# Inside-Out Armor Jackets A Bathing Ape & Snugpak Release Snorkel Jacket & Airpak Vest By Jonathon Brown | Published 2013-02-01 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snorkel-jacket References: [highsnobiety](http://www.highsnobiety.com/2013/01/10/a-bathing-ape-x-snugpak-airpak-vest-snorkel-jacket/) & [bape](http://www.bape.com) A Bathing Ape has teamed up with Snugpak on the Airpak Vest & Snorkel Jacket. This marks the beginning of what looks to be a year of interesting [street wear collaborations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cp-company-x-beams). BAPE is a well known brand that’s been around for years, while Snugpak is a UK brand known more for sleeping bags than fashion. It specializes in [high-end insulated goods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beams-and-arcteryx), which makes this collaboration totally understandable. What better to collaborate with Snugpak on than a [pair of winter coats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eye-junya-watanabe-man)? The Snorkel Jacket and Airpak Vest are both produced in the same two (or three if you count the interior camouflage print) colorways. There is a vibrant blue as well as a pale tan available. The Snorkel Jacket features a hood while the Airpak Vest holds its own with a high neck collar. Both jackets are reversible. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 20% | Activity: 37% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Street Wear Collaborations:** Opportunity for fashion brands to collaborate with unconventional partners to create unique and innovative streetwear products. - **High-end Insulated Goods:** Potential for fashion brands to explore partnerships with companies specializing in insulated goods to create fashionable, yet functional winter apparel. - **Reversible Jackets:** Examination of reversible jacket designs to offer consumers versatile and multi-functional outerwear options. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion:** Fashion retailers can capitalize on streetwear collaborations to appeal to younger consumers and create buzz around their brand. - **Outdoor Gear:** Companies in the outdoor gear industry can explore collaborations with fashion brands to introduce fashionable and stylish insulated products to their customers. - **Textile Manufacturing:** Opportunity for textile manufacturers to develop innovative reversible fabric technology for use in the fashion and outdoor apparel industries. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Urban Alpine Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bape-by-kazuki-kuraishi.md) - [Blue Camo Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bape-x-ovo-1.md) - [Collaboration Packable Puffer Parkas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nanga-x-pilgrim-surf-supply-parka.md) - [Collaboration Fashion Puffer Coats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eye-junya-watanabe-man.md) - [Technical Winter Outerwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trooper-puff-blouson.md) - [Elevated Collaborative Fashion Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apc-and-barbour.md) - [Technical Street Puffers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nanga-and-saturdays-nyc.md) - [Hybrid Vest Jacket Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/columbia-csc1938-dually-mountain-outerchange.md) - [Urban Utility Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cp-company-x-beams.md)