Houte couture & cycling

[shootingstar]

http://zsazsabellagio.blogspot.ca/2016/03/haute-couture-tour-de-france.html

[azfiddle]

That was certainly interesting! I especially liked the fancy gown with the red tennis shoes and red helmet!

Kind of reminds me of when Irish dance shoes showed up in a high level fashion show.

[emily_in_nc]

Pretty clothes...just don't get those long skirts caught in the chainring or deraileur! :D

[Crankin]

The bikes are just a fashion prop. The clothes are pretty, but really, have nothing to do with bikes, not even for cyclists who wear dresses on their bikes.

[rebeccaC]

Some beautiful clothes by some great designers….maybe not so much for riding though :) …..but I’d definitely happily ride in the armani with puma leggings…. and have in similar skirts/leggings on my commuter. His spring collection had some beautiful skirts in it.

[Aromig]

The bikes are just a fashion prop. The clothes are pretty, but really, have nothing to do with bikes, not even for cyclists who wear dresses on their bikes.

That was my thought as well. I thought "chain guard or not, that skirt is going into at least the wheel if not the gears" and then I thought the girl in the corset couldn't get a deep enough breath to ride at all. I jokingly told my friend that you'd never see men dressing up in clothing not matching their activities...but then again I guess there aren't nearly as many men's fashion magazines either.

Notwithstanding the impracticality, the red flowy dress was quite dramatic on the bike!

[shootingstar]

There were some lovely fashion styles..for off the bike.

[emily_in_nc]

The bikes are just a fashion prop. The clothes are pretty, but really, have nothing to do with bikes, not even for cyclists who wear dresses on their bikes.

Oh yes, I do realize that! No way anyone would subject those pricey threads to the rigors and grease of a bicycle. :-)