Descente — French for "descent" — is a premium Japanese sportswear brand founded in Osaka in 1935, specializing in professional ski wear and performance sportswear. Leveraging GORE-TEX and COOLMAX technologies with guidance from ski champion Koji Nishimura, the brand seamlessly blends function with minimalist aesthetics. A trusted global sponsor of the Swiss and Canadian national ski teams, Descente represents precision engineering in sport.