Generation Wear
JULY 16TH, 2010Generation WearFrom Generation X to Generation A, Douglas Coupland’s latest project is a collection of Canadian souvenirs for a new generation. In collaboration with Roots, the Vancouver artist-author has designed a limited edition line of clothing and accessories that digitize the down-home, from a test pattern t-shirt dress for ladies ($68) to motherboard print leggings for babies ($14.95). There’s also laptop sleeves, passport wallets and backpacks emblazoned with Coupland’s idea of a Canadian crest, complete with moose, igloo and satellite dish. And that a pop culture man like Coupland should get his own Gastown pop-up shop to house his colour-popping collection is only fitting. Roots x Douglas Coupland pop-up store, 36 Powell St., Vancouver, 604-677-0614, www.roots.com/douglascoupland |