This is what time the specialized equipment becomes a fashion trend. Once - jeans and overalls, windbreakers and koshuhi, and now - and this one, even wondered for many the subject of outerwear. What are Anoraki - comfortable jackets worn through the head, such fashionable today? Learn from our article!
What is Annarak?
Not quite the usual and even mysterious name for our hearing the name "Anorak" comes from the East Canadian dialect. So the Eskimos called any skin similar to cut.
In modern reality, the word "Anarak" denotes a windproof jacket, as a rule, very light, but produced from very dense tissue. Such a windbreaker is worn through the head, because it is deprived of the traditional fastener in front.
This thing is part of professional equipment for climbing mountains and tourism.
Gradually, Anorak jackets have found wide use among fishermen, hunters, military. In recent years, fashion for unusual windbreakers has spread among many youth subcultures.
Due to convenience and practicality, Anoraki began to enjoy extraordinary demand.
Now they can be found in the wardrobe of any person, and the winter models began to use much popular.
Peculiarities
There are a number of bright distinctive features, thanks to which the Anorak is impossible to confuse with any other view of the jackets.
No traditional fastener . This is the main distinguishing feature of Anoraka. It is equipped with only a small zipper in front, at the top of the jacket. This ensures the best protection against wind.
Large patch pocket in the middle and lack of side. This design solution is dictated by the fact that all climbing and tourist backpacks are attached to a special belt in front. It closes access to side pockets. The height of the front pocket on the anoras is designed, pushing out from the level of attachment of the backpack belt.
Hood . Since Anorak is essentially its windbreaker, he cannot do without such a characteristic element. Often for convenience on the anoras there is a variant of laying a hood into a special pocket around the perimeter of the gate. This option is good for tourists, so you can regulate your outfit on the way, adjusting to changeable weather conditions.
Additional wind protection . Anoraki is always equipped with a drunken hood and lower hem, as well as gums on cuffs. It saves not only from permeating wind, but also from snowing snow, which is especially important for climbers.
Advantages
Anoraki is not accidental very popular among tourism lovers and an active lifestyle. First, it is convenient to wear them on yourself - they will weigh little, while they are very reliably protected from wind, rain and any other weather whims. Secondly, it is convenient to carry them with you - such jackets are very compactly folded, it takes little space in a backpack. And if the weather changed anger to mercy, while you were in the campaign, the presence of a small convolution from Anoraka in your backpack will not hurt you.
In addition, branded anrakes are characterized by high strength and durability. And if it still appears with time the need for repairing such a jacket, it will not be time consuming or costly. Pooring anracks - the process is simple.
disadvantages
Unlike traditional windbreakers, Anorak can not be careless to open, if suddenly it became hot and wanted to ventilate. Not so easy to remove it.
This circumstance is extremely discontent in some consumers, so they are not solved for the purchase of this fashionable type of outerwear.
Although people who want to lose weight may seek in this plus and use Anorak as a thermo-suit for weight loss
In everyday life, it is really unusual to see the upper clothes, putting on and removing the same as a sweater or sweatshirt. It is not very convenient to shoot such things somewhere in a public place.
Besides - for girls, this circumstance is especially important - there is a chance to damage the hairstyle, shooting or putting on ananorak on the run.
However, beauty requires victims, and the fashion is adjusted to all of us. And therefore, once with these oddities, the general public will expire, and this type of outerwear will cease to seem strange in everyday life.
Variants of models
In essence, Anorak is a universal view of the outerwear unisex. Manufacturers produce a wide range of all sizes and various colors. Since Anorak has already ceased to be exclusively a tourist or climbing attribute, designers allow some deviations from traditional features such jackets. Models are appear without a hood, or, for example, with side pockets.
Men's
Models for strong sex representatives, as a rule, do not have a large color variety. They are minimalist, aimed at practicality and maintain comfort.
Women
Anorak jackets for women are characterized by more elegant cut, have a wide selection of color solutions. Such models may be gentle tones or have characteristic, "Girls" prints.
Children's
Anorak models for young fashionists differ from such clothes for adults, perhaps, only in size. They can be called miniature copies of female and male anaras.
Types of season
Over time, the production of Anorak expanded, and now such jackets are created for each season, for any climatic and weather conditions.
Summer Anoraki - light, thin, perfectly protected from rain and wind.
Demi-season Anoraki (for spring and autumn) - equipped with lining, are made of more dense and hard tissues.
Winter Anoraki - in their heat-shielding qualities they are not inferior to parks. Such models are made from materials, especially resistant to pollution, temperature drops. They are also equipped with a warm lining, often have an internal finish with fur.
With reflective stripe
Modern models of anraches equipped with a reflective strip can be useful to lovers of outdoor activities and sports lifestyle. Such jackets will fall to taste not only to tourists and climbers, but also cyclists or skaters. Anoraki, in which there are special reflective elements 3m, always noticeable in the dark. Such a strip is capable of reflecting even the weakest light.
For more convenience, such models of fashionable urban jackets Many manufacturers began to improve, adding to their design to the retreat from the classics. In particular, the practice of stamping in the sides of Anorak began to be introduced so that the adherents of the active lifestyle had access to additional body ventilation.
Material - Taslan with membrane coating for such sports anoras. It provides a high level of comfort when sock
Popular Model - Anorak Gorka 4 Bars Original
This type of Anorak is borrowed by urban mods from a suit designed for field special forces. Gorka 4 Russian manufacturer "Bars" is a set of anraka and pants made of special materials and having a specific cut. The original slide 4 has a natural base (100% cotton) and blended lining (51% cotton, 49% polyester).
Free Curra Anorak Gorka Bars 4 allows you to widely use such clothes not only in field, but also in mountain conditions. Especially important is the fact that the styles of these jackets allow you to warm up additional layers of clothing. From the classic anorak, this model distinguishes the presence of 5 pockets - one standard (in the middle of the chest), two are slightly lower, on the Podol and one on each sleeve. Since this is a type of military uniform, the colors of the anorak slide 4 relevant - camouflage, khaki, olive.
Popular colors and prints
By the way, the camouflage color today is relevant not only on the models of the Anorak described above, but also in classical versions. Militari style, in demand in urban fashion today, also involves the models of the jackets Anorak in the Hamme Khaki.
It is very fashionable to combine different color solutions on one jacket. For example, models are often found, the top of which is made in one color (print), and the lower part of the jacket - in contrasting.
In the next seasons, they will not cease to be trends white and black colors. Therefore, the anoras in these gamma are also relevant. Combining these two trendy colors in one jacket is another stylish option.
Similarly, the models of the anrakov are quite fashionable, on the central pocket of which the logo of the manufacturer's logo is painted. Abstract pictures and prints of plant topics are also relevant.
Since in the coming season in fashion, many screaming colors (Fiesta, green flash, buttercup, etc.), designers seek to satisfy the tastes of urban mods and in this. Anoraki - both men's and female - it will be easy to choose in any relevant gamma.
Famous brands
The list of manufacturers of jackets of Anorak today is already so impressive that everyone is difficult to mention. But the leaders in this fashion market we will note:
• Reebok, Adidas, Nike - the most famous world sports brands in our country with a richest history. In their collections, on a series with all other sports trends, and the Anorak are widely represented.
• Tommy Hilfiger is an American brand that has become popular in our country in the late 1990s, offers very interesting color solutions. Anoras of this brand are distinguished by a multicolor, often the main motifs are a gamma present in the company's logo (red, dark blue, white).
• Stone Island - the Italian manufacturer of high-class clothing, very popular in the environment of football fans and urban fashionists, offers a wide range of anrak models. As a rule, these are classic options for a restrained "male" gamma.
• Fred Perry - the English brand of sportswear, founded by the famous tennis player, offers interesting two-color versions of Anorak.
• STAFF, "Hawk" - young Ukrainian brands, oriented, first of all, on football fans and fans of an active lifestyle. Along with windings and parks produce a wide range of anrakov.
• Skills, "St. Petersburg Shield" - Russian brands. Focus on topical street fashion, on young and energetic people.
Tips for choosing
To get not only a fashionable, but also a high-quality thing, refer to the famous brands, tested. In the official distributors of foreign brands described above, you are a numerant of a wide range of anoras for any season, in the desired color scheme. Russian brands also seek to create high-quality and fashionable things, so they should also pay attention to them.
Depending on the season in which you plan to wear your anarak, style, materials and other distinctive features are selected. Color Pick so that the stylish jacket is combined with all your wardrobe
What to wear?
Like windbreaker, Anorak is a universal thing.
In addition to strict office or elegant evening style with such jackets, absolutely any combination is appropriate. Make sure that by reviewing our gallery!
Interesting Facts about Anoraki
The prototype of a modern trend, gaining popularity, served the traditional clothing of Canadian Eskimos. Hundreds of years ago, the inhabitants of those northern lands came up with such a bizarre design and sewed anoras from very dense materials (various animal skins)
In the aggressive environment of football fans, there is such an absurd phenomenon called "explaining for the Anorak" or "explaining for the gear". It is usually taken among the most young representatives of this subculture to find farewell to passersby, dressed in those or other attributes of hooligan fashion. So, adolescents of intelligent outforth, dressed in anoots, risk undergoing attacks by hooligans. Fortunately, this phenomenon gradually smelled itself and meets more and less.
The close attention of the fashionista drew the outfit of the popular Musician Pharaoh in the video on the song Black Siemens. Each second persecutor of stylish tendencies wasveling to acquire just such anacrahran.
What is this model? The sensational jacket is nothing more than the brand of brand Tommy Hilfiger. Full model name - Vintage Tommy Hilfiger Colorblock Competition Hoodie Jacket. The hype is also heated by the fact that this model has already been removed from production. So everyone will have to be looking for it on the flea markets.