The Parka finds its distant genesis in the Inuit peoples from the Arctic. Used as a heavy garment for sheltering from the intense cold, was in principle composed of three layers of animal skins.
Because of its usefulness in such extreme contexts, it was adapted by military designers by adding the iconic outer layer in military green fabric. At the time called M-51 Fishtail Parka, had the characteristic fishtail, designed to tie the bottom of the jacket to the legs of American soldiers engaged in the bloody war in Korea over the ‘50s.