Sterling Jacket Italiana II (Pre-Order)

Royal families have been making annual ski trips since mountain resorts became desirable destinations of travel in the early 20th century. Much like hunting and tennis, skiing's dignified character provided a sporting outlet suitable for royalty and their desire to adhere to the upper crust norms of the day. Fueled by a lure of exotic mountain travel and the rise of the paparazzi, skiing quickly became the activity en vogue of high society and participation from many feminine cultural icons of the 1950’s quickly transformed ski slopes into fashionable runways of elegance and sophistication. Grace Kelly, Princess Alexandra of Greece, and Empress Farah of Iran all frequented Europe’s classic resorts where their taste and access to the finest fashion and well crafted winterwear helped give shape to a chic alpine sporting style soon adopted in the United States’ well-to-do destinations such as Sun Valley, Idaho and Aspen, Colorado. Made in Italy, Alps & Meters’ Sterling Jacket Italiana II is a luxury sportswear garment evoking the classic style of winter’s first royalty-come-celebrity whose exotic influence upon ski fashion of the past continues to inform the cache of the sports and its culture even today. Built in collaboration with the storied Loro Piana mill and utilizing the very finest performance wool fibers in the world, this special garment presents a luxurious expression of protection and style designed for winter’s royalty.