Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Bicycle Savoir Faire

If only I could dismount from my bicycle looking as good as this young man? Invariably my hair is a mess from my helmet, my trousers are tucked into my socks, and riding with such a heavy coat? Well forget it!


It is nice to see that he is being safety conscious with such a bright yellow shirt. When I was 18 I saw a bright yellow men's suit in the pages of Vogue (it was the late 70's), so immediately enlisted my mother to make me a bright yellow shirt similar to the one below! Now if only I had kept that shirt!



I also do some heavy duty cycling in the summer which involves the wearing of much lycra, which I am not even going to get into on a blog about savoir faire!
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10 comments:

  1. LilacandgreyJanuary 13, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    very chic, but I don't think this could work for everyone (the yellow shirt)...
    <3 Cara
    Lilac and Grey

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  2. Mark D. RuffnerJanuary 13, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    A great image - the very classic bike is an important counterpoint here. He wouldn't have as much savoir faire (and neither do I) with my bike in the background!

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  3. ilduceJanuary 13, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Some of us like a man in lycra...Just sayin....

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  4. Belle de VilleJanuary 13, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Mr. BHB commutes to his office by bike four days a week. While Mr. BHB is certainly handsome and exceedingly fit, he isn't nearly as chic as the young man in your post.

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  5. LenoreNeverM♡reJanuary 13, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Yellow is such a cheerful color!
    Remember Mr. Smiley face?
    :)

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  6. Jean-pierre MATTEI ( clothings maker who shares some fashion sketches .............................. )January 13, 2011 at 8:42 PM

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    Ask your fav tailor to make one for you !
    So beautiful with that black tie !

    I'just bought some wonderful lignt blue/grey fabrics to create two new shirts for me .

    Have a wonder friday !


    Your fashion friend designer
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  7. AntheaJanuary 13, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    Wow how fab! Thanks for the comment..I was a bit worried with the religious undertones but its beauty and intrigue could not be ignored!!

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  8. David TomsJanuary 17, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    Jean-Pierre, make sure you show us your shirts when they are finished.

    Lenore- do I ever! I love yellow and I loved my shirt.

    Belle, I am impressed! I wish I had the fortitude to cycle to the office.

    Il duce - I hear you!

    Cara- it has to be the right shade of yellow.

    Mark, neither do I

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  9. Reggie DarlingJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    One does have the lycra gear you note, and finds it rather repulsive and makes one feel rather silly when wearing it, or trussed up in it--all just to pedal a few miles on one's bike. I seemed to have done just fine without all the gear as a child, when I was on my bicycle all the time, and never found that not owning or wearing a helmet put me in undue peril, either.

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  10. David TomsJanuary 19, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Reggie, You did hit the proverbial nail on the head with your comment. However I do admit that when cycling a 100 or so kilometres a day the lycra does have its uses. Certainly makes the physics of movement a lot easier.

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