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Best base layers for skiing to keep you warm all day

Source: For Your Eyes Only

The appeal of ski fashion dates back long before Lynn-Holly Johnson hit the slopes in a Western-style cherry red one-piece, white earmuffs and a cowboy hat alongside Roger Moore in For Your Eyes Only.

While ski chic may have peaked in the 1981 Bond film, we are still spoiled for choice today when it comes to skiwear brands. No longer is the sartorial category solely functional. Oh no, it’s the pinnacle of sophistication, style and sporting prowess.

Thanks to various cinematic references such as Lady Gaga’s devilishly fashionable portrayal of Patrizia Reggiani in Felicity Jones’ punkish wardrobe in and Renee Zellweger’s thoroughly Noughties-inspired get-up in , alpine attire has taken on a whole new sartorial cachet.

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