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Fashion Editor
Layne Christensen

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“NEWS photos Terry Petorn :

“WE'RE IN the outdoor
fashion business,"
says Roots co-founder
_ ‘Budman,
Fashion seekers who
may think of Roots
only as a purveyor of
logo sweats and
leather goods will have

. to take a seond look at:

Roots this fall, Fashion
filling stores
acress Canada Include
corduroy car coats for
men,. mod

unisex

ing looks.

leather =:
“minis for women and

: homespun ;
knits and. retro..sport-"'

UNCHING ON Pacific

salmon oand> meschun

ereens at the Fish House
in Stanley Park on a “Roots
kind of gwolden day in: this
magical city” Michael
Budman introduced Roots’
fall Jine to the Vancouver
fashion media.

The Toronto-based co-founder
of Roots appeared right at home.
casually dressed and looking as if
he'd just stepped off the seawall.
No joke Badman had already

been oul for an early-morning jog
and planned to) return fora
rollerblading session fater that diy,
The Roots “look” Wis) built on
“tnding style in nature.” says
Budmian, whose company was atthe
forefront ab providing casual fash-
ions to meet the dress-down trend in
the mid-"80s,
Now Budman and his
business partner Don Green
are pushing to raise the pro-
file of Roots our West,
Where the company’s high?
quality. made in Canada
leather goods. signature

sweats and dress-down chissies are
sure-to find support from a. sizable
tourisay and feisure-based market.
There are no spandex leggings and
oversize sweats in this bine. Instead
you'll find leather pea coats, sherpa-
like pokw fleeces, homespun knits
and thermal crewnecks -— all suit-
able for relaxed West Coast living.
— By Lavne Christensen

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