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Canada Day collection hits stores

The Roots Canada Day line is in stores now as Canadians prepare to celebrate their country’s 139th birthday on July 1. Made in Canada, the collection spans a red, white and blue palette, the first two colours derived from the country’s flag while blue represents Quebec.

Special Projects Designer David Young, with the rest of his team, created this line of products with retro influences from the Seventies. The team has incorporated Canadian details in the products, drawing inspiration from diverse sources like the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and vintage Algonquin Park elements.

Designed for men, women, kids and babies, the collection includes polyester-cotton double knit pique fabric track jackets, cotton fleece hoodies, and T-shirts in 100% cotton jersey or interlock fabrics. The kids’ line, modeled on the adult collection, has miniature versions of select designs. For babies, previously designed styles have been recreated in the Canada Day colour scheme incorporating related graphics.

Available in sizes XS-XXL for men and in sizes XS-XL for women.

Accessories include mesh visors, baseball caps, tube socks and a poor boy cap made from a specially designed Montreal lumberjack pattern. Leather goods include the Editor Tote and the Banff Bag designed with the help of Karl Kowalewski, Director, Leather Products. Also making a comeback this season is a limited edition of the Roots negative heel shoes redesigned to suit the rest of the line. Price range: $28 for T-shirts to $128 for track jackets.