and to keep you warm and dry

Press, 26 May 1977, Page 23

and to keep you warm and dry

An unusual yet effective combination of colours has been used in these two Anba ski outfits. Hers is in brown, orange and maroon nylon, with a double-ended, thick nylon zipper, and pants to match. His is in grey, charcoal and black, no-slide nylon, with black matching bib pants. Both jackets have nylon hoods set into the inside neck. Outstanding tailoring and practical features are all part of the White Stag label’s garments. These two White Stag ski outfits are just another example of the locally-made brand’s ingenuity and eye for fashion. Her snug-fitting jacket is in pale green, no-slide nylon, with dark green two-way stretch inset panels at stress points to allow for maximum movement on the slopes, and the matching bib pants are in dark green. His jacket is in royal blue, orange and maroon no-slide nylon, with matching pants. The jacket is double-fastened for warmth with a zipper and metal snap-ons. The ski poles in the first and last photographs on this page and the previous page are by Scott and are available at Sundance, in Merivale.

To bring you this feature on ski-equip-ment, fashion and clubs, we have photographed some of the equipment, accessories and fashions available in Christchurch, and we have made ourselves familiar with ski conditions at all the ski clubs round Canterbury. We hope the information will help make your 1977 skiing safe and enjoyable, and wish you a great season. Ski-ing editorial by Tim Dunbar. Ski fashion editorial by Felicity Price. Photography by Ross Bain. Ski fashions by Snowline Sport.

Increasingly high standards of craftsmanship in New Zealand have brought about marked improvements in fashion skiwear available at reasonable prices in Christchurch shops. Although many of the ski clothes on sale are from imported patterns and fabrics, the majority are manufactured in New Zealand under licence, and the result is a surprisingly good quality, hard-wearing, attractive fashion product. Bohla and Anba, both brands of skiwear shown in the photographs at left, are of Austrian design, and White Stag, also in the photographs, originates from the United States, but local manufacturers have adapted the imported designs and fabrics while retaining the quality. The no-glide nylon fabric, which has made its way into the majority of skiwear for 1977, is particularly practical, with all the advantages of hard-wearing nylon, as well as the added advantage of helping to prevent skiers from sliding down slopes when they take a fall. Although it is the beginners who spend most of their time in the snow rather than on it, even the most experienced skier is likely to come to grief at times. The greater use of stretch panels on both ski jackets and the increasingly popular bib pants is noticeable in this year's range of skiwear. The two-way stretch panels allow for greater freedom of movement at such stress points as under the arms, at the waist and at the shoulders on the back. The new, one-piece skisuits also carry these stretch panels which, in all brands of skiwear, are in colours specially co ordinated to match the colour of the nylon. Some stretch panels have a double use — not only providing for greater movement, but also adding to the stripes and patterns on the garment. Probably the warmest skiers will be those wearing the one-piece jumpsuits, which are made from no-slide nylon, and do not have any gaps around the waist to let in the cold air or wet snow. A more sophisticated version of the jumpsuit is the outfit shown in the far left photograph by Bohla. Third from left in the panel, it is a men's jacket and trousers, both in no-slide nylon, The jacket has a zipper round the waist, enabling the wearer to either attach it, converting it into a one-piece skisuit, or unzip the jacket and take it off, leaving the well-tailored trousers for apres-skiwear. All the jackets and jumpsuits are lined with dacron or a similar protecting fabric, for maximum warmth and retention of body heat. The ski jackets, which are generally short, to the waist only, are still long enough to protect the kidneys against the cold.