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Others a state of mind. "This collection represents the transition from winter in Canada to spring in China," says Chen, who included her version of the functional outerwear over tulle ball skirts in her finale looks on the runway.

4. The Straps - This is easily the very best part of the jacket, and what (I think) makes the perfect standout finishing touch of perfection to this parka! THE STRAPS are the things you never knew you needed. They come in all Canada Goose jackets (the Goose and the Trillium both have them), and I like to think of them as holding straps. They are literally there to help you hold your jacket when you don't want to wear it.

I did. Canada Goose products are fashionable, point blank. This is the jacket you'll reach for all Spring long: As a warm layer under your rain jacket on colder, rainier mornings; with a wind shell on blustery afternoons; by itself on those summer evenings with a hint of a chill.

At the podium stood David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen. I remember it so clearly: They were addressing the press about their latest film, and I was craning my neck to see them both; all the attention in the room was on them, and I was thinking, "I wish one day I get to work on a movie with them." A few years later, that wish came true, as I was cast in the film A Dangerous Method.

"Winter leaves a big mess, so Spring is about prepping and cleaning up the land. I'm getting my hands in the soil and preparing the ground for planting.

We practically spent our entire weekends there. This is not to say the company lacks a consumer base who uses these jackets for situations closer to functional intent.