Hi there. You may have noticed that things have been a little quite over in these parts. The past few months have been kind of hectic – leaving me little time to sit and indulge in blogging and other personal projects. I’ll be honest – it’s been a bummer not having the creative outlet which this blog has provided me over the years. On a more positive note I’m happy to announce that I’ve decided to shift the focus of my blog to cover a broader range of topics. It’s something that I’ve been wanting to do for some time now – and now that I’m settled into a more permanent place in life I’m ready to go for it! So here is the link to my new blog/project A Little Bit of Evarything .

Hope to see you there!

xo

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It’s been pretty quiet here on the blog for a good reason. Over the past month I’ve been working closely with the amazing (and bike loving) director of education over at the Santa Monica Museum of Art to plan a artilicious cycle extravaganza! After dodging rain-filled weekends we are finally ready to roll this Sunday! All of the event info can be found on the facebook event page here and on the SMMoA.org event calendar.

EDIT: Event was postponed due to ugly nasty weather. New date and event info TBA soon!

Last weekend I got a special tour of the current exhibit and took a test ride of the route …

SMMoA

Asuka lead me down Abbot Kinney Blvd

Special Stop #1

Special Stop #2

The following is a neat map I drew up of the ride route. If you are planning on coming be sure to check out the map before hand (mostly just to see how insanely cool this ride is going to be :-) )

xoxo

I’m happy to announce that Cycle Chic Sundays ( and yours truly ) is featured in this month’s Riviera Magazine ( Orange County edition ) .  The piece , titled ” Reinventing the Wheel ” , covers the origin of Cycle Chic , my invovement with social cycling in SoCal , and a quick Q&A. It’s simple and sweet.

If you like you can click here to see/read the digital version.

The real life glossy is on stands now.

xo

One of my most favorite things to do on a sleepy morning is to head down the the beach and take a stroll along the ocean front path. I love how peaceful it all is when the air is still and the sun is out. As much as I love cruising along the path by bike it’s nice to really slow things down and enjoy the warm sunshine by foot.

I am fortunate to live in such idea weather. I need to say that aloud more often. ‘Cause sometimes I take it for granted.

As a lover of classic vintage style {and bikes!} I thought it would be fun to take some of my most admired images of classic cycling dames and do and show how to re-create their look in today’s world.

To kick things off I thought it would be sensible to highlight one of the most revered American style icons , the late Jackie Kennedy Onassis. As a fellow petite brunette I find that I can draw inspiration from almost every outfit and color she wore. I love how polished and sophisticated she was and the poise and grace she exuded. In the images below {which aren’t mine and I can’t find the darn source} you can see that she carries poise and grace while riding a bike. So without further adieu here is the first VintageBikeStyle:Jackie O

The Inspiration :

To get this look :

**I like to emphasize in buying quality pieces made of quality fabrics. It is especially important for the daily rigors of riding a bike. A tailored pant made of a wool blend will last longer then one made of chintzy polyester or pure cotton. Plus you’ll have the added bonus of a little stretch in the material and water resistance.

Sources: 1. J.Crew Woolen Minnie Pants $108 , 2. Anthropologie “Sophia Shades” $24 , 3. Cleaver Nettle “Morning Fog” sweater $37 , 4. Jack Rogers Sandals , $ebay

I guess I have nothing to say except with all this rain I wish it would just snow. But that’s not really possible in my coastal locale so I must relinquish all fantasies of a white Christmas and refer back to the only time I’ve ever really been “in snow”…

A early winter wonderland in Northern Germany … about a week and a half of snowy goodness …

driving in the slush, too afraid to ride a bike, but enjoying it none the less. We spent our last fleeting week there building snow men , crunching around the meer in tall boots , thick socks , wrapped in layers upon layers of clothing.

I miss you crunchy fluffy snow …

xo

took one of my latest thrift score‘s for a spin down to the beach // just another day in paradise …

i figured i’d bring my little langosta i got at the haight st. fair with me for the ride // maybe we’d get lucky and see one of his friends [we didnt]

i had to include the quintessential ‘bag-on-bike’ shot …

all of this good weather has been very motivating for me to get out and enjoy it as much as possible!