Much loved Etsy is not only a treasure trove of cool craft pieces but you’ll also find the means to produce your own creations. Like these original sewing patterns for super 70s ski outfits. The pattern below looks very much like the one my Mum used to make me and my younger sister, Diane, a ribbon-trimmed anarak when we were little. Mine was the same blue as the one illustrated and I loved it. I also seem to remember it was later cut down to provide [...]
The website ‘Vintage Ski World’ based in the States, has to be one of the finest sites for any fan of vintage ski style. You can even find original ski posters on here, like the delight shown below advertising California’s Mammouth Mountain resort in the 1960s. I’m loving the hot colour combination of the orange tan with the red jumper – but wonder if he managed to cover himself with powder rather than glory on landing? This fabulous poster will cost you $75, around £50, which is pretty good [...]
Lucca was one of the last places I expected to find some vintage ski treasure. But every 3rd Sunday of the month there is, I have since been informed, the best antiques market in Tuscany here. After spending a hour or so happily strolling along the top of it’s wide town walls, it was a delicious surprise to discover the canopied tables winding through its pretty streets and filling its beautiful piazzas. Especially on such a bright, sunny October morning. [...]
LINKS
Ski Museums
Alf Engen & 2002 Winter Olympics Ski Museum, Utah
Canadian Ski Museum
Holmenkrollen Museum, Oslo, Norway
Lahti Ski Museum, Finland
Liechtenstein Ski Museum
National Alpine Museum of Australia
New England Ski Museum
Quebec Ski Museum, Canada
Ski Museum, Poland
Squaw Valley Ski Museum, USA
Thredbo Ski Museum, Australia
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Museum
Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum, USA
West Telemark Museum, Norway
Ski Vintage – French site
Skiing Heritage – US site
Vintage Ski Posters – US site
Vintage Winter – US site
Wooden Skis – US site