The north face.ie - This premier supplier of technically innovative outdoor apparel was founded by two Californian hiking enthusiasts in 1966. The North Face specialises in outerwear. Waterproof, windproof and breathable fabric technologies that shield you from rain, wind and snow. A waterproof membrane or coating featuring microscopic pores smaller than a water droplet but larger than a molecule of water vapour, that stop rain getting in but allow sweat out.