plastique fantastique

I just run across the tidbit that French skiers refered to Langes'
original boots as "plastique fantastique," presumably when the first
Langes were released in 1964.

The question? Did the Jefferson Airplane independently reinvent the
phrase "Plastic Fantastic [Lover]" or was there a secret Francophile
skier amongst them in the 1960s?

lal_truckee wrote:

I just run across the tidbit that French skiers refered to Langes'
original boots as "plastique fantastique," presumably when the first
Langes were released in 1964.

The question? Did the Jefferson Airplane independently reinvent the
phrase "Plastic Fantastic [Lover]" or was there a secret Francophile
skier amongst them in the 1960s?

Uhh, I've always thought that that phrase referred to a, uhh.. Ahem.

Dave

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lal_truckee wrote:

I just run across the tidbit that French skiers refered to Langes'
original boots as "plastique fantastique," presumably when the first
Langes were released in 1964.

The question? Did the Jefferson Airplane independently reinvent the
phrase "Plastic Fantastic [Lover]" or was there a secret Francophile
skier amongst them in the 1960s?

Uhh, I've always thought that that phrase referred to a, uhh.. Ahem.

Did Lange make those too?

Richard Henry wrote:
"Dave Stallard" wrote
lal_truckee wrote:

The question? Did the Jefferson Airplane independently reinvent the
phrase "Plastic Fantastic [Lover]" or was there a secret Francophile
skier amongst them in the 1960s?

Uhh, I've always thought that that phrase referred to a, uhh.. Ahem.

Did Lange make those too?

Yes, but they were so narrow that they weren't very popular.

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