When we first moved to Oregon, we were renting an apartment that was 1.5 miles of flat roads from my office. When it wasn't raining, I just biked in my work clothes. I never took any photos, but there were days I was wearing a skirt or a dress with no problems (except a little wind!). Though, even for those distances, I would still sweat in the summer heat.

Rainy days were a bigger issue because there was really no way to avoid getting wet and no gear you could cover up in that wouldn't make you sweat, even for that short of a trip. I would have rather had a longer trip where I could justify putting on bike clothes for those days!

Now my trip is 20+ miles, so wearing work clothes is really not an option from a comfort, safety or fashion point of view.