Seeing the response from the London community to Topshops' new window display has made me think a lot about the what heck we all have to wear when we cycle. I have concluded that its bloody impossible to look 'chic' in London when you put the miles in on your bike .. Especially between November and March when you have to face rain, sleat , hail, wind, extreme cold and the ocassional ray of sunshine.
We all met for a burn last night and between us we could have completely beaten this guy in the layer-stakes.
We all tend to favour the tights, jeans , leggings, double socks, boots, double t , jumper, battered old riding puffa, scarf , hat and double gloves combo . You wont find that on a manequin in topshop i tell you.
I will however, shout about a few welcome additions to the cycling wardrobe which you should seriously get involved with if you going to see the winter though.
1. American apparel winter leggings .. warm..
2. Legwarmers - put the 80ss back on speed dial - they will bridge the gap between calf and foot where all the cold air gets tractorbeamed in and makes your toes freeze. Im keeping the colour simple though, lets not get too carried away !
3. Fleece lined boots . Ive currently swapped my vans classics for winter and am rolling in a black pair of vintage leather boots . Im holding out for a pair of these though - toasty!
I conclude cycle chic is hard . It also means you have to stash a second wardrobe at work and you tend to leave the exact thing you want to wear on a saturday in the office on the weekend!
Roll on summer when it can be jeans and a hell yeah t shirt again !
1 comment:
it's not like londoners are some strange species from another planet. if it's possible to look chic on a bicycle in Copenhagen copenhagenand other european cities - sub-zero or otherwise - then it is possible in london.
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