Text by Vittorio Linfante, Simona Segre Reinach, Massimo Zanella.
A visual and cultural journey into the world of winter sports, explored through art, fashion, design and graphics
Snowy and swanky destinations such as Cortina, St. Moritz and Aspen have defined, and continue to define, the style and glamour of the mountains. In turn, mountains and winter sports have served as inspiration for generations of artists and designers, from the iconic skiers painted by Tamara de Lempicka in the 1920s to tourist posters and the snow-covered landscapes by Giovanni Segantini. Winter sports have also long been associated with fashion; so-called athleisure has redefined the concept of sportswear, between luxury and performance, between technological research and style. This book traces the influence of winter sports on our visual culture, intertwining iconic images, artworks and historical documents to illustrate the aesthetics and evolution of winter sports. It establishes a dialogue between the winter world of the mountains and fashion, sport, art, design, customs, cinema and photography, highlighting their evolution with regard to tastes and aesthetics, through a magnificent and original visual approach. From the space-age experiments of Courrèges to the multicolored creations of Missoni and Emilio Pucci that defined the chic style of the mountains after World War II to the nylon of Miuccia Prada, the revival of icons of sportswear carried out by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel or by Versace and the hybridizations of streetwear and sport by Virgil Abloh for Off-White, this book traces a particular and influential facet of fashion history. With a rich, dynamic collection of images and in-depth research, It's Snowing! offers a unique perspective on the beauty and allure of the winter season.
Featured image is reproduced from 'It’s Snowing!.'
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A new book by Vittorio Linfante and Simona Segre Reinach,'It’s Snowing!: Fashion, Art, Design and Winter Sports,' explores thehistory of skiing and its resorts, through art, fashion, design, andgraphics, tracing its rise from a practical mode of transportation toa 'status symbol.'
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It’s Snowing!: Fashion, Art, Design and Winter Sports,' with its irresistible bright blue and pink cover, collects centuries of examples of how winter sports influenced wallpaper and tin toys and ski jackets and ski boots and ceramic figurines and tourism posters and fashion design. Here is the ideal gift book: Nothing about it sounds interesting, but then hours later, they’re still flipping.
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New this week from Marsilio Arte, It’s Snowing! Fashion, Art, Design and Winter Sports is a pure, wintry delight for ski and fashion lovers alike. From seventeenth-century Delft tiles decorated with images of early ice skaters to 2025 wool apres-ski ensembles by the Milanese knitwear brand Sartoria Vico, this playful yet scholarly compendium collects 350 iconic images that tell the history of winter sports fashion. Pictured here, a photograph from Arnaud de Rosnay’s winter fashion feature for the November 1968 issue of Vogue. The model is wearing quilted trousers and a jacket with hood, all by Michèle Rosier pour V de V, and goggles by Bernard Kayman. Comes with folded poster inside the book. continue to blog
FORMAT: Hbk, 9.5 x 11.5 in. / 240 pgs / 350 color / 1 poster. LIST PRICE: U.S. $50.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $70 GBP £43.00 ISBN: 9791254632994 PUBLISHER: Marsilio Arte AVAILABLE: 12/16/2025 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: WORLD
It’s Snowing! Fashion, Art, Design and Winter Sports
Published by Marsilio Arte. Text by Vittorio Linfante, Simona Segre Reinach, Massimo Zanella.
A visual and cultural journey into the world of winter sports, explored through art, fashion, design and graphics
Snowy and swanky destinations such as Cortina, St. Moritz and Aspen have defined, and continue to define, the style and glamour of the mountains. In turn, mountains and winter sports have served as inspiration for generations of artists and designers, from the iconic skiers painted by Tamara de Lempicka in the 1920s to tourist posters and the snow-covered landscapes by Giovanni Segantini. Winter sports have also long been associated with fashion; so-called athleisure has redefined the concept of sportswear, between luxury and performance, between technological research and style.
This book traces the influence of winter sports on our visual culture, intertwining iconic images, artworks and historical documents to illustrate the aesthetics and evolution of winter sports. It establishes a dialogue between the winter world of the mountains and fashion, sport, art, design, customs, cinema and photography, highlighting their evolution with regard to tastes and aesthetics, through a magnificent and original visual approach. From the space-age experiments of Courrèges to the multicolored creations of Missoni and Emilio Pucci that defined the chic style of the mountains after World War II to the nylon of Miuccia Prada, the revival of icons of sportswear carried out by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel or by Versace and the hybridizations of streetwear and sport by Virgil Abloh for Off-White, this book traces a particular and influential facet of fashion history. With a rich, dynamic collection of images and in-depth research, It's Snowing! offers a unique perspective on the beauty and allure of the winter season.
