Nearly half a year ago, when the thermometer was hovering around 40C, the local beaches were packed with swimsuit clad sunbathers, and it scarcely felt like the A/C was pulling its weight, I wrote a post about my hunt for vintage snow and ski clothing. In the months since then, I haven't had the best of luck in finding pieces that fit the bill, though classic wool ski pants have been forthcoming (thank you very, very much to the sweet soul who helped me there), and that's certainly a great…