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Brand profile
Cotopaxi
Salt Lake City B Corp making colorful, repurposed-material outdoor packs and apparel, known for its Allpa travel pack and Del Día bags.
Salt Lake CityOrigin
UnisexFocus
Gorpcore / OutdoorStyle
$$Price
What to know about Cotopaxi
Del Día bags are never identical
Sewers choose from leftover fabric scraps, so each Del Día pack ships in a one-off color combination — the reason the brand's bags get noticed before its apparel does.
Packs first, apparel second
The reputation rests on travel gear, especially the llama-logo Allpa pack; jackets and layers are built around that core rather than the other way around.
Sustainability is structural, not marketing
Cotopaxi is a certified B Corp using repurposed and recycled materials, and it now runs a ThredUp-powered resale shop for secondhand pieces.
How Cotopaxi fits
Overall fit
true to size
Most shoppers report Cotopaxi runs close to true to size with a comfortable, slightly relaxed outdoor cut, though the lighter windbreakers and fleeces feel roomier while the Fuego down pieces feel closer to the body.
Tip: Take your usual size for most pieces, but size up if you're between sizes or plan to layer under the shells and fleece.
Medium confidence · based on 18 sources
By category
| Category | Runs | Shape | Size advice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoodies & sweatshirts | slightly large | relaxed, casual fleece cut with generous chest and shoulders | Size down if you prefer a closer fleece fit, otherwise take your usual size. |
| Trousers & pants | true to size | active, slightly relaxed cut with articulated room in the thigh | Take your normal waist size; the stretch fabrics leave a bit of give. |
| Jackets | true to size | relaxed through the body on shells and fleece; Fuego down reads slimmer and more fitted | Stick with your normal size, and size up only if you want a midlayer underneath or have long arms. |
| T-shirts & graphic tees | true to size | regular to slightly relaxed, a little boxy through the chest | Order your usual size; size down if you like tees close to the body. |
Directional fit consensus summarized from public sources with AI — a starting point, not a guarantee. Confirm with the product's own measurements before buying.
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Cotopaxi fit questions
Does Cotopaxi run big or small?
Cotopaxi fits true to size. Take your usual size for most pieces, but size up if you're between sizes or plan to layer under the shells and fleece. Most shoppers report Cotopaxi runs close to true to size with a comfortable, slightly relaxed outdoor cut, though the lighter windbreakers and fleeces feel roomier while the Fuego down pieces feel closer to the body.
How does Cotopaxi fit?
Most shoppers report Cotopaxi runs close to true to size with a comfortable, slightly relaxed outdoor cut, though the lighter windbreakers and fleeces feel roomier while the Fuego down pieces feel closer to the body. Overall shape: generally relaxed, active-casual cut with room to layer; a few pieces (Fuego down) sit trimmer.
How do Cotopaxi hoodies & sweatshirts fit?
Cotopaxi hoodies & sweatshirts fits slightly large. Size down if you prefer a closer fleece fit, otherwise take your usual size. Shape: relaxed, casual fleece cut with generous chest and shoulders.
How do Cotopaxi trousers & pants fit?
Cotopaxi trousers & pants fits true to size. Take your normal waist size; the stretch fabrics leave a bit of give. Shape: active, slightly relaxed cut with articulated room in the thigh.
How do Cotopaxi jackets fit?
Cotopaxi jackets fits true to size. Stick with your normal size, and size up only if you want a midlayer underneath or have long arms. Shape: relaxed through the body on shells and fleece; Fuego down reads slimmer and more fitted.
Brand facts
Cotopaxi is an outdoor gear and apparel brand founded in 2014 in Salt Lake City by Davis Smith, Stephan Jacob and CJ Whittaker, and named after the Ecuadorian volcano. A certified B Corp, it builds packs, jackets and travel gear from repurposed and recycled materials, with the llama-logo Allpa travel pack and multicolored one-of-a-kind Del Día bags as signatures. Bain Capital Double Impact led a growth investment in 2021; Lindsay Shumlas became CEO in December 2024. Recent moves include a ThredUp-powered resale shop and plans to roughly double retail doors by 2029.
- Founded
- 2014
- Origin
- Salt Lake City, United States
- Made in
- China
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Gorpcore / Outdoor, Athleisure / Sportswear, Streetwear