traditional dress of Canada

These formal dresses fit smaller than regular clothing sizes. Do not guess at your size based on what you normally wear in regular clothing. Please read our measuring instructions carefully and measure yourself before choosing your size. Avoid taking measurements over your clothing. If possible, wear the undergarments you plan to wear with your gown when taking your measurements. Our size chart shows the measurements of our dresses. If your measurements are bigger than the size chart measurements, you may want to order the next size up so you have room to move in the dress. You may need to have alterations done to some areas of the dress. It is usually much easier for a seamstress to alter a dress to fit smaller then to make it fit larger. Of course, the final decision of the dress size you order belongs to you.

Canada does not have a traditional or national dress as such. In the northern regions, or frankly anywhere it gets cold, Canadians wear parkas, long john's (an undergarment, basically long underwear), tuques (woolen caps), scarves, ear muffs, and various jackets that can be made with down lining or leather. Inuit and other Native Indians have their own highly developed traditional wear that is made of leather skins and furs. Some Canadians own moccasins for use as slippers or around the yard outdoor wear. In the summer most anything goes, Canadians just want to stay cool as it can get quite hot. Stereotypically, Canadians are associated with plaid jackets, or "lumberjack shirts" which are in fact used in the country and by hunters and in more remote regions whose inhabitants are more concerned with staying alive and warm than being fashionable.