66° North

About 66° North

66°North has been making outerwear in Iceland since 1926, when Hans Kristjánsson founded Sjóklæðagerð Íslands in Suðureyri, in the Westfjords, to protect fishermen working the North Atlantic. The brand's name marks the line of the Arctic Circle that touches that fjord. From 1928 it began supplying Icelandic search and rescue teams, a relationship that continues today. The label has run its own factories since the start, with most production now based in Europe. Garments are built for genuine cold-weather use as much as city wear, and 66°North repairs products free of charge if a defect appears, whatever the item's age.