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Brand profile
Krakatau
Russian techwear label from St. Petersburg making membrane-fabric jackets and utilitarian layers built for cold, wet northern climates.
St. PetersburgOrigin
UnisexFocus
TechwearStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about Krakatau
Built for cold, wet weather
Parkas, shells and liners use membrane and softshell fabrics with taped seams, articulated sleeves and adjustable hoods, driven by St. Petersburg's climate.
Palette stays black, grey, olive
The line sticks to muted colours and utility layering rather than following seasonal trends, so pieces read as technical wardrobe rather than statement.
Long-running, wider reach than expected
Founded in 1999, it has run flagship stores in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Amsterdam and sold through several hundred stockists across Europe and Asia.
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Brand facts
Krakatau is a technical outerwear label founded in 1999 in St. Petersburg, Russia. It builds parkas, shells, liners and utility layers around membrane and softshell fabrics, taped seams, articulated sleeves, concealed pockets and adjustable hoods, in a muted palette of black, grey and olive shaped by the region's cold, wet climate rather than seasonal trend. The company has run flagship stores in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Amsterdam and wholesaled to several hundred stockists across Europe and Asia, and released a capsule with cybersecurity firm Kaspersky in 2020.
- Founded
- 1999
- Origin
- St. Petersburg, Russia
- Made in
- Russia
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Techwear, Gorpcore / Outdoor, Minimalist / Contemporary