WINTER
2017
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Another day, another snowy adventure!
Style in the face of a chill!
Sportswear and gear had a
different vibe back in the day.
Skiswe’remade out of wood—
by hand. Bootswere uniformly
made out of stiff (and soon-to-be
frozen) leather. As the sport’s
popularity spread so too did the
evolution of ski fashion on-hill
and off. “To relax before a fire
after a day’s sport, bright
coloured full skirts and slacks
of velvet and gabardinewere
favourites. A fire red jersey, its
basque jacket and swirling skirt
quilted, won immediate
approval.”
~NewYorkTimes, Nov. 1948
PhotoCourtesy: theCraigleithHeritageDepot, BlueMountains PublicLibrary.
