Talk:Snorkel parka

Back into fashion
The back in to fashion section is not entirly accurate because the snorkel came back in before 2004 with the fashion movements spear headed by rocawear, ralph lauren, and sean john

^^ I agree they became popular before well before 2004, with the assistance of the companies he/she mention, maybe it was just in the US but its worth mentioning 143.207.8.4 23:27, 29 March 2007 (UTC) RICO

The brands you mention have produced hooded jackets with a fur trim around the hood which are similar to the N3B parka but they have not produced N3Bs. This is an article about the N3B nylon snorkel parka not hooded parkas in general. The N3B type parka only returned to fashion in Europe around 2004. I have amended the article to reflect that it is talking about Europe and if the correct N3B type became popular elsewhere before this please feel free to update. User:Spuggie 09:10 3 April

No, it was earlier than 2004 in the UK too. Liam Gallagher was wearing one around 1997 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27You_Know_What_I_Mean ) and it took off from there. By 2000 I would say it was beginning to be fashionable among other popstars etc. Beckham wore one by 2002. Jeremy Edwards was seen in one in March 2003. 84.185.42.245 11:32, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes, there were a few people wearing them before 2004, myself included, but it was certainly not main-stream fashion. They were the exception rather than the rule and you certainly could not buy them in high-street chain stores again until around 2004. I know because I collect them (I have over 120 parkas, mostly vintage 1970s/80s ones) so I'm always looking out for them and would have been buying them from the chain-stores if they were available. Perhaps I was not specific enough in the article in saying I was talking about main-stream fashion, so I will amend the article to reflect that. Spuggie 17:37, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Merge in Snorkel Parka
I disagree with this suggestion. Whilst the original eskino "anorak" may have resembled a Snorkel Parka, the modern usage of anorak describes a broad range of waterproof jacket, both with an without a hood. Americans use the word "parka" rather than anorak to mean any waterproof jacket, but in Europe "parka" and "anorak" mean distinctly different types of jacket. Mention a parka to anybody in Europe and most would think of a snorkel parka, mention "anorak" to them and many would think of the hoodless nylon waterproof jackets popular in the 70s and 80s. Snorkel Parka and Anorak should not be merged. 77.89.139.202 (talk) 22:26, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Merge, Parka, Anorak, Fishtail parka and Snorkel parka. As a purist I would actually like to see Parka and Anorak seperated as they are entirely different concepts and have wildly differeent historical origins but I realise that all of these terms are now so confused and interchangeable the only way to make sense of them is to put them all together and make the differences clear there in one place. Ex nihil (talk) 00:36, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Only UK and Europe?
This article is unclear. I get the impression that it was only in the UK (and maybe other parts of Europe?) that it enjoyed almost universal popularity in the 70s and 80s, yet the article doesn't spell that out. Or was it popular around the world? The same applies to its resurgence in popularity. 71.90.130.7 (talk) 04:37, 21 June 2008 (UTC)