Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 7:42AM Found: The Perfect Toque
You know you live in Canada when you know how to spell the word 'toque'. An essential component of every snow bunny's wardrobe, the toque can make or break an outfit. The perfect hat can keep our heads warm and make us look smoking hot while a poor choice stops the heat from escaping but gives us a serious case of the winter uglies. Okay, you think I'm being dramatic and perhaps I am, but consider this: do you really want to look like a pool cue from November to March?
For years, my toques have been little more than afterthoughts. I've always waited until the last possible moment before finding a hat, at which point all of the good toques have been snapped up and I'm left to stuff my head into something that makes me look bald and leaves lines on my forehead. This year, I'm a little bit older and a little bit smarter and I've already picked up a true gem of a toque from Roots that's actually making me excited for the first snowfall. It's soft, the perfect shade of grey and I swear, actually makes my eyes look bigger. I'm also a little bit in love with their legwarmers. Perfect over skinny jeans, jeggings or leggings and under your wellies or tall boots, they are every cold-weather Canadienne's best friend. Speaking of boots, check out the new video from Roots and if you're like me, you might actually get a little excited for fall. Those boots are heaven! The Antonia Cable Toque ($24) and Cabin Legwarmer ($22) are in Roots stores now or online at www.canada.roots.com. Oh, and am I the only one who just spell-checked 'toque'?
Reader Comments (2)
I went and bought the hat - and 2 more!! Roots has a tonne of cute hats for fall. Run, don't walk! Thanks RLR!
I went too!!