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Native American Gloves

Posted on September 14, 2013 by AlpineStyle56

xThese gloves are believed to be Athabascan (Athabaskan) from western Canada.

The smaller gloves are sized for a child.

I just can’t get enough of these vintage Native American gloves seen recently at antique fairs. I have never felt anything like the buttery softness of the leather and fur and delight in the pretty beadwork. The combination of artistry and utility produced a remarkable result.

Certainly gloves like this serve as inspiration for Astis and I am looking forward to ski days in my cozy mitts this winter. Click to check out the new Astis models for Winter 2013/14.

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Brimfield: Vintage Alpine Art & Graphics

Posted on September 10, 2013 by AlpineStyle56

The first three images are vintage travel brochures produced by the Austrian Federal Government, circa 1950s. Illustration by Paul Aigner.

Illustration by Reinhart Wettach.

Illustration by Gottfried Fischl.

Advertising poster for Splitkein Flexible Flyer wooden skis. Not shown but name dropped with Lincoln Hotel, Lincoln, New Hampshire.

Vintage postcard: Winter in the Catskills – Pine Hill, N.Y.

Vintage postcard: De ski-virtuoos, illustrated by Broekman, Netherlands.

Vintage postcard: The Relay, Lake Beauport, Quebec, Canada

Souvenir water transfer decal from Franconia Notch, New Hampshire featuring the aerial tram at Cannon Mountain.

Finally! A yellow Snurfer to live with my wood-grain one.

Vintage alpine art and graphics from the recent Brimfield Antique Show.

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Treasure Hunting: Brimfield

Posted on May 20, 2013 by AlpineStyle56

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Skiing on Mazama Ridge, Rainier National Park, Washington

Top of Vermont: Mt. Mansfield Chair Lift Stowe, Vermont on Route 100

Toni Sailer ski racing at Aspen, 1957

Winter Sports New England: Sascha Maurer, c. 1936/37

Let’s Go Skiing: Sascha Maurer, c. 1936

The first Brimfield Antique Show of the year didn’t feel particularly rich with alpine artifacts – but was great fun nonetheless. I rounded up some of the usual small finds: vintage photos, postcards, magazines.

The score of the day was a late 1930’s brochure for The New Haven Railroad Snow Trains illustrated by famed artist Sascha Maurer. (Maurer is best known for ski posters and credited with creating the Stowe “flying S” logo.) The brochure is in pristine condition with vibrant color and essentially gives me two mini posters – I am thrilled!

See you in September, Brimfield. . .