- RBSC-ARC-1643-185-52
- File
- 1994
The shirt Douglas Coupland wore on Wired cover.
The shirt Douglas Coupland wore on Wired cover.
"Why is Brad Smirking? Because he's appearing in: VISTA" t-shirt
White lab coat labelled "Dr. D. C. Coupland" with pocket dictionary
A gift Douglas Coupland received from his brother upon receiving his UBC Doctorate
Typed note from relative regarding Roots clothing
To do list on reverse of Missoni Home fabrics advertisement
"this is really random" t-shirt
File includes one white t-shirt, with the text "this is really random" in sans-serif black lettering. Associated with Coupland's 1995 novel Microserfs.
Scribbled notes on paper regarding Roots designs
Roots clothing line tshirt price tags
Roots clothing line leather bracelet and tags
File contains one leather snap bracelet with "roots.com/douglascoupland" written in silver, and two "Coupland Canada" clothing tags.
Post-its with notes and drawings
Metro article featuring Coupland's clothing line
Leather sample and design notes for leather jacket
"Generation X [bar team]" t-shirt
"Feng Shui Productions" t-shirt
Series relates to Coupland’s venture into clothing design in collaboration with Roots Canada Ltd. Under the tagline “Canada Goes Electric,” Coupland designed a limited-edition clothing line as well as various leather goods which were released in stores and online in 2010. This project marked the first time that Roots partnered with an outside designer in this way.
Series includes textual records relating to the design and research of the clothing items. Also included in the series are finished production garments and leather goods, as well as items not approved for production; strikeoffs; fabric and leather samples; and finishing material such as patches, zippers, labels, and fasteners.
Fabric samples for tunic dress and Kanga hoody
Ephemera including scrap paper with numbers and canoe paddle picture clipping
Colour printouts of Roots designs