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The parka is the result of a collaboration between REI creative director Scott Mosher and Keita Kobayashi, the menswear buyer for Beams. “Japanese vintage culture is very big,” Kobayashi says, “and we grew up with vintage clothing from the US, so when we started the conversation with REI, we carefully thought about what was most iconic about REI.” During a visit to REI’s Seattle archives, which are home to nearly a century’s worth of mountaineering gear, Kobayashi and his team…
