Looking good, eh? Fashion museum showcases the best of Canadian style

In our short 150 years, Canada has made some bold contributions to the world of fashion.

Consider the "Canadian tuxedo" denim from the ankles up or the classic lumberjack plaid jacket, paired with a matching cap.

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The Fashion History Museum in Cambridge is showcasing the best of Canadian couture all year with theexhibitFashioning Canada Since 1867, part of the country's150thanniversary celebrations.

"It's dealing with what people, no matter where you are in the world, would look at and say: 'I think that's Canadian,'" Jonathan Walford, the museum's curatorial director, told Craig Norris, host of The Morning Edition on CBC Radio.

The exhibit explores the "quintessential Canadian look," the Canadian fashion industry from the 1860's to the 1960's, as well as the work ofnotable Canadian designers like Brian Bailey, Marilyn Brooks and Rose Marie Reid.

From mukluks to hat tricks

It features some little known moments in Canada's fashion history as well, likethe fabled roots of hockey's "hat trick," often credited to a business-savvy Toronto hatter named Sammy Taft;or the time the great croonerBing Crosby was snubbed by a Canadianhotelier, whodidn't recognize him inCanada's namesake double denim "tuxedo."

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Fashioning Canadahighlights some of the many contributions to Canadian fashion created byIndigenous people as well, including themukluk and the Cowichan sweater.

Though the exhibit exploresCanada's variedregionalstyles, Walford says,the rest of theworld probably still knows us best for our winterwear.

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"We do winter well," he said.

Fashioning Canada since 1867 is on display at theFashion HistoryMuseum in Cambridge until December 17.