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Brand Portrait · Korea

Post Archive Faction: uniforms that keep evolving

The Seoul label numbers its collections like software releases and cuts outdoor clothing apart until it becomes something new.

Live from Seoul

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Post Archive Faction, PAF for short, is the brand people in Seoul's fashion scene point to when they talk about where outdoor clothing is heading. It is not made for summits. It is made for people who love what outdoor clothing looks like, and want it to look like nothing else.

Model in a sage half-zip pullover and dark brown trousers
Image: Post Archive Faction

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From Seoul, in versions

Dongjoon Lim and Sookyo Jeong launched the label in Seoul in 2018, after an earlier project under a different name. From the first collection on, they numbered their work like software: 1.0, 2.0, and onwards. Each season is an update rather than a reset.

That idea still runs through the brand. Pieces return, get rebuilt, change shape, and come back again.

Model in an olive fleece-lined jacket, black trousers and suede boots
Image: Post Archive Faction

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Evolving uniforms

PAF describes its work as creating timeless archives through evolving uniforms. In practice that means technically demanding construction: cut-outs, curved seams, zips placed where you would not expect them, and fabrics chosen with care, from Japanese stretch twill to Italian Olmetex.

The colours stay quiet: olive, sage, grey and black. The shapes do the talking.

The same sage pullover and trousers seen from behind
Image: Post Archive Faction

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How to wear it

PAF works best in layers and in one colour family. A sage fleece under an olive jacket, technical trousers with a belt, and a heavy boot or a clean runner. Nothing loud, everything considered. For content creators it is an easy brand to style and a hard one to copy.

A practical detail: PAF ships worldwide with DHL Express and includes duties and taxes at checkout, so there is no surprise bill at the door.

Your turn: which PAF piece would you style first, and with what? A short outfit idea of your own fits here.

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The Kit

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  • Post Archive Faction

    Climber Pants

    CHF 445

    Trousers in technical stretch twill from Japan with a belt, utility pockets on the waist and a magnetic side pocket. Curved side seams follow the leg.

    View at Post Archive Faction
  • Post Archive Faction

    River Jacket

    CHF 469

    A reversible jacket in water-repellent Olmetex fabric from Italy with a soft thermal fleece lining and a relaxed fit.

    View at Post Archive Faction
  • Post Archive Faction

    Cut Out Half Zip Fleece

    CHF 305

    A light, anti-pilling Japanese fleece with a deconstructed zip placket and a slim fit. A strong layering piece.

    View at Post Archive Faction

Prices as listed on the brand's own website, November 2026.

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