I stopped reading Copenhagen Cycle Chic when I realized that it was making me feel bad about myself. Problem solved. On or off the bike, I'm never going to live up to that kind of fashion standard. I care about how I look, but not that much. I always wonder just how much of the cycling population there is fashionable enough to be photographed... surely there are women in Denmark with less-than-perfect hair. Just not on that blog.

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The weather was warm enough to wear that outfit ...but only for a short distance ride...like one would do in Europe under 5-10 km. 1-way...where cities are more compact than sprawly North America.
I think that you have hit the nail on the head here. If you aren't going far, or up and down any significant hills, and live in a mild climate, it's easy to look nice en route. The rest of us have to pack carefully and change and/or shower when we get there, and there is NOTHING wrong with that.