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A "Canadian tuxedo" (also known as "double denim") is a colloquial term for wearing a jean shirt or denim jacket with jeans. [20] The term reportedly originated in 1951 after Bing Crosby was refused entry to a hotel in Vancouver , British Columbia , because he was wearing a denim top and denim bottoms.
Canadian consumer fashion trends are linked to the legacy of the country's fashion history and are often an expression of the varied lifestyles associated with Canada's social classes and geography, as seen in athleisure and functional apparel. The "blanket jacket", for example, is possibly Canada's first athleisure garment, and is a ...
Tuxedo (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Manitoba; Tuxedo Park, Calgary, Alberta, a city neighbourhood; United States. Tuxedo, Maryland, an unincorporated community; Tuxedo, North Carolina; Tuxedo, New York, a town Tuxedo (Metro-North station) Tuxedo Park, New York, a town Tuxedo Club, a social club located in the town
Katie Holmes. Gotham/GC Images Katie Holmes is pulling the Canadian tuxedo into the 21st century. The 45-year-old actress was photographed out in New York City on Tuesday, April 9, in a fitted ...
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When French Canadian fur traders transliterated the word, they spelled it as Michilimackinac but pronounced the final consonant as "aw" Rather than "c". The British later shortened the word and changed the spelling to match the French pronunciation: Mackinaw (though the French spelling was used for Fort Mackinac when constructed in 1780–81).
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The River Road by Cornelius Krieghoff, 1855 (Three habitants wearing capotes). A capote (French:) or capot (French:) is a long wrap-style wool coat with a hood.. From the early days of the North American fur trade, both indigenous peoples and European Canadian settlers fashioned wool blankets into "capotes" as a means of coping with harsh winters. [1]