Traditional Fashion
Published August 27, 2008 | 
It’s ok. I really do understand. You’ve thought it might be interesting to go to a traditional training camp but then you wondered if you were going to have to wear one of those weird black rubber things. . .
After all they do look a bit odd and maybe they won’t let you in if you don’t wear one? I mean, even their beer bottles wear Tuiliks right?
I do know how you feel. Up until I went to QajaqTC last weekend I had never worn one. Being sort of a bi-paddler I’ve never totally slipped to the dark side. To be honest I was just a bit worried I’d look a bit like an Oompa-Lompa!
So I thought today we should have a look at what those Traditional paddler types wear. . and help you work through your concerns. . .
Maybe you think you will have to wear the flag of Greenland sewn onto black garb. . .
Or a scarf on your head when you sit at the bar.
Maybe you’ll have to show up looking all buff.
Like you just paddled around an island.
Do you have to look Tuff??
Would you have to wear shorts, a red apron and cook?
Do they wear pointy hats? Do they mind if you look?
Must you dress like some Greenlandic friend of Saint Nick. .
as you try as you might to roll with a stick?
Maybe you’ll have to shave your head. .
or wear babies draped over your shoulder?
Wearing a baby is something to think over.
Do you have to wear Canadian postal macs?
Along with short pants, dress shoes and socks that are black?
Do you have to wear Crocs. . . Pink on the other and yellow on one,
as you walk down the beach and talk to your son?
Do you fear floral with stripes?
Do you have to wear name-tags all day. . and all night?
Do you have to wear heels on the beach when you run?,
Then just leave them lie there. Not both, but just one?
No you don’t have to wear any of these things. You can just dress like you. Whatever it takes.
You can wear what you like, both women and boys.
You don’t have to wear a Tuilik. . .
but you must talk to Roy!
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6 Responses to Traditional Fashion
Hi Derrick,
Thanks for the pictures. What a nice bunch they are!
I see a lot of familar faces and they are wearing what they wore last year. Better get the fashion police there next year.
Oooh.. I see a Singapore flag in one of those pics.
That was great Derrick! I liked that.
Was I really wearing short pants, dress shoes and black socks? Ouch!
Hi guys! Well Mike, I didn’t want to tell folks that you were naked below the waist!