We love A girl, A style, a dreamy blog written by an Australian girl living in London and Cambridge filled with all things bright and beautiful.
We especially love the fact that she rides a Pashley around town, sometimes filled with pink blooms to match her pink accessorised outfit.
Florence Welch from Florence and The Machine rides her machine of choice, a custom-made bike from Bobbin Bicycles.
Apparently Florence likes to ride her bicycle around London to get the creative juices flowing. “”It’s good for me, especially when I’m away on the road. I’m always on planes, in cars, in vans so it’s so nice having that. It also sets free your imagination.” Read more here.
A fantastic outfit of a cycling gentleman in London. Via Barcelona Cycle Chic
Love the retro purple coat, striped skirt, neat satchel and wild curls. Paired with a white Raleigh bike she’s showing a lot of style!
Check out the eye-catching trans-seasonal ensemble – a belted trench with faux fur collar/capelet, bare legs, black studded wedges and one candy-bright bike!
via Vanessa Jackman
Designed by furniture designer Matt Eltonand graphic designer Matteo Baldarelli, the MAMA bike rack is simple yet functional.
It has two smooth hooks for you to hang your bike on, three holes where locks and cables can be looped through and secured and a small shelf for putting your wallet, keys, phone.
The MAMA bike rack is available for purchase from Matt Elton for 49.50 GBP.
We are very excited to know that Carradice have collaborated with Ally Capellino to produce a line of bags specifically for bike commuters.
We are big fans of the high quality British workmanship embodied in Carradice’s and Ally Capellino‘s products (we use a Timothy for weekend trips away). The new range is like dream-bag-squared!
If you can’t wait for the new bags to arrive in store (slated for Northern Hemisphere Spring 2012) then some of Ally Capellino‘s current range is suitable for bike riding. Here’s a video showing Frank on a bike.
Carradice have been one of our stockists since we first opened shop – we just love the fact that their durable and stylish bags are still handmade in Lancashire, Nelson.
Here’s a great article with a behind-the-scenes look at the Carradice factory, including the picture of Sue above – the maker of our Cotton Duck Bike Bureaus!
So it’s not the most flattering photo of the Mayor of London. But what we wanted to show was that even a powerful politican who’s often in the public eye thinks it’s a good idea to ride a bike to work (or anywhere). He also gave his name to the popular Barclays Cycle Hire scheme in London – better known as the Boris Bikes.
British fashion label Red or Dead have collaborated with Raleigh UK to produce a classic Raleigh bike with iconic Red or Dead graphics on the frame and saddle.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes video of the fashion shoot in London.
Red or Dead Photoshoot 2011 from Joe Coales on Vimeo.
