This skiwear collection has finally inspired me to improve my skiing

This is rather embarrassing to admit, but I do not know how to ski. This winter, however, that will change. I will willingly hurl myself down a mountain attached to two wooden sticks (yes, they’re made of wood – I just looked it up), for one reason and one reason only, Dior's new skiwear collection.

Since Maria Grazia Chiuri took the reigns at Dior, the first woman to do so in the brand’s 69-year history, the iconic French house has become an emblem of elegant femininity balanced with no-nonsense strength. The 'DiorAlps' collection, which is available now, furthers that same irresistible ethos – elegance, femininity and strength personified. These are garments for an endlessly capable woman – capable of skiing, specifically – who looks extraordinary in all situations.

The collection boasts a retro appeal, amplified by the anoraks, ski pants and puffers realised in Dior's oblique monogram and iconic lucky stars. Also heavily featured throughout the collection is the house’s Mizza leopard print, inspired by the leopard print featured in Dior's debut collection and named for Mizza Bricard, a collaborator and muse of Christian Dior. Whizzing down the slopes in a full Mizza leopard ski suit, onlookers are unlikely to notice how bad I am at skiing and, frankly, all sporting activities.

There are items for non-skiers too, thankfully. Monogrammed moon boots – a glorious early aughts throwback – après ski-friendly knits and a winter hat with dangling pom poms are adaptable to everyday winter life throughout the Nordics.

In fact, the collection mimics the main FW21 offerings of both Miu Miu, who displayed puffers and faux yeti fur atop an actual mountain and Chanel, which showcased quilted salopettes in a nightclub. Who is to say that I can’t wear the entire collection without ever even buying a ski pass? So maybe I won’t take up skiing, but I will gladly take up Dior.