Canadian (At)tire**

Have been asked to walk in a fashion show celebrating international style.

I plan to conjure Josephine Peary, "first lady of the Arctic," who looked utterly chic in her parka.

But I'll also be going "Canadian," with tall black boots ( Mountie-inspired?), skinny black pants tucked in, a First-Nations-inspired colorful tassel scarf, and my parka with a nipped-in waist.

**If the title to this post is confusing, it riffs on another Canadian staple--Canadian Tire: the country's go-to shop for tires.  Every good Canadian knows that snow tires are part of a well-dressed car's winter wardrobe.