White Mountaineering x Umbro's Fourth Capsule Is Cut From H2OFF Taffeta and Archive Lines
A hooded jacket and easy pants arrive in four colorways, joined by a UV-blocking, cool-touch crewneck pullover.
by Sophie Caraan · HypebeastSummary
White Mountaineering and UMBRO have released their fourth collaboration, a three-piece capsule rooted in UMBRO's archive
The hooded jacket and easy pants share H2OFF polyester taffeta construction and fluid paneling across four matching colorways
A crewneck pullover rounds out the drop with front co-branding, UV protection, and a cool-to-the-touch finish
White Mountaineering and Umbro have returned with their fourth collaboration, a focused three-piece capsule led by a hooded jacket and easy pants made from H2OFF polyester taffeta. Both pieces start from Umbro archive designs, and White Mountaineering’s rework shows most clearly in the fabric and the paneling.
H2OFF is the technical backbone of the capsule. The high-performance polyester taffeta forms both the hooded jacket and the easy pants, giving the two archive-derived silhouettes a shared material base. The source doesn’t list the fabric’s specific performance claims, so its exact function is best confirmed with the brand.
The design work lives in the paneling. Rather than reproducing Umbro’s archive pieces as they were, the collaboration breaks up their surfaces with fluid, flowing panel lines, trading the rigid blocking typical of sportswear for something more organic. The jacket and pants come in the same four colorways (black, khaki, green, and gray), so the matching fabric and palette let them be worn as a coordinated set or split apart.
The crewneck pullover handles the function-first side of the drop. It carries both brands’ logos across the front and adds UV protection alongside a cool-to-the-touch finish, which makes it a lighter layer suited to warmer days in transitional weather. Its palette narrows to black, khaki, and charcoal, with charcoal standing in for the green and gray offered on the jacket and pants.
The White Mountaineering x Umbro capsule is available now through White Mountaineering stores, select stockists, and the White Mountaineering online store.