Ascent Knit Turtleneck A sweater evoking the original

A sweater evoking the original racing knitwear worn by the first professional and recreational female skiers of the mid-20th century

the women of the Kandahar Club combined skiing prowess with an apres-ski charm

and handsome alpine sportsman both for its protection and sophistication

the W’s Kandahar Cardigan reinterprets the elegance of skiing’s original wardrobe through a distinctly feminine lens

the Schilthorn

Ascent Knit Turtleneck A sweater evoking the originalAs versatile as the skills needed for the first ascents of Golden Age of Mountaineering are the garments that accompanied such 19th century climbs. Of such ensembles & equipment perhaps none was more important than the robust knitwear of the era. Appropriate at nearly any elevation and stage of upward route finding these sweaters created a wardrobe efficiency allowing ski mountaineers a single element of their kit that could simultaneously act as a