Do you wear matching ski jacket and pants?

[santacruz skier]

I just bought a puff ski jacket in lime green with a faux fir lined hood and a nice little belt. Good pockets. It's "pretty." I

Return it?

 

[vickie]

@liquidfeet, @Jenny -- if what you are wearing makes you smile inside or out, wear it. Most people are so self-absorbed that they are not really noticing you. And if it makes you easier to identify, all the better.

The one exception is dullish green jacket and brown pants. Those skiers/boarders look like trees. When you see 12 of them coming around a bend of a tree-lined trail, it's like a Lord of the Rings nightmare.

 

[Jenny]

^ Me too.

I just bought a puff ski jacket in lime green with a faux fir lined hood and a nice little belt. Good pockets. It's "pretty." I like what I see in the mirror, but don't usually wear "pretty" ski jackets. My usual jackets are understated in design, simply technical for being warm.

I fear being dismissed by virtue of looking "pretty" if I wear this thing. Women in expensive-looking ski jackets with fur lined hoods fit a certain stereotype, don't they? I don't like being dismissed. And this jacket definitely doesn't feel like my usual usual.

So I'm giving it to the thrift shop. I think. Yes, I will. There, decided. Or maybe not; maybe I'll wear it somewhere. But then I have too many jackets so I should not hold onto one that I am not sure I'll wear. But I need to let go of this one.

First world problem.

Keep it - I'll think of you when I wear my princess pants and you can think of me when you wear your faux fur.

And I'd love to have a coat that actually defined where my waist is!

 

[Tvan]

Maybe I’m an anomaly, but I really could not care less what people think about what I’m wearing when I ski. I spend 5 days a week in boring conservative clothing for work. At home, and on the hill, I’m gonna wear whatever colors and patterns make me happy.

 

[Jenny]

It's more about how they match the skis than anything else - because it's then whole package.

Obviously, the answer is to buy new skis!

 

[Tvan]

I love my skis. They match some of my jackets and don’t match others. Whatever. I love them because of how they ski!

 

[VickiK]

Return it?

Keep it? if you like it.

 

[Fluffy Kitty]

Women in expensive-looking ski jackets with fur lined hoods fit a certain stereotype, don't they?

All the more reason to put it on and show off! Break the stereotype!

I like dressing femme and doing unfemme things. My wife still talks about the time I off-shelved some furniture at a Home Depot while wearing heels. Carried it to check-out, too. You should have seen the look of horror on the person who came too late to help.

I did take the fur lining off one of my non-ski jackets, though. Too itchy. And after all these years of PETA, I feel nervous even around fake fur.

 

[Pequenita]

It's more about how they match the skis than anything else - because it's then whole package.

I match my Kenjas, too, which means you and I may match! Oh, and I only have one resort ski outfit, so I pretty much always match my skis. It cracks me up.

 

[sibhusky]

Well I've never owned anything other than black pants, so any jacket goes. At the moment they happen to be the same brand, but that may be a first.

 

[KatyPerrey]

The only time I wear matching jacket and pants are at work. Absolutely hate it!!!

 

[Gidget415]

I go with what fits. My regular pants are a rusty orange and I wear them with the grey jacket in the avatar photo. Two different brands, but they coordinate well enough and (when I forget pants on an out of state ski trip- see avatar), it goes with any kind of black.

 

[DeeSki]

I fear being dismissed by virtue of looking "pretty" if I wear this thing. Women in expensive-looking ski jackets with fur lined hoods fit a certain stereotype, don't they? I don't like being dismissed.

I know exactly what you mean @liquidfeet. I needed new pants last season and I considered going the whole fitted Bogner route with a matching jacket. But then I thought people would see me as the kind of woman who goes skiing because her husband wants to and is happy to take a few easy runs and then sit on the terrace with a hot chocolate, when the dynamic in our house is almost the exact opposite. Yes, I overthink things and I know I shouldn’t care about stuff like this but I do. Anyway, the fitted style jackets seemed short and there’s nothing worse than the small of your back getting cold on the lift.

 

[Kiragirl]

I have Burton black pants with little confetti squares all over, NOT the matching jacket. The pants go with a lot of colors, and my orange Obermeyer coat matches my Atomic Panic skis which have orange black. not intentional but I like it.

 

[Kiragirl]

I bought my current jacket in the 2012-2013 season to go with my already-all-black bottoms. I remember that the predominant color scheme on the hill was green-brown, with a good smattering of orange and teal and other colors. Skiers dressed more like snowboarders, with baggy, loose looks. Getting a black, tight-fitting outfit was my way of being different.

But, soon thereafter, all the men and a good number of women were wearing all-black; sleeker lines, bigger goggles, lots of stretchy softshell pants. I blended right in, to my horror.

Thankfully, last season, it was more colorful, albeit mostly colors that go with black or gray, with a sudden upsurge in Spyder and Arcteryx. Men are wearing looser clothes, and women are wearing more insulation.

So, three (shocking!) possibilities:

1) My memory sucks.
2) A completely different set of people come to Oregon each winter.
3) Most people buy a new outfit every year or every couple of years!

(And if you're thinking that six years is a long time to own a jacket, consider that the winter jacket I had before that dates back to 1997!)

Ha! my pants are probably six years old and they still fit and I love 'em.

 

[Gidget415]

I never heard the stereotype about the fur hood, funny! I love my jacket, which was a gift from my SO, but am definitely not a 2 run and done girl! I guess people can think what they will and as long as I'm cozy and on the snow, I'm good. ;)

 

[Obrules15]

^ Me too.

I just bought a puff ski jacket in lime green with a faux fir lined hood and a nice little belt. Good pockets. It's "pretty." I like what I see in the mirror, but don't usually wear "pretty" ski jackets. My usual jackets are understated in design, simply technical for being warm.

I fear being dismissed by virtue of looking "pretty" if I wear this thing. Women in expensive-looking ski jackets with fur lined hoods fit a certain stereotype, don't they? I don't like being dismissed. And this jacket definitely doesn't feel like my usual usual.

So I'm giving it to the thrift shop. I think. Yes, I will. There, decided. Or maybe not; maybe I'll wear it somewhere. But then I have too many jackets so I should not hold onto one that I am not sure I'll wear. But I need to let go of this one.

First world problem.

I know I am late to the party but this post just has me ROTFLMAO.

One of my favorite things in the world is to give people brain spasms when they have underestimated me, and then realize later that they are dealing with someone quite different from what they thought.

Furthermore, you especially @liquidfeet, have provided hours and hours of entertainment as some of the members of the Pugski community have underestimated you and challenged your skiing/teaching/MA skills. It just never gets old reading your smackdowns. Although it has gotten boring recently as most now seem very aware of your expertise.

Someone might look at you and dismiss you based on your appearance but they certainly won't dismiss you for long. The minute you open your mouth or you start skiing it will cause extreme cognitive dissonance. Hehe. I say enjoy the heck out of the aftermath of imploded expectations and wear your puff lime green jacket like you mean it!

 

[Obrules15]

I like dressing femme and doing unfemme things. My wife still talks about the time I off-shelved some furniture at a Home Depot while wearing heels. Carried it to check-out, too. You should have seen the look of horror on the person who came too late to help.

Oh, you just like messing with people's heads! Me Too!

 

[VickiK]

It just never gets old reading your smackdowns.

LOL. Absolutely. Rock the fur, the ruching, the animal prints, the heels, whatever it is that jives with your aesthetic. Ain't nobody's business.

 

[sibhusky]

Smackdowns? I missed them. I've stopped reading technique discussions back in about 2005 or so (Epic). They would go on for pages and I'd be saying, "Wha???". Maybe I'll have to get back into them.