Vélo Vogue: The Bike Lane Meets The Runway

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9.17.2012

9.21.2011

footwear|legwear

Runway diversity abounds.

Keds & leggings.

Stilettos & legwarmers.

Pumps & tights.

All in one bike lane!

7.14.2011

summer cycling: Vogue magazine

When the top fashion magazines are finally picking up the cycle chic story, you know it's finally gone from subculture to mainstream. Vogue Magazine writes about summer cycling and what to wear, featuring fashion blogger/avid cyclist Hanneli Mustaparta on her Pashley (yeowza!).

Whereas the first photo is obviously staged (I wish that model was actually riding her bike rather than walking aside it), the second photo montage looks genuine, with three influential ladies in the spotlight riding two wheels. Brava! Will this kind of marketing really influence more women to bike for transportation?

6.14.2011

What To Wear - Darius Pearson

Vélo Vogue and Mind The Gap have teamed up to bring you some simple bike commuter tips. First up, What To Wear for men, featuring Darius Pearson, manager at Chrome SF who commutes by bike to work daily. He tells us what he typically wears when he bikes to work or play.

Let us know what YOU wear to work! Especially the guys this time!

5.05.2011

Gentlemen Prefer to Bike To Work

OK, yes, it was a photo shoot (the grey backdrop was probably a dead giveaway). It was organized by the Bay Area Bicycle Coalition to promote Bike To Work Day, featuring hotties from all over the Bay Area, like this lad.

The focus was on people's motivation to bike.

Beauty - check! Efficiency - check!

5.04.2011

There's nothing to it -

Vogue.

Strike a pose.

5.03.2011

You want bicycle fashion? Here.

One word = HOT.

3.22.2011

Giddy up!

Streaks of red light up the bike lane as ciclo-fashionistas go from here...

to here!

Riding tights and cowboy boots on into the sunset!

Stunning on and off their bikes - Lisa Marie, Kristen and Melyssa - three goddesses of SF bike lanes go out for a sunny Sunday afternoon party! Lisa Marie is wearing a form-fitted, pocketed, hooded jersey mini-dress with bicycle insignia from field day.

Photos by *Honeychild*

3.18.2011

she looked good!

there she was just a walkin down the street...

snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet

doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy doo

3.14.2011

cycle beautiful

Cycling is simply beautiful.

From every angle.

Isn't it?

2.18.2011

rainwear KT style

So what did I wear for the Mind The Gap - biking in the rain shoot?

Helmet: Nutcase
Retro slicker: Nordstrom Rack
Gloves: Riyoko
Cupcake bell: gift
Bike: The Latte
Blue vinyl shoulder purse: Crossroads
Patent leather boots (not shown): Paolo Shoes
Raw silk sweater dress (not shown): Goodwill
Wool tights: Macy's

I'm kinda diggin' the wet weather fashion!

11.30.2010

young at heart

How does it feel to be young?

Carefree. Spontaneous. Flirtatious. Ambitious. Gutsy. Invincible.

We take risks because we can afford to make mistakes.

We throw caution to the wind because we have nothing to lose.

We follow every whim because we have the time.

In every interaction, there is so much possibility.

11.24.2010

how a woman feels on a bike

It's about is freedom. It's about independence.

I can go where I want when I want how fast or slow I want. I'm not held back by restrictions of wealth. I'm not held back by restrictions of status. I'm not held back by restrictions of time.

I get to my location within the millisecond of when I predicted I would be there. I can park directly in front of the bar, restaurant or otherwise carpeted venue without paying a valet. Without belting in. Without stepping on any dirty gas pedal. Without making any payments to anyone.

On the way there, I will feel the vivacity of being ALIVE. I will fill my lungs with air. I will feel the blood pumping through my veins. I will feel my heartbeat pounding in my chest.

Underneath my saddle, I feel a connection to the earth. In yoga class, my teacher always tells me to feel the earth rising to touch the soles of my feet. On my bike, when I'm riding, I actually feel that energy rising into my sit bones. My feet are pedaling, and with each rotation, the Earth rises into my calves, my thighs, my pelvis. I know where I am.

I am on the streets of San Francisco.

I overhear drunken conversations of passersby. Whose house will you end up at tonight? Where will you go for your next drink? How hard will it be to go to the office tomorrow? Did someone see you out of your element?

Yeah, it was me. I actually was close enough to the curb that I saw that stolen glance, that secret kiss... You didn't think I could see or hear you, but I was close enough that I witnessed it all.

Sometimes I wonder how much Ralph Lauren, Betsey Johnson, Karl Lagerfeld, Vivienne Westwood, John Fluevog and (RIP) Alexander McQueen would treasure this type of connection that I feel with the PEOPLE when I am riding my bike on the street. Isn't that person walking home drunk and fabulous with a disposable income who they are trying to reach? Would it benefit them to rid themselves of their towncars/limos/tinted windows and experience life in its purest and most vibrant form?

Every time I sit in my saddle and live this life experience (my daily transportation from point A to point B) my bike reminds me of why it feels good to be alive.

11.15.2010

VELO is like a Heat Wave!

Record breaking high temperatures in mid-November for SF!

Get out and enjoy the breeze you create!

11.12.2010

A Moment in the Mission

18th Street.

Urban dude.

XL t-shirt, jeans with new kicks.

Pretty hipster girls.

Leggings and flats.

Thrift Town dresses.

Vintage Bikes.

Zero Emissions Vehicles.

11.11.2010

Soeur Jumelle du Rouge et Noir

It's the long lost twin of my Rouge et Noir!

Not quite a Mixte, but it was the red and black on this Frenchie that stopped me in my tracks, as if I was looking into the mirror.

Its owner and I briefly discussed which twin was older or younger. I do believe my Mixte is from 1979, but I could be wrong. We couldn't figure out if the Mixte came first or this more feminine frame.