Fashionable oilies?

[Becky]

Having just been squashing my clothes away in a wardrobe (its called tidying up, by the way), mainly because of the enormous amount of space taken up by my Musto Ocean oilies, isn't it about time somebody designed sailing wear nore suitable for the modern woman. I find my oilskins very difficult of climb into, especially when the boat is bouncing about, very difficult to move about in because of the multiple layers, and impossible to escape from during emergency calls of nature. And they do nothing for ones appearance.
I would prefer something more delicate, possibly electrically heated in the winter and cooled in summer, more form-fitting, and with the provision for a lifejacket that doesn't sit so awkwardly on the more delicate parts of the female front.
Surely someone on this forum could come up with more attractive yet functional designs? And perhaps some pretty colours too?

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[Bejasus]

Look <A target="_blank" HREF=http://summer.hellyhansen.com/welcome.php?id=product/intro>here</A> at Helly Hansen's new women's Journey or Comfort oilies. The salopettes feature a rear drop down panel with long zips for those little moments.

Click on Watersports, then Adventure, then Womans

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[Sybarite]

I have often wondered in the wider life why one cannot dsign rain clothes which are stylish and keep you dry. Rain coats do not keep trouser bottoms dry. You would think in a climate such as ours, that clothes design ought to have evolved more. How many centuries does it take to design clothes which keep you dry?

John

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[BlueSkyNick]

Move the boat to Croatia - then you won't have to wear anything at all! /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[Olly]

Fashionable in oilies?

..........or maybe men could just learn to find women who look like Teletubbies incredibly sexy and attractive?

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[Gunfleet]

You think you have trouble. My wife is 6ft 1". She needs the Long Tall Sally of female shaped oilskins.

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[BrendanS]

I've commented before, that some sailing gear seems over engineered for what it does. I use mountaineering/hillwalking waterproofs (still gortex, and designed to cope with what the weather can throw at you several thousand feet up)

Still water and wind proof, but much lighter and easier to don and wear in normal seagoing conditions. Doesn't get around the calls of nature issue, but being lighter and taking up far less space when packed away are far more easily manageable.

I've got Musto Offshore kit, as well as a breathable drysuit for extreme conditions, but wear the climbing gear 99% of the time

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[cgull]

Musto are trialling Thermal Thongs (on a challenge yacht) rumour has it. For ladies i presume. Breathable Gortex!

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[steve_l]

Depends where you buy them...

If the local climate dictates that all the population need to stay warm and dry, then those clothes are no longer "specialist leisure application" (sailing/skiing/climbing = high cost), but become normal everyday wear (= normal cost). They are then subject to the usual rules of style and quality etc that normal clothes are.

All a question of supply & demand...

-steve-

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[Peppermint]

Re: I once covered clothing at LIBS for a mag

It was amazing how the main companies get really excited because they've changed a panel colour or put a drain in a pocket or made a womans suit.

You'd think that much of this stuff might have been incorporated in any designers first draught, if they ever sailed.

The best fleece I've ever seen is made by a company called "Scrap". They do the boatshows and sell em through Debenhams. Pricey though.



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[Viking]

Dont know about fashionable but picked up a bargain. All-in-one suit for me and 'her-in-doors' from 'Regetta'. Hundreds of zips, pockets, only one hood. wind and water proof, glow strips, water proof cuffs, full lined, warm as toast. Been through near gale, heavy rain and one snow shower ....£100 each. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif