Wear same bright colours off-bike in biz wear, streetwear?

[Crankin]

Well, I do like "fashion," although my style is somewhat plain, preppie, and monochromatic. I used to dress quite flashily, in the 80s, when I was in my aerobic instructor phase . Of course you should wear what you want. On the other hand, there are some very simple things that can enhance your appearance, in terms of color or style that aren't expensive, if that's what you want.
I like funky socks, too.

[limewave]

As some one who spent way too many years in a fog of depressions, I really enjoy wearing color now! I like to wear bright colors because its hard for me to not smile when I see yellow! green! fuchsia! That being said, I have a very neutral palette of clothes in dark grey, tans, and black--but I have to have my splash of color.

[Crankin]

I do have some tops that are color, but mostly purple, deep blue. I have a couple of red sweaters. Used to wear red all of the time.

[lph]

I was thinking that there were something about this thread that was making me uncomfortable, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I think I know now. My mother used to use the same words: "I can't wear yellow, it washes me out", or "nope, black just drains me of all colour". I realize that they're just figures of speech, but still, it sounds so fatalistic to me. As if wearing the wrong colour would truly make you look horrible, no matter how happy and lively you are otherwise.

I'm not arguing with the sentiment, most of us want to look reasonably good, and wear colours that suit us. There's nothing wrong with that. But if we say stuff like this whenever we talk about clothing it sort of entrenches the idea that the colour of the jacket you put on actually does define how you are viewed by other people.

[lph]

Oh, and I love drab Olive green, grubby brown, black, dark grey, come to mama!

[shootingstar]

Oh, and I love drab Olive green, grubby brown, black, dark grey, come to mama!

For bottoms, yea..for me.

I don't spend alot of energy on colour, but will make conscious choices on colours that long term, look and make me feel better ...it's money to me, instead of clothing I hardly wear. I wouldn't call my business wear and street wear true chic fashion or exemplar to a fashionista. Same for a hair cut, since I do pay someone else to do it, I might as well choose a style that flatters otherwise it's $50.00 wasted. (And forget about straight hair and ponytail, etc. It doesn't suit me at all...and hasn't for last um...35 yrs. Other people looks great.)

Question on colour was more on how we make colour choices on bike more for safety/fashion or both or different choices off-bike. I don't have any cycling jackets that are black, dark blue or dark grey. I'm already living in a city with imperfect cycling infrastructure. I need visibility to drivers. We have longer nights in fall to winter, being further north.

Maybe a better way is: do you wear the same popiscle colours on bike as you do off-bike?

[lph]

Popsicle colours on bike, drabs off-bike. I will at times branch out into slightly more colourful variants of drab, like bluish grey or muted purple. ;-)

[Serendipity]

Work wardrobe is dark colours and classic styles for the most part - black, navy, grey, brown - usually suits. However, love to take it up a notch with bright contrasts - bright blouse/sweater or accessories (or both). And my absolute favourite is funky costume jewellery!

On the bike, love the bright colours and the trendy jerseys, skorts........favourite helmet is a polka dot covered one from Nutcase!

[shootingstar]

Probably on bike is the time I wear the more outrageous colours and "designs". Design on helmet is not a design I would wear in streetwear.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ghlight=helmet

[Crankin]

Me too.
I like trying the different looking bike clothes.

[Serendipity]

Probably on bike is the time I wear the more outrageous colours and "designs". Design on helmet is not a design I would wear in streetwear.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ghlight=helmet

Shootingstar, love the helmet!