Canada's Olympic pyjamas

I always thought it was a good idea to get apparel retailers to design Olympic athletes' uniforms. I remember watching the opening ceremonies for the Barcelona 92 summer games and the Canadian athletes came out in white and purple firemen's coats.

They had been designed by some fashion designer, the commentators said, and he was "inspired" by — what else — a fire truck driving by.

Later Roots got involved and made better-looking clothing. The contract probably got more lucrative because they could sell load of replica clothing.

I was unsure when HBC took over making Canada's Olympic wear. It was pretty good, but using the HBC colours wasn't. It kind of looked like Zeller's merchandise.

This past week HBC unveiled the Olympic clothing for the coming games.

They look like pyjamas.

It looks like all these "athletes and models" are going to a red and white themed slumber party.

The t-shirts with zhongwen ideograms on them need a translation.