Two-piece Roffe ski suit, 1990
Order an ImageSam Roffe founded Roffe skiwear in Seattle in 1953. In the 1960s the company became the first US manufacturer of stretch ski pants and by the 1980s were the largest skiwear manufacturer in the country. This stretch bodysuit and parka set is from 1990. The donor of the suit says she “felt like a million bucks in it.”
ID Number: 2021.68.1
Date: 1990
Creator(s):
Roffe Inc., Manufacturer
Physical Description: 1 Suit, Ski; synthetic fiber, down; Jacket: 24 in.H x 18 in.W, Bodysuit: 51 in.H x 17 in.W
Credit: MOHAI, 2021.68.1