Men wear anoraks over their suits as they commute. Ski parkas or snowboard jackets go off to classrooms, from kindergarten through college. People wear fleece or down vests with almost everything, and they pair parkas with stretch pants or warm-ups for shopping. Things are no longer sport specific. The look is definitely narrower and more shapely for both sexes.
Jackets can be short or long, but they're closer to the body.
Even those made especially for snowboarders are less boxy, more body-conscious this year. Debbie Graves, apparel buyer for Seattle's Fiorini Sports, says there's more color available this year than she's seen in her 15 years on the job. Color is back. It's not just dark green, eggplant and chamois. It's yellow, bright red, cobalt blue.