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1960s Woman's Ski Suit

Description

Head light olive green pant and jacket ski suit

a. Jacket
Nylon windbreaker shell probably lined with polyester fiberfill. 2" stand up quilted collar; right side extension tab with one buttonhole; button on left collar. 5" zipper at collar back; single layer nylon hood folds into collar at zipper opening. Hood with two heavy metal snaps at front extension plus casing and drawstring around face opening. Curved and double topstitched seams on front from neckline seam to underarm. Side left and right front seams from curved seam to hem; double topstitched. Center front zipper. Slanted hip level zipper pockets on left and right front with flannel and fiberfill lining. Back with curved seams and vertical topstitched seams to hem similar to those in front. Four half inch wide self fabric belt loops, each stitched to vertical topstitched seams in front and back. Set in long sleeves; dart at elbow; 1.25" wide quilted belts with buckle 2" from sleeve hem. Inside sleeve hem - single layer nylon with two metal snaps and elastic at edge - extends 1" below sleeve hem. Fully line with signature HEAD logo

b Ski pants- stretch gabardine
Faced waistband; one dart on left and right back; one right front dart; slot zipper on left front; extension with one button closure under zipper; Head Logo zipper pull. Waistband facing finished with bound edge. 5" up from pant hem: single layer nylon sewn to pant leg; 5" placket opening, 2 heavy metal snap closure and elastic casing at bottom edge.

c Belt
1.5" wide quilted self fabric belt with buckle

Source

HCT.1990.593.4a-c

Date

1968-1969

Fiber/Fabric Information

Nylon/Spandex/Polyester

Decade

1960-1969

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Collection

Citation

“1960s Woman's Ski Suit,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed April 25, 2024, https://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/5094.

Item Relations

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