“I remember [pro skiers] like Billy Kidd and CB Vaughan, and remembering when ski was less technical than it is today,” Babenzien tells GQ. “The gear today and the equipment and everything is so high-tech. I think we just wanted [the collection] to look really ’American’ and to look historical.”

He cites a retro anorak as an exemplary piece from the collection, which he thinks best blends the history of US Ski and Snowboard with the history of J.Crew. “[The anorak] is such a historical J.Crew item, and marrying that with the US colors and being able to put ‘US Ski’ on it feels really, really great,” Babenzien says.

That doesn’t mean you need to actually ski or snowboard to wear any of the pieces from the collection. “I think there’s always an appreciation for things coming out of the ski world from a stylistic point of view. I think even people that don’t [to] ski love the look of ski stuff come wintertime. Everyone has a friend who doesn’t ski or snowboard, but still might show up for après.”

To spotlight the collection, J.Crew brought in a host of Olympians, Paralympians, and other pros—among them Colby Stevenson, Hailey Langland, Rell Harwood, River Radamus, Tess Johnson, and Zach Miller—to model the pieces.