We like to think that even lycra-clad sporty cyclists can get into a bit of cycle chic.
In June’s edition of British GQ, Tour de France competitor Mark Cavendish gets out of his lycra and into some vintage Dolce & Gabbana, riding a beautiful 1940s Taurea. Just lovely.
Melbourne gets its own Cycle Chic day-of-the-week with its first Cycle Chic Friday!
From 5pm this Friday 23 July, Melbourne’s centre of Danish culture, commerce and cuisine, Denmark House (428 Little Bourke Street), will be hosting a free cycle chic gathering presided by the Danish filmmaker, photographer and urban mobility expert Mikael Colville-Andersen, who’s in town at the invitation of State of Design, Victoria’s annual design festival.
Many of you will know Mikael through the bicycle blogs Cycle Chic and Copenhagenize and at Denmark House he will be discussing how other cities can be inspired by the Copenhagen bicycling experience, by re-establishing the bicycle as an accepted and respected mode of every day transport.
So come to Denmark House on your bicycle, dressed in your finest cycle chic attire, and meet other like-minded folks. Make sure you bring your camera too, as there will be lots of opportunities to get inspired and to submit your images to Denmark House via email, Twitter or Facebook.
Naturally, we’ll be there with our camera and our finest cycling style. We’re also hoping to have a few of our most popular items on display at Denmark House that night, so please come and say hi and ask us any questions about the products that you may have.
Reservations are encouraged for Cycle Chic Friday – phone 03 9600 4477 or email office@denmarkhouse.com.au.
We wanted to show you this eccentric photo editorial for fantastic Japanese fashion magazine, Popeye. Its called the ‘Mama-Chari Gentlemen’.
In Japan, a ‘mamachari’ is a bicycle usually used by stay at home mothers for grocery shopping and running errands. We love the playful take on the ‘mamachari’ and the kooky poses.
You may have seen fashion blogger Marianne (from Esme and the Laneway) being featured as part of a story on CycleStyle in the Herald Sun newspaper a couple of weeks ago.
The photo ran in black and white (we got pipped by Lady Gaga on the next page apparently) so here are some in-colour behind the scenes photos of Marianne getting ready and hamming it up for the camera, with Herald Sun photographer Fiona Hamilton.
Marianne is modelling the Disco-bright reflective legwarmers, Cashmere and leather gloves and Edna handlebar bag.
In the other shot that didn’t make it into the paper, Marianne is on a Humble Vintage ladies bike with the Green Floral Rack Tote and the new Kitsch Kitchen Floral Shopper.
We think you’ll agree that Marianne looks absolutely charming and beautiful on her bike! Oh, and she actually does cycle in those killer red heels…
Sarah has only been commuting by bike for 6 months, so hats off to her for persevering through the winter weather.
To keep herself cosy she’s dressed for work in a black swing jacket with checkerboard trim from Pussycat Black (an independent boutique in Brunswick), black leather driving gloves and a favourite winter cycling combo, knee-length leather boots, opaque tights and a stretchy wool skirt. Her Longchamp Le Pliage handbag has been tucked into her back basket.
To be honest, what really caught our eye was Sarah’s beautifully rosy cheeks as she went to park her bike. After a bit of a brisk cycle, who needs makeup?
So it was early morning and I was hanging around Fitzroy waiting to spot some stylish cyclists.
As I yawned, I spotted this lady in a red trenchcoat. Oh, that’s a nice trenchcoat, I thought, in fact I wonder where she got it from, I’ve been looking for a red trenchcoat for a while and hey she’s pedalling in heels and oh look I like the blue-frame of her step-through bike accessorised with the wicker basket.
In my haze, I completely forgot to snap her until she started moving and turned the corner. So I decided to experiment with today’s photos with a bit of soft focus and contrasting super-sharpness, just to mirror my thoughts that morning.
