According to a Korean blog post that made the rounds late last month, North Face jacket wearers can be immediately classified according to the type of North Face jacket they wear. This is apparently a common phenomenon in elementary and middle schools in particular, where the jackets are so popular they have been dubbed ”the uniform worn over the uniform,” or “backbreakers,” (thus called for the work put in by parents in order to afford the jackets for their children). 

The rankings also specify what type of student should be wearing which specific type of North Face jacket.