Hudson’s Bay Company Thick Wool Coat/ Capote

Canadian Olympic Team opening ceremony jacket. Incredibly warm, versatile, water resistant jacket. It’s definitely a good year for a warm coat and they don’t come much warmer than a capote – a beautiful coat made from a thick wool Hudson’s Bay Company point blanket. The HBC point blanket has a long history in Canada and so does the idea of turning a wool blanket into a coat, or other warm clothing, to get you through the winter. The Olympic coats designed by HBC are certainly a modern take on an idea that the Bay has been keeping alive for a long time. Our workshop is more of a glimpse into the past, replicating a voyageur style blanket coat like those that would have been worn during the fur trade era https://canoemuseum.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/its-a-good-year-for-a-warm-coat/