning studio shots of vintage clothing
  • Period adverts, brochures and photographs
  • Archive access and insider interviews
  • Charts outdoor clothing from 1953 to 2000

SPECIFICATIONS

Publisher: Isola Press
Year: 2025
Edition: First Edition
Format: Paperback
Coverage: British outdoor clothing from 1953 to 2000

Content: Studio photographs of vintage clothing, period adverts, brochures, archive photographs and interviews

Archive Sources: Brand archives, Mountain Heritage Trust and Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection

Images: Over 400 full-color images, including studio photography, vintage advertisements, brochures, and archival photographs

Text: Approximately 40,000 words, with a dedicated essay section featuring contributors like Chris Townsend

Content scope: Covers the evolution of British outdoor clothing from the 1953 Everest expedition to the year 2000

Brands featured: Berghaus, Rab, Mountain Equipment, and others

MORE DETAIL

This illustrated paperback traces the evolution of British outdoor clothing from the 1953 Everest expedition through to the end of the twentieth century, exploring how specialist mountain gear became both technical equipment and cultural icon.

It follows the pioneers who began making their own climbing clothing when suitable equipment wasn't commercially available, laying the foundations for brands including Berghaus, Craghoppers, Karrimor, Mountain Equipment, Rab and Sprayway.

Alongside the history, the book features newly photographed vintage garments, archive adverts, brochures and period photography, bringing together decades of British outdoor design in one place.

Interviews with clothing designers, mountaineers and people involved in the early days of the brands are combined with extensive research and access to company archives, the Mountain Heritage Trust and the Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection.

Among the featured pieces are the down duvet taken to Everest in 1953, classic Ventile smocks, early Gore-Tex garments, down suits and other influential examples of British outdoor clothing.

Published by Isola Press as a first edition paperback.

Paperback; first edition; published 2025.

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