<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/884e9a68-e984-44b1-983b-5906038a50fc/35FBA76B-1526-4A54-807F-31698B43A107/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/peak-condition-1258714.html" href="http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/peak-condition-1258714.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.independent.ie</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/peak-condition-1258714.html"><DIV class="wrapper" id="identity"> <DIV id="sectionName"> <H1 class="size-d">Fashion & Beauty</H1> </DIV> <DIV id="topWeather"> <EM class="temperature">7<SPAN>°</SPAN></EM> <SPAN class="averages"> <A class="city" href="http://www.independent.ie/weather?regionalLocation=EIDW"> Dublin</A> <SPAN>Hi 7°C / Lo 3°C</SPAN> </SPAN> </DIV> <DIV id="topSearch"> <FORM method="post" action="http://www.independent.ie/search/index.jsp" name="headerSearchForm"> <FIELDSET class="searchBox"> <LEGEND>Search</LEGEND> <SPAN class="mainInput"> <LABEL class="ghost" for="s01">Query:</LABEL> <INPUT type="text" name="eceExpr" id="s01" /> </SPAN> <INPUT type="hidden" value="relevance" name="eceSort" /> <INPUT type="hidden" value="search" name="eceMode" /> <INPUT type="hidden" value="simple" name="eceForm" /> <INPUT type="hidden" value="all" name="eceField" /> <BUTTON type="submit">Go</BUTTON> <A href="http://www.independent.ie/search/index.jsp"><IMG width="47" height="20" title="Advanced search" alt="Advanced search" src="http://www.independent.ie/independent.ie/images/b-adv-search.gif" /></A> </FIELDSET> </FORM> </DIV></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/peak-condition-1258714.html"><H1>peak condition</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/peak-condition-1258714.html"><P class="info"> By Constance Harris <EM>Sunday January 06 2008</EM> </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/peak-condition-1258714.html"><P>Skiing offers much in terms of style. However, the initial outlay can be expensive, so it's best to err on the side of caution until you know whether you will stick at it or not. Emma Durkan of Fifty-three Degrees North, active sportswear specialists, gave me some great pointers for getting started.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/peak-condition-1258714.html"><P>When it comes to fashion, there is a snobbery on the slopes. Not only are labels important, but the shape of the garment you wear identifies you as either dilettante or athlete.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/peak-condition-1258714.html"><P>"A lot of men who are aggressive performance athletes go for stretchy outer layers by Kjus or Eider," Emma says. "The fabrics are ergonomic, allowing the body to move without resistance, so when you are in a ski stance, the jacket moves with the body. From a fashion point of view, all-in-ones are making a comeback.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/35FBA76B-1526-4A54-807F-31698B43A107/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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