> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://thesecondbutton.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Orange Kara Koram - URL: https://thesecondbutton.com/the-orange-kara-koram/ - Published: 2025-01-23T16:29:08.000Z - Updated: 2025-01-30T00:52:43.000Z - Description: There's just something about this shade. From Eddie Bauer to Nigel Cabourn, from mountaineering to streetwear, let's explore the Orange Kara Koram Parka. - Author: Daniel Hakimi K2 is not only the second tallest mountain in the world; it is considered one of the most dangerous and difficult climbs. In 1953, nobody had reached the summit, but Charles Houston had a plan: he wanted his team to reach the summit with no oxygen supply. Just good training and... [Eddie Bauer Parkas](https://sovrn.co/1r1mzd9?ref=thesecondbutton.com). Eddie engineered a new style just for the trip, and named it for the Karakoram mountain range in which K2 resides. He pioneered the down jacket—warm, light, and resistant to wind and snow—with a design that cinched close to the body and included a useful array of pockets. And while it came in many colors (the originals were apparently more red), there's nothing quite so functional as high-visibility "safety" orange. Decades later, there's still just something about that shade. Let's explore the Orange Kara Koram Parka. (there will be a disproportionately large number of Korean men in this album. they seem to have good taste.) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/tt__yl-frizmworks.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/tt__yl.webp) [Tae Yeol Lee](https://www.instagram.com/tt%5F%5Fyl/?ref=thesecondbutton.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/kgd0718.jpg) [@kgd0718](https://www.instagram.com/kgd0718/?ref=thesecondbutton.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/w-concept.png) W Concept ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/nigel-cabourn-himself.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/nigel-cabourn-and-friends.jpg) [Nigel Cabourn](https://www.instagram.com/nigel%5Fcabourn/?ref=thesecondbutton.com) and friends. The Everest Parka isn't quite the same as a classic Kara Koram, but it's close enough for my purposes. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/thegreat_divide.jpg) The Great Divide ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/hiongsang87-probably-nigel-cabourn.jpg) Junsu Park ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/eastkwon-nigel-cabourn-2.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/_sunandseo_-nigel-cabourn.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/eastkwon-nigel-cabourn.jpg) [@eastkwon](https://www.instagram.com/eastkwon/?ref=thesecondbutton.com) and [Lee Jisun](https://www.instagram.com/%5Fsunandseo%5F/?ref=thesecondbutton.com)[Susan](https://www.instagram.com/%5Fsunandseo%5F/?ref=thesecondbutton.com) in a Nigel Cabourn parka ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/labour-union.webp) Labour Union ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/cravateclub75-in-all-blues-co.jpg) [@cravateclub75](https://www.instagram.com/cravateclub75/?ref=thesecondbutton.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/outfit-narrative-2-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/outfit-narrative-1.jpg) [Outfit Narrative](https://www.instagram.com/outfitnarrative/?ref=thesecondbutton.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/shornikov_nikolay-1.jpg) [@shornikov\_nikolay](https://www.instagram.com/shornikov%5Fnikolay/?ref=thesecondbutton.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/taekp_hyeong-frizmworks-3.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/taekp_hyeong-frizmworks-2.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/taekp_hyeong-frizmworks.jpg) [@taekp\_hyeong](https://www.instagram.com/taekp%5Fhyeong/?ref=thesecondbutton.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/giiiiiyong-in-series-1.jpg) [@giiiiiyong](https://www.instagram.com/giiiiiyong/?ref=thesecondbutton.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/image-from-brut.webp) # Other Colors ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/brut-parkas.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/newtonstreetvintage-60s-kara-koram.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/pc-in-red-karakoram.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/All-Blues-Co.-Karakoram.jpg) Brut; [Zach](https://www.instagram.com/aimeleondad/?ref=thesecondbutton.com); two others I've lost track of > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEyNwgqM1Ge/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by John Greenacre (@johngreenacre)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEyNwgqM1Ge/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/shornikov_nikolay-green-woolrich.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/gonzo_jm-green-outstanding-kk.jpg) [@shornikov\_nikolay](https://www.instagram.com/shornikov%5Fnikolay/?ref=thesecondbutton.com); [@gonzo\_jm](https://www.instagram.com/gonzo%5Fjm/?ref=thesecondbutton.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/eng_biiin-black-frizm.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/gonzo_jm-black-kk.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/modemanstore-nigel-cabourn-womens-parka-1.jpg) [@eng\_biiin](https://www.instagram.com/eng%5Fbiiin/?ref=thesecondbutton.com); [@gonzo\_jm](https://www.instagram.com/gonzo%5Fjm/?ref=thesecondbutton.com); Mode-Man ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/big-rock-candy-mountaineering.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/ryujeeyeop-taupe-frizmworks-kk-in-snow.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/library-seal-in-yellow-kk-and-purple-prl-cable-2.jpg) Big Rock Candy Mountaineering; [@ryujeeyeop](https://www.instagram.com/ryujeeyeop/?ref=thesecondbutton.com); my own yellow, hoodless Kara Koram from RRL ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/eastkwon-henry-cottons-2.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/eastkwon-henry-cottons.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/jinswardrobe-nigel-cabourn-eddie-bauer-minty-kk.jpg) [@eastkwon](https://www.instagram.com/eastkwon/?ref=thesecondbutton.com); [@jinswardrobe](https://www.instagram.com/jinswardrobe/?ref=thesecondbutton.com) > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFDMhOLxrC2/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Victor Netland (@vito\_9999)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFDMhOLxrC2/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) # More Orange Parkas ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/arpenteur.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/ald-fw24.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/casatlantic-fw23-orange.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/carl-sagan-orange.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/battenwear-nanga-orange.webp) Arpenteur; ALD; Casatlantic; Carl Sagan; Battenwear x Nanga # Where To Buy a Kara Koram Parka Unfortunately, I got this article out pretty late in the season, so stock is limited all around... I would look for a visible cinch, rectangular quilting, and at those two key pockets (or a similar layout). ### Orange - [Musina](https://global.musinsa.com/us/goods/4356809?ref=thesecondbutton.com#size%5Fguide) - [Labour Union](https://labourunion-1986.com/products/kara-koram-parka?ref=thesecondbutton.com) in a cool washed out orange (wait, no, these are out of stock) - [FrizmWORKS](https://sovrn.co/x1ns589?ref=thesecondbutton.com) (only in stock on Mr. Porter, as far as I can tell) (and [they have a vest, too](https://sovrn.co/1fherro?ref=thesecondbutton.com)) - [eBay](https://ebay.us/8tMzw1?ref=thesecondbutton.com) (not cheap). This is tricky, because [if you use the term "kara koram,"](https://ebay.us/Csf8Ud?ref=thesecondbutton.com) you get like one orange option and a few more in red, but [if you just use the term "parka" and filter by brand, you get a mix of different styles](https://ebay.us/8tMzw1?ref=thesecondbutton.com). [Here's a good one](https://ebay.us/SWl1TM?ref=thesecondbutton.com). [Here's another](https://ebay.us/TWR8aR?ref=thesecondbutton.com). [Here's another, for only $2500](https://ebay.us/pg841r?ref=thesecondbutton.com). - [Nigel Cabourn](https://www.cabourn.com/en-us/products/nco224-ow-12-everest-parka-vintage-orange?variant=40778605527114&ref=thesecondbutton.com) (it looks like the orange kara koram is out of stock, but they do have some similar styles in stock, and a "fun" style Kara Koram that I personally hate) ### Other Colors - [Eddie Bauer](https://www.eddiebauer.com/p/10112591/men's-2023-kara-koram-parka?ref=thesecondbutton.com) - [FrizmWORKS in brown](https://en.frizm.co.kr/product/karakoram-down-parka-005-brown/3766/category/24/display/1/?ref=thesecondbutton.com) (their website is cheaper but you have to pay to ship from Korea). [Here's a green one at Park Province](https://parkprovince.com/products/karakoram-down-parka-dark-green?variant=46728907129082&ref=thesecondbutton.com) and [another at The Great Divide](https://thegreat-divide.com/collections/aw24-down-jackets/products/karakoram-down-parka-005-olive?ref=thesecondbutton.com). - [Brut](https://brut-clothing.com/products/the-best-down-parka?variant=47400747106636&ref=thesecondbutton.com) (current stock is down to red) - [All Blues Co.](https://allbluescostore.com/product-tag/all-blues-co/?min%5Fprice=350&max%5Fprice=390&ref=thesecondbutton.com) (red, navy, forest green) - [Buck Mason](https://www.buckmason.com/products/coyote-cascade-down-expedition-jacket?ref=thesecondbutton.com) ("coyote" and "midnight") - [Big Rock Candy Mountain](https://www.bigrockcandymountaineering.com/collections/outerwear?ref=thesecondbutton.com) (a few funky colors, but no orange) - [RRL](https://sovrn.co/1qtkfaq?ref=thesecondbutton.com) ("vintage khaki," limited sizing) - [Crescent Down Works](https://crescentdownworks.com/collections/jackets/products/classico-down-parka-box-quilt-waxed-cotton-forest-herringbone?variant=50359314088236&ref=thesecondbutton.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/fe/fcfefa67-252b-4bc7-b907-f2fe841eeab5/content/images/2025/01/k2-expedition-2.jpg) The K2 expedition, again