Even though ski gear has become a bit of a menswear trend in recent years (think puffy pants, bold windbreakers and vests, and snowboots worn outside of the snow), functionality and safety tend to overshadow any type of major sartorial statement. So the après-ski festivities (or whatever you get into after skiing) are the time to really flex your suave winter vacation style, with KARL LAGERFELD PARIS launching a limited-edition athleisure-inspired capsule collection for the season. Where loud colors, volume, and function are necessary requirements for skiing attire, subtlety, comfort, and ageless sophistication are at the core of the KARL LAGERFELD PARIS Après Skis collection.
A classic monochromatic color palette anchors the new collection, which includes a curated selection of timeless winter staples. The French brand’s signature contemporary and elevated casual aesthetic is updated with relaxed comfort and practicality in mind, making it the perfect ski resort option for your leisurely post-ski activities.
For the ultimate holiday relaxation, a pair of plush knit cargo joggers balance streetwear cool with premium comfort. A wooly striped and textured black-and-white knit hoodie is the perfect sweater to bundle up in on a blissful snowy day. A long white parka is accented with contrast black details for a perennial — and very warm — outerwear option. And a black backpack and matching fanny pack — available in both leather and sherpa options — are suitable options for traveling with when it’s time to finally head back to reality.
In celebration of its 100-year anniversary, Bentley Motors has joined efforts with Bomber Ski to create the ultimate luxury snow vehicle: a Limited Edition Centenary Ski and a Black Diamond Edition Ski. What’s it like to ski on a black diamond pair of skis? (Perhaps similar to surfing on a Chanel surfboard.) Bode Miller, former Olympic ski racer, worked with Bomber to create and test the pair.
Miller worker with the brand to create a performance-perfect pair that does not only enhance cutting-edge design technology but also an extra tad of sparkly embedded in 24-karat gold plated inserts. The Centenary Ski comes in 100 limited-edition items that took 18 months to develop to perfection. The facade of the skis features a 3D-geometry that creates a dramatic aesthetic. Taking inspiration from the diamond space, the 100 pairs feature the gold-diamond inserts for the black diamond trains. The Black Diamond Edition Ski comes in 200 pairs with a sleek black finish just like Bentley Motors. Each pair also comes in only one size of 171cm with more sizes available per request in January.
Will Smith, despite being one of the highest-grossing actors of his generation, has never starred in a fashion campaign. But this changed with the latest Moncler “Genius is Born Crazy” campaign shot by Tim Walker. Remo Ruffini, CEO of Moncler, told WWD that it was “an honor to have Will Smith, in his first advertising fashion campaign, embracing our ‘crazy’ idea to celebrate the genius hidden within everyone.”
The images feature Smith floating in a solid light gray room with only a light bulb dangling above his head. The idea for the campaign comes from the popular saying that there is a difference between genius and crazy, but clearly, Moncler thinks otherwise. Going from a skiing gear company to an extremely popular luxury brand is a textbook example of fusing craziness and genius as one.
Skiing is a favorite luxury past time, and while we’re past the golden age of the jetset in St. Moritz, the newly opened Caldera House in Jackson Hole is revamping the fashion of the winter sport at their new elevated ski lodge.
Memberships for the Caldera House ski club are over $100,000 to start, which sets it apart from the spaces in the area. As it only has around 100 members, it’s a fairly exclusive establishment, thus attracting guests who seek the best slopes and lodging, combined with exquisite personal service.
The renowned Los-Angeles based design studio, Commune, known for its esteemed work in architecture and various branches of design oversaw the elegant Caldera House. Combining the styles of Alpine skiing through the elements of Switzerland’s 50s and Gstaad in the 60s, as well as the Italian intricacies of Cortina, Commune’s branding of the Caldera House logo – a downhill skier – is quintessential to the style of the rest of the ski chalet.
Photo: Courtesy of Douglas Frienman
Roman Alonso, one of the two principals of Commune (alongside Steven Johanknecht) said the project came about after the client had visited some of the projects Commune designed for Ace Hotel, and appreciated the way that they each maintained their own personality connected to their locations. “They were looking for design that was sophisticated and alpine in feel but connected in a nuanced way to Jackson Hole,” says Alonso. “They wanted the spaces to feel unique for the location but somehow remain integrated to the surroundings, elevated and yet casual.” This brief would then turn into a minimalist, Scandinavian-inspired space focused on the texture and overall feel of a traditional ski chalet, brought to life by CLB Architects.
The resort was inspired by Charlotte Perriand’s Meribel Ski Resort in the Tarentaise Valley of the French Alps, Carlo Mollino’s Casa del Sole, as well as elements of mid-century modern Scandinavian design. The chalet incorporates ideas from the works of George Nakashima (American architect, woodworker, and one of the fathers of the American craft movement), Jean Prouvé (French metal worker, architect, and designer), as well as the work of local furniture and interior designer Thomas Molesworth. Other inspirations include 1950’s Sun Valley ski bums, and scenes from films such as Belle du Jour and Charade. Caldera House also features the craft of numerous contemporary artists and experts, such as Lindsey Adelman, BDDW, Nakashima Workshop, Axel Vervoordt, Michael Boyd, Caste and Heath Ceramics, among many others.
Photo: Courtesy of Douglas Friedman
The inside is not only cozy, but was designed to exhibit a “new type of luxury, rooted in comfort.” The surfaces are complete with natural finishes of the highest quality, including claro walnut, American oak, travertine, and unlacquered metals that “will age well with time and patina beautifully,” Alonso explains. A separate layer of comfort was also added to the furnishings and fabrics by adding cashmere, shearling, mohair, and handwoven fabrics. “Everything had to feel special and luxurious but not fussy or precious….it’s a fine line,” says Alonso. “Nothing pretentious.”
“Caldera House offers a mix of European sophistication with the comfort and casual attitude of the West,” Alonso concludes.
Shoppers, get ready because resort season—and the many swimsuit options that come with it—is only a hot second away. But should you choose to spend your holidays at cooler locale, no need to worry because Sandro has your back covered—and your front side and legs too. In honor of the jet-setting Aspen skier or Salt Lake City snow bunny in all of us, the parisian outfitters is releasing a limited edition capsule collection with Fusalp, a brand that has been in the outerwear game since the 50’s. The collaboration incorporates Sandro’s rock and roll design with the latter’s climate and functional technology, in the culmination of a series of jackets, ski pants, and sweaters; all specially made with detailed stitching and thermal material to keep you extra warm while looking extra fine!
Sandro x Fusalp is available for purchase exclusively at Sandro’s newly opened NYC Upper West Side location (181 Columbus Avenue) and will be available online soon.
