CUTE commuter gear???

[shootingstar]

I mean obviously you can wear normal clothes but I was just looking for something just a little bit more geared towards city life on a bike. The smallest details are so handy sometimes, like button/pocket placement or an extra lock loop here or a roll up button there.

As for the rain gear, thanks for the tip! You're right, it is baggy and not breathable... I didn't realize that even the more expensive clothing had that problem too. I love Eden's idea of altering wool dress pants. I might try making something using that kind of fabric... maybe spray 'em down with that water repellant spray for good measure...hmmmm.....

Still think the area of more citified, fashionable, weather-practical clothing without changing them at workplace, would be a great fashion design niche for you! As you can from our remarks, there's still lots more room for someone to manufacture a fabric one day is waterproof AND breathable.

I would agree that every detail on clothing when cycling can make a difference...that's why I don't like wearing jeans while cycling, it's the frickin' French seams. I'm the person that prefers to have my butt crack/back covered and not have it get cool if top is too short.

The only "cute" thing I wear is ..a lycra skort..which isn't the cheapest as you may know. Everything else is typical cycling wear.

As an aside, love to see some of the non-cycling fashion wear that you may design for your assignments... I used to sew a great deal before cycling. Have a mother who used sometimes to draft classic pants, tops for us ...without using a pattern. I also have a cousin who took a course on pattern drafting.