Wilderness chic is a fashion trend centered around the look of hikers, climbers, and mountaineers.

Among the most popular brands are Arc'teryx

Arc'teryx

Arc'teryx is an outdoor clothing and sporting goods company founded in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1989. The name and logo of Arc'teryx refer to the Archaeopteryx, the earliest known bird...

, Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear Company is a United States company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and sportswear. It was founded in 1938 by the late Paul Lamfrom, father of present chairperson Gert Boyle. The company is headquartered in Washington County, Oregon, in an unincorporated part of the...

, The North Face

The North Face

The North Face, Inc. is an American outdoor product company specializing in outerwear, fleece, shirts, footwear, and equipment such as backpacks, tents, and sleeping bags....

, , Patagonia

Patagonia (clothing)

Patagonia, Inc. is a Ventura, California-based clothing company, focusing mainly on outdoor clothing. The company is a member of several environmental movements. It was founded by Yvon Chouinard in 1972....

, REI

Rei

-People:*Rei, the Biblical term for those who retained their allegiance to King David when Adonijah rebelled, as mentioned in 1 Kings 1:8*Rei Hiroe*Rei Igarashi*Rei Kawakubo*Rei Kikukawa*Rei Mikamoto*Rei Munakata*Rei Okamoto*Rei Omishi...

, Mountain Hardwear

Mountain Hardwear

Mountain Hardwear, founded in 1993, is a California -based company that manufactures outdoor clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, tents, and gloves. Columbia Sportswear purchased Mountain Hardwear in 2003. The company is headquartered in Richmond, California.-History:In 1993, a small group of...

, 66° North

66° North

66°NORTH is an Icelandic clothing manufacturer, specialising in outdoor wear. Though widely popular in Iceland for many years, the company's products have recently received international attention after beginning exports to the United States in 2004...

, Marmot

Marmot (company)

Marmot is an outdoor clothing and sporting goods company founded in 1973. The company was founded by two University of California, Santa Cruz students who wished to make their own mountaineering equipment. The company has received numerous awards, including Backpacker magazine's Editor's Choice...

, Merrell boots

Merrell boots

Merrell is a footwear company founded by Clark Matis, Randy Merrell, and John Schweitzer in 1981 as a maker of high-performance hiking boots. Since 1997 the company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of shoe industry giant Wolverine World Wide...

 and Jack Wolfskin

Jack Wolfskin

Jack Wolfskin is a German producer of outdoor wear and equipment that was founded in 1981 and is now owned by Quadriga Capital, Germany. With 240 Jack Wolfskin stores across Europe and Asia , the company is now among Europe's three largest outdoor wear manufacturers. Their products include mountain...

. UGG boots

Ugg Australia

UGG Australia is an American footwear company and is a division of the Deckers Outdoor Corporation, Goleta, California.UGG Australia footwear is manufactured in China....

 and Timberland

The Timberland Company

The Timberland Company is an American manufacturer and retailer of outdoors wear with a focus on footwear. Its three key locations are in Stratham, New Hampshire; Danville, Kentucky; and Ontario, California....

 boots are two examples of fashionable items that were originally meant for practical outdoor use.

Common accessories include outdoor brand daypacks which were originally designed for hiking being used as every day bookbags, Nalgene

Nalgene

Thermo Scientific Nalgene is a brand of polyethylene plastic developed and manufactured by Nalge Nunc International originally developed for laboratory storage containers. It is now used in the manufacture of water containers, vials, bottles, bags and carboys for packaging, shipping, and storage...

 bottles and carabiners, which were originally made for hiking and mountaineering, but now are often used to hold keys.