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It's no secret that womens clothing and outdoor apparel has reached
new boundaries in the last 10 years, and by that I mean recognized
outdoor apparel companies now make clothing for women. I started
working in the outdoor industry 10 years ago and as far as any
options for technical women's outerwear there were none. Women
would be forced to wear a men's small, where the arms where to
long the area in the hips where to tight and if you had a larger
chest you where forced to buy a jacket that only fit your chest
and was two sizes to big every where else, and pants.. well if
you where short you where out a luck!
Now with companies like Patagonia, Marmot, Mountain Hardwear,
North
Face, and Arcteryx offer an outdoor women's clothing
line that is equal to that of the men's line and in some cases
larger offering more colors for our sophisticated tastes and shorts
and longs for our array of body types. Outdoor apparel has jumped
into the 21st century and companies are starting to realize women
can keep up with men climbing mountains, skiing down steep terrain,
and surfing big waves. We can surpass the female stereo types
and we can kick it in the harshest elements requiring apparel
that we need to stay comfortable, and look good in our "I
cant believe you did that" pictures.
A women's body requires a totally different design and cut to
outdoor apparel, women like Lynn Hill and Kitty Calhoun work with
Patagonia to create products that they want to use, they do hours
of the harshest field testing to ensure it wont fail when we invest
in our new gear. I used to climb in an old t-shirt and soccer
shorts but with the womens sportswear clothing created by these
companies I will never go back.. It's so essential to have a supportive
top and flexible bottoms with breathable fabric to stay comfortable
and in your best form when reaching the top of that 5.12 ridge
or just climbing around in your own back yard wilderness. Companies
like Prana Womens Clothing, Gramicci, Kavu and Exofficio are making
major ground in women's specific sportswear that is functional
and stylish so you don't look like a mono khaki tourist when traveling
and you wont smell and look dingy and wrinkled if you cant find
a washing machine on your action packed vacation.
The sports industry has come a long way now that they have started
to pay attention to the other 53% percent of the world... And
they are going to have to pay a lot more attention to us now that
we have a large team of kick'n chicks constantly competing and
surpassing men in our outdoor adventures. It's cause chicks aren't
wimpy! and we dont deserve wimpy gear!
