For years, aesthetic and performance in fashion were mutually exclusive. You had to pick one or the other to stay on top of trends. In the past decade and change, a new option has emerged: techwear. Built at the intersection of pragmatism and aesthetics, techwear allows those who buy a lot of outdoors gear (maybe for skiing) to treat their clothing as dual-use; a lot of outfits you wear for performance can easily be taken to the streets minutes after. The proliferation of gorpcore in recent years has only made techwear more popular. To help introduce the genre, we've compiled a list of the best techwear brands to take a look at today to get you started.
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