The line between winter clothes and winter sports apparel is blurring faster than fresh tracks in a blizzard. Take parkas, for example. They've been best sellers in coat departments since September, practically replacing raincoats as the coat de jour.
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.