The designs for parade wear and the clothing designed for the medal podium

Tag : Women Windbreaker
Canadian Olympians unveiled theirofficial parade uniforms in the Parade of Nations at todaysOpening Ceremony in Beijing. The uniforms consist of a superlightweight athletic windbreaker featuring a Canada fusion print,coupled with an a-line skirt for women and club trouser for men.
Hbc has a long history of supporting the Canadian Olympic Movementand athletes, says Jeffrey Sherman, Hbc President and CEO. We areproud to dress them for their debut at the Games and to financiallysupport them in getting there.
The pieces use a state-of-the-art "Sublimation" printing technique,a gradation of Maple Leafs layered over a graphic 8 all overpattern. Each windbreaker has a large Maple Leaf printed on theback body and CANADA bamboo-inspired script stacked vertically onthe front as homage to Chinese calligraphy.
Our athletes were thrilled with their uniforms during Outfittingthis week and have received overwhelmingly positive feedback fromother athletes in the Olympic village, says Tu Ly, Hbc OlympicApparel designer. The Canadian team uniforms have already beenrated as best-dressed by Internet bloggers in the days leading upto the Games.
The designs for parade wear and the clothing designed for the medal podium are athlete-only pieces not available for sale to thepublic. The latest Olympic collection is a highly-styled fusion ofCanadian and Chinese symbolism.Canada is proudly written in bothEnglish and Chinese and the Maple Leaf is used on select items. Theprimary colours for the collection are hometown red and white.
Hbcs Olympic design team worked with high-performance athletesfrom across Canada to design the collection. The collection meetsfashion and functional needs with clothing that incorporatesperformance fabrics that provide UV protection, four-way stretch,odour resistance, and wicking and cooling properties for ultimatecomfort in Beijings expected hot conditions. The clothing is alsoeco-friendly, using materials such as bamboo, cotton blends, caconaand organic cotton.
Canadas Olympic team members in Beijing each received 25 items aspart of the 2008 package, including leisure wear, jackets, pantsand shorts, hoodies, T-shirts, shoes and luggage. Most of thepieces will be available for sale as replica wear both in Bay andZellers stores, online at www.hbc.com, and at Canada House and theBC Pavilion during the 2008 Olympic Games.
Hbc is the Official Clothing and Luggage Supplier to the CanadianOlympic team and the Official Department Store Partner and GeneralMerchandise Retailer in Canada until 2012.The Hbc Foundation hasalso committed to raising $20 million through 2012 to help fund ourathletes, their training facilities and their national sportsorganizations. To date, the company has already raised nearly $6million toward its goal. Funds are raised on Canada Day at the HbcRun for Canada in communities across the country and at an annualcharity golf tournament.