Garb inspired by Norway's mountains, China's red

Fashion show of the uniforms [en.expo2010.cn]

Staff at the World Expo 2010's Norwegian Pavilion will wear uniforms inspired by the Scandinavian country's traditional mountain anoraks and highlighting traditional Chinese red.

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"We chose the color as an homage to the host country, because in Chinese traditions red is a positive and lucky color," Johan Rye-Holmboe, one of the designers, said on January 11.

Designers drew outlines of Norway's valleys and mountains on the red and grey uniforms, made the pieces light for the hot climate in Shanghai and called the collection "+47," the international dial code of Norway.