So Ladies…

…Let’s talk about fashion. Or not.

Because I’m not much of a fashionista. And never have been.

So Ladies

I have gotten a little better since then. But my life doesn’t revolve around clothes. I really enjoy looking looking like crap some days.

So Ladies

Or a bit dirty and grungy.

So Ladies

And some times I even dress up (and look like Lovely Bicycle on accident.)

So Ladies

However when I started biking I didn’t know what to do about clothes. Or bikes. Or anything. I just wanted to try it. I didn’t see anyone on a bike who looked like any version of me. As a newbie, this was all I really knew about cyclists:

Unexpected Types

You may have noted that neither of these figures appear to be women. And I knew I was not an athlete or a hipster. Or a man.

So when I came across a certain European street-style blog of stylishly dressed women riding bicycles I signed right up. I went and bought the Dutchiest bike I could find in Los Angeles (which was actually made in China) and a bunch of flouncy dresses from H&M and promptly started biking up and down Sunset Boulevard leaving a trail of bolts and washers behind me.

But as I got more confident about with bicycle commuting, I realized something bothered me about this bike sheek culture.

So Ladies

It was just another stereotype.

So I moved on. I agree about wearing ordinary clothes when I bike. But now I wear my ordinary clothes which don’t happen to be dresses or heels or terribly stylish most of the time– my biking does not revolve around fashion.

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  • Lovely Bicycle! February 3, 2012  

    Ha! Your cartoon version of me resembles me better than photos manage to, awesome!

    The “ordinary black lace panties” panel is just… I have no words. A classic. My favourite so far for sure.

    Oh and you are too a fashionista, don’t front 🙂

  • Min February 3, 2012  

    Hahahaha, that final cartoon is pure genius! It is perfect!

  • Steve February 3, 2012  

    Why does the guy taking pictures look like me?? I’ve only been to Boston once.

  • Julia February 3, 2012  

    You are so funny and clever. I look forward to your posts all week. This one was so worth the wait!

  • Chris February 3, 2012  

    Love your artwork. I loved marching band too, what did you play!

    • bikeyface February 3, 2012  

      I pretended to play trumpet. But I was in it for the Varsity jacket. Yes, spend 3 yrs in marching band and you get one. The nerd in me thought that was really funny.

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