New TE Blog Post - Business Casual

[Susan Otcenas]

I honestly think this is an important consideration "business casual cycling wear".
Sometimes I go to work in my knickers and wear a sweater/blouse on top.
This means I have NO POCKETS all day at work. Maybe for some of you this is not a problem, but it drives me to distraction. My normal work attire includes dockers/type slacks (4 pockets) or blue jeans (4 pockets) so when i want to wear my knickers, i am handicapped.
in the summer time, i would be wearing a teeshirt (also no pockets) so you can see the problem.

Mimi, I assume you're talking about loose-fit knickers.

Are you trying to find something like this?
http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodSU_47360F_0.html
Two front pockets, one zip back pocket. 4 way stretch for total freedom of momement while riding to work. You wear your favorite shorts or liner underneath, then shed at work if you want. Beautiful drape means they actually look fairly dressy.

Susan

[Biciclista]

hm, yeah, that might work!

[Susan Otcenas]

You might look at these too:
http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodSB_2576.html

They are a little "sportier" because the top stitch is white, instead of black. I don't know if that would work for you or not. But the fit is dynamite, they come with a liner of their own (not connected, so you can wear with or without) and they have 4 pockets - 2 front, 2 rear. 4 way stretch, articulated knees, and a slightly more athletic fit than the Sugoi capri.

VERY popular, with very few returns for fit issues. This is the type of bottom I wear when I need to go into town, take transit with my bike, run errands, etc. I get all the performance features I need without the spandex look.

[papaver]

@ susan: do you ship to europe too?

[Susan Otcenas]

@ susan: do you ship to europe too?

Yes. We ship all over the world (with the exception of a couple of countries that are notorious for credit card fraud.)

[kacie tri-ing]

I LOVE that outfit....tempting....

[Grog]

Hey Susan, do you have something to say about the Sugoi Heidi capri? I like the pockets (although I'm not sure about the colour).

[GLC1968]

Susan - you look great and I love that outfit!

My work is also casual (not even business casual if you go by what most of my coworkers wear!) but I have trouble finding good casual clothing that doesn't look to weekend wear-ish. I love skirts, but pants are tough because everything I own (even my jeans) require some type of heel to fit right. I can't wear heels. And I can't wear open toe shoes, either. It's a pain!

I think I need to redo my entire work wardrobe. Perhaps I should work harder at losing this weight before I do, so that I don't have to rework it twice!

[Susan Otcenas]

Hey Susan, do you have something to say about the Sugoi Heidi capri? I like the pockets (although I'm not sure about the colour).

You know we have it in TWO colors, yes? Black & chocolate.
Black: http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodSU_36902F.html (only M left)
Chocolate: http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodSU_36902F_0.html (M&L left)

The Heidi for 2008 (and it's successor for 2009, the Greta http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodSU_36904F.html - black & vicuna, which is an olive brown sort of color) is the most "technical" knicker we have, in my opinion. The fabric is rugged enough for mountain biking (hardy, abrasion resistant fabric), but snazzy enough for urban wear. The Greta has one of the nicest chamois available in knickers. Sometimes vendors dumb down the chamois in loosefit knickers and shorts, but this chamois is excellent. It's the same one they use in their Evolution Shorts/Shortys, which is one of our best selling road shorts on the site. The Heidi has the Presta chamois in it. Not my favorite chamois, truth be told, but adequate. It's less flexible than the RC Pro Chamois in the Greta. Which is no problem if it fits your shape. The RC Pro is more flexible, and thus fits more shapes.

Susan