Hudson's Bay Company for Colette

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed)
Dec 11th 2010 at 8:01AM

Still think they don't make 'em like they used to? The Hudson's Bay Company does. The trading company traces its roots back over three centuries when trappers and hunters were roaming the untamed Canadian countryside. Today HBC is a department store – and a Canadian landmark – but they still sell their original product: the HBC Point Blanket.

The blankets were originally used to trade for pelts and the like, and remains today an icon of indelible quality. (Take it from this writer, who just got one as a channukah present.) Now the Bay has teamed up with Parisian fashion house Colette on a special collection that, of course, includes the famous blankets, but continues the multi-colored stripe motif on such items as scarves, hot water bottles and even a special-edition Swiss Army knife. Perfect for taming the wilderness, but even better for contemplating it from the warmth of your home.

[Source: Colette via Acquire]

Tags: colette, hbc, hbc point blanket, hudson bay company, hudsons bay company, point blanket, the bay

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The Trad Dec 13th 2010 2:17PM

I designed a line for a famous designer here:

http://thetrad.blogspot.com/2010/06/dear-mr-lauren.html

Still haven't heard back.

The Trad

Bruno Dec 13th 2010 3:47PM

It's funny, here in Canada The Bay is quite a cheap-to-middle-range store, nothing high-end. Canada's high-end chain store is Holt Renfrew, they should have teamed up with them. No one loves The Bay in Canada and everyone thinks it's cheap.