Snow. Slush. Ice. Salt. Rocks. Did I mention slush? Winter’s fury is nary a stone’s throw away, thus for me, marking the beginning of my transformation—no, into a seethingly sexy vampire or six-pack-abed wolf (blogs on
New Moon fever are forthcoming!). What I’m talking about is the rather unattractive and seasonal metamorphosis into the puffy, bloated, and shapeless marshmallow man—brought about with the help of my winter coat.
Sadly, the days of the ‘suffer for fashion’ mantra are long behind me (strictly referring to winter of course—I will always squish my feet into unbearably uncomfortable, yet fabulous shoes!). Needless to say, I would much rather keep my teeth from chattering, than look cute in an unseasonably thin leather, or sadly-lined bomber jacket. (But only barely!)
But my shame is about to come to an end, as I have discovered the
2009/2010 Frost Sportiva collection. Calgary-based and designed, the collection features fitted (I have a waist!), runway-worthy jackets, coats and snow pants (yes, snow pants), fit for the slopes, or just running to the grocery store for some necessary windshield washer fluid.
Designed by Calgarian Cheryl Janisch, these down and 3M Thinsulate-filled pieces insulate against the harshest of winters, yet not sacrificing fashion to the Pagan god surely responsible for the next six months of misery.
Highest on the covet list? The
Limestone fur-trimmed design ($1095), as well as both the
Purple Wine ($695) and
Caviar Black-coloured ($595) ‘puffy’ jackets, redux.
The hunt for matching (and equally cute) 'winter' boots begins...
