FAST AND FANCIFUL

Ski fashions this winter will show the effects of the Squaw Valley Olympics. The new Sporting Look has trimmed-down, color-matched parkas, pants and sweaters, all with the 'fast' cut of a racer's competition clothes. At the same time, whimsical fur hats are big news, as are long-haired fur coats and pastel parkas for spring skiing. The best of both worlds—the fast and the fanciful—are shown here, photographed on a group of international skiers at Portillo in the Chilean Andes

This diamond-quilted nylon Italian parka ($45, Beconta), worn by Luisa Gnoli of New York, is sleekest parka of the year. Luisa's coat (opposite page), of guanaco ($600 plus tax, Revillon Frères), has wide bands of fur worked horizontally. This exotic effect is matched by the timber-wolf coat ($295 plus tax, Alaska-Arctic Furs) worn by Alex von Winterhalder of Buenos Aires. For where to buy these clothes, see page 48.

Under Hot Heads: Parkas and Pants in Racy Colors

Three U.S. skiers brighten Portillo slope: Russell Byers in yellow cardigan ($28.50, P&M), beige stretch pants ($42.50, Libo); Arlene Crooks in pink silk parka ($50), stretch pants ($59.50, Andre); Carol Trifari in blue Antron parka ($25), stretch pants ($40, Ernst Engel). Hats of red fox and dyed lamb ($20), called Hot Heads, are new ski fad (Fur Flyers).

The tunic overblouse replaces the tucked-in shirt for after-ski fireside festivities. Luisa Gnoli's is of a floral-patterned silk ($19) worn over pink tweed pants ($18, both designed by Anne Fogarty for Sports Editions). Her gold jewelry is from Tiffany.

Long-haired furs are taking over in fur parkas as well as in after-ski coats. This timber-wolf parka ($175 plus tax, Alaska-Arctic Furs) is worn by Countess Maria Kristina Massari of Ferrara, Italy. Wolf parkas also come in men's, children's sizes.

Sweaters are trim but parkas are longer

Ski Instructor Hans Woldrich jumps in new olive-green square-quilted parka ($30) with hood which folds into collar; his stretch pants ($40) are olive Helanca and wool (both White Stag).

Hans demonstrates slalom style for Carol Trifari. Both wear beige, a top ski color. His ribbed English sweater has a crew neck ($25, Jaeger). His stretch pants are Swedish ($44, Libo). Her V-neck pullover ($33, Meggi) matches stretch pants ($53, Bogner).

Luisa Gnoli wears new long parka that reverses from plum to blue nylon, is quilted on one side ($40), matches plum stretch pants ($40, both Ernst Engel). Russell Byers wears long, belted black quilted parka ($63) over beige stretch pants ($53, both Bogner).

THE CLOTHES SHOWN ON PAGES 40 TO 47 ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING STORES:

PAGE 40
Beconta reversible quilted jacket and leather racing gloves, Deep Powder House, Alta, Utah; Sig Buchmayr, New York.

PAGE 41
Revillon guanaco fur coat, Eaton's of Canada; Revillon Frères, New York. Superb natural pigskin gloves. Alaska-Arctic timber-wolf car coat, Saks Fifth Avenue stores; Trooping the Colour, Winnetka, Ill.

PAGES 42 AND 43
P&M cardigan sweater, Wallachs, New York. Libo stretch racing pants, Halle Bros., Cleveland. Floral jacket and stretch pants, André Ski Shop, New York. Ernst Engel print parka and stretch pants, Aspen Leaf Sports, Denver; Saks Fifth Avenue stores. Fur Flyer hats are at Joseph Magnin, San Francisco, and Lord & Taylor, New York.

PAGE 44
Anne Fogarty silk tunic and tweed pants, Saks Fifth Avenue stores.

PAGE 45
Alaska-Arctic timber-wolf parka, Outdoor Traders, Greenwich, Conn.; Robertson's, Lake Forest, Ill.; Saks Fifth Avenue stores.

PAGE 46
White Stag quilted parka and stretch pants, Kaufmann's, Pittsburgh. Jaeger pullover sweater, Rogers Peet, New York. Libo stretch pants, Halle Bros., Cleveland. Meggi V-neck pullover, Sporthaus, Westwood, Los Angeles. Bogner stretch pants, Sig Buchmayr, New York. Far Eastern Choppa scarves are shown as slalom flags.

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Ernst Engel reversible long parka, Bon Marche, Seattle; Jordan Marsh, Boston. Bogner quilted and belted long parka and stretch pants, Scandinavian Ski Shop, New York.

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