1975 –
Henri Ours of Paris designed this sleek one-piece suit in the height of Seventies fashion, narrowed shoulders and bell-bottomed legs which easily fit over ski boots for a longer, smoother look. The orange and navy was a popular color combo then, and the touch of white made it pop. (Estimated retail: $200)
The Line jacket over 1970 skis-printed body suit. SKI Magazine fashion editor Pat Doran had all the latest skis body-painted on a live model for a magazine photo. She then had the designer of
Danskin make a suit to match. I wore this suit with a long black knit coat and the Head logo belt to narrate a fashion show for governors’ wives in Sun Valley. I wore it with black knit vest and hot pants to narrate 1971 fashion shows for SIA and Ski Shows. It is one-of-a-kind.
1980 – Long cuddly stretchy down coat by
The Line. The new stretch-puff design looked great as well in a short The Line ski jacket and over-the-knee gaiters in the same iridescent cottonblend fabric and color, as pictured in the November ’79 issue of Skiing Magazine. (Estimated retail $200)
1979 – Men’s
Bogner stretch two-piece suit with fuller jacket over a strapped pant. The fuller jacket was easy to fit and wear. The pant was higher-waisted to help keep snow from getting under the jacket. This was the end of the Seventies and shoulders were transitioning to a wider cut. The shoulder color bands broaden the shoulder appearance even more, plus showing off arm/pole plant technique. (Estimated retail $400)
1977 –
Henri-Charles Colsenet (HCC) lean one-piece stretchinsulated suit has a smooth-fit vest on top for added torso warmth on a cold day. A similar suit was shown in a 1977 editorial in Skiing. Note the sleek purple stripes that run in a continuous line from the vest down the legs. The suit beneath has an extra splash of hot pink striping.
(Estimated retail $350)
1976 green HCC skier print one-piece suit.
Henri-Charles Colsenet was known for his elegant slim-shouldered, flared leg silhouette stretch suits with stretch insulation. This design has stylish male skiers both front and back with contrast stripes. It is pictured on a dancer in the 1976 Ski Shows fashion show. (Estimated retail $250)
1977
Ski Levi’s - Ski Levi’s called itself the “Oldest New Name in Skiwear.” The skiing line duplicated the company’s authentic style right down to the topstitching and logo snaps. For function Ski Levi’s used water repellant treatments on denim and fiberfill or down insulations. Jacket, bibpants, and windshirt cost about $160. The total western look included Ski Levi’s t-shirts and a denim cowboy hat – Yahoo!
1979/80 –
Colmar of Italy men’s reversible jacket and stretch corduroy ski pants. A multi-use ski outfit, the jacket is a sweater knit on one side and fabric on the other. The cord pants can be worn anywhere. In fact, when we were picked up by a cab in the Dolomites, the driver was wearing the same jacket! (Estimated retail Jacket $300 Pants $175)