No description of la vita dolce ursa would be complete without advice on shopping for the correct apparel and accessories to complete your personality.

While there are any number of firms offering bearaphernalia, the discerning bear will stay with the classics: green or red chequered shirt, Levis' X-Strap overalls, T-Shirts printed by any well-known Bear Marketing concern, run T-Shirts advising people of where you took your vacances last summer, and baseball caps with bear-related slogans or logos.

Accessories are numerous and should be chosen on the basis of commonness. Remember, if everyone else is wearing it, it must be stylish.