Milano Cortina 2026, otherwise known as the Olympic Winter Games, officially starts today, but one aspect of the whole endeavour has already kicked off outside the resorts, towns and valleys of Italy: utterly fabulous ski wear.
First of all, the team uniforms range from the practical to something altogether more playful. Making its debut at Milano Cortina, Haiti's has been designed by Stella Jean, marrying "the highest peaks of the Caribbean" with "the heart of the Dolomites", with puffer skirts, technical jackets and zip-up base layers whose hand-painted surfaces are inspired by the artist Edouard Duval-Carrié. Mongolia's, created by Goyol Cashmere, balances functionality with beauty (the peaked hats are particularly head-turning).
