“You will hardly see anyone in the Olympics right now without their strands out.”
For Elsa Watkins, slut strands are “basically [as] essential as your bindings themselves” and about “showing off your femininity in a simple and cheeky way.” Watkins is the founder of the, an apparel company, and an outerwear designer based in Denver, Colorado. “I’m from Crested Butte. I grew up in a ski shop, my mom owns a couple of ski shops down there. To us, femininity in the outdoor space, and especially our ski world, has always been the forefront of what we do,” Watkins said.
”The Slut Strand Society began three years ago, and it now has more than 20,000 Instagram followers. Growing up in a skiing family—Watkins says her older brothers were all also halfpipe and slopestyle skiers—she can’t quite recall the first time she heard the term. “I just grew up always knowing that that’s what we called them,” she said.
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