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Yo,
Trying to get an idea of what YOU all want to see this next season.... Longer fit jackets, snow bibs, longer sleeves, cellphone proof pockets?
Lets hear it! Anyone who offers up some dope advice I have 60%+ off faction skis, Smith optics, Spy, and many others. I want to hear whats missing out there so I can provide that for you. Thanks in advance.
1. I want to see a pair of pants the are slim in the waist and longer legs.
Example: my pant size is 32 waist 36 length. The only way i can buy snow pants long enough is if i buy an xl or xxl which are absolutely huge in the waist and even with a belt on all the material bunches up and is super uncomfortable. Plus, all the other 31/32 waists would have some extra steezy pants.
2. Extra tall tees.
Example: lets take a medium tall shirt. Make it extra tall while maintaining the same width as a medium shirt.
Bibs with a little pocket in them. I have Virtika pants with one right above my crotch that fits my and phone and everything comfortably. Wish other companies would catch on after it seems they are starting to make bibs now.
Bigger hoods
Stop making the waist wider with longer length, No one has a fucking 38 waist and like 33 length.
Make tall t's slimmer and shorter sleeves and jackets wider at the bottom
I guess pants that don't get fucked at the cuff but its hard to prevent
Better grips on poles. The poles with the pre-made finger spots are annoying as shit, and the ones like Line's poles with just the grip are kinda small. Longer grips without the remade finger spots.
knittedandfittedWhat about color and design? Any thing you want that you haven't seen out there?
More asymmetrical designs. I'm tired of seeing large square color blocks. I'd like to see more in the way of diagonal lines, they just look better when the color is cut across in a diagonal. Horizontal color cuts are the worst as they can make jackets look like you're wearing a half shirt, or pants like you have high-waters.
I want a flask pocket that is curved to fit a pint bottle "the flat ones" and an extra pow skirt just below my nipples for extra deep days... avy becon pocket on front of jacket on inside would be cool too. Id' dig more then one pass pocket so I don't have to stack passes ontop of eachother.
I want one with basic shapes on the front in two tone
green on top blue under that with a circle a triangle and a square next to eachother and the word shapes written underneath in some gangster baseball cursive...
knittedandfittedWhat about color and design? Any thing you want that you haven't seen out there?
Id like to see a diagonally cut color design, with a simple color pallet, nothing rainbow throw up everywhere.
Also, maybe something what NTWK does, they can have different colored pockets and zips, so maybe take an idea from that
Maybe something quilted? Have a color base of say, blue, and then have the stitching be like tan and have a nice quilt pattern
More specific but a base color on the pant, then a supporting color for like waist straps, zippers, and pockets or something
Patches? I loved Moments old like little patches at the bottom of pants to prevent ripping and ads a little something.
Bibs in general
Material that has a face fabric that is closer to regular material and isn't as loud, which is something that snowboarding brands do well but is generally lacking for ski brands, I never used any of them so no idea on functionality but I thought the moment waxed outerwear looked so dope
Inner and outer thigh vents, underarm vents that go along the arm and down the side of the chest as opposed to perpendicular to the arm
I'm a big fan of asymmetrical zippers on jackets
Less obnoxious colors, more subdued Browns, greys, beige, etc
Light colored jackets with darker colors over the shoulders for those of us that wear packs often
Hoodies with a wind stopper material over the chest/back/back of arms, can be inside so it's low key
Outerwear that uses a mix of heavy face fabric for wind/water repelling and more breathable materials in key locations
Gloves with a real removable liner
Pipe gloves that aren't total pieces of shit and fall apart in three days
Insulating layers with pit zips for when you fuck up
Zippers that aren't pieces of shit and actual, functional pull tabs
I can think of like a million of these, but it's just like, my opinion
Bibs and built in suspenders would be a huge plus. Wider fitting hoodies especially in the shoulders for broad shouldered guys like me. Also a more indepth sizing system. Offering your typical S,M,L,XL, XXL etc but offer a wide offering. Colorings would be cool to have less totally solid colors. Throw some variable colored pockets or sleeves. Also, different colors in boot offerings would be cool.
I'd like to see the minimalism trend come to the ski industry. Loud racing-inspired color blocking is part of ski heritage but simpler pieces like some of Jiberish's outerwear is what catches my eye. However, these pieces seriously lack functionality. Something that combines the craftsmanship of an Arc'teryx piece with the minimal and urban design of Jiberish or even some Japanese brands like Snow Peak. Might not sell to park rats but I bet you could get plenty of interest outside the NS community if that's a possible target market for you.
Images cast on sweatshirts/hoodies. Kinda like the images on ttp tees but cast onto warmer outerwear. Seems like most sweats/hoodies have logos/brand names but not as many colourful images as some t-shirts out there. I like tall tees as much as the next guy but spending $50 on a sweatshirt with a cool pattern rather than $50 on a logoed sweatshirt and $30 on a tall tee would be sweet