What a sad view from my window. Poor little rusting bastard.
Well, even if I'm complaining about all of the snow I am sort of enjoying it too. But I'm still waiting rather eagerly for spring. And if you look at it from the bright side and lie a little bit to yourself it will seem like spring is just around the corner, summer around the next... I crave for warmer days, lighter clothing and - riding my bike!
Which I will do in this darling dress:
I found this vintage dress in spring-like colours with a pattern of biking girls and boys, roses and bike tires on it when I popped by at sale my friend threw some days ago. Otherwise pretty perfect, but I will turn the sleeve in to 1950's style short cap sleeves and make pockets for the fluffy skirt with what's left of the sleeves. It will be great!
Bicycle!
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So perfect post ! So perfect style ! Lucky girl !
That dress is gorgeous!!!
What a great dress, perfect for the summer too.
Aw your poor bike! im just doing mine up for the spring :)
That dress is adorable, what a find! Lucky Lady xo
O my dear god, that's a lot of snow :o).
When I see your beautiful spring-pictures, I start dreaming about summer...
Very beautiful!
I miss my bike, too. And my butt is showing it! The dress is simply too perfect - can't wait to see how you style it.
Thankfully in Portland, with regard to bicycling, all we have to worry about in the winter is rain. Unfortunately, in general, all we have to worry about in the winter is rain. Even though I generally enjoy the rain, and dislike hot weather, even I'm getting ready for a couple of sunny days.
That dress is fantastic, I love the fabric and the cut of the dress - I think shortening the sleeves will be a great idea.
My wife and I just went on an organized bike ride here in Portland where everyone dressed up - the Tweed Ride - it was nice to feel we fit in a bit more, as Portland is generally very casual, and I get about as many stares for wearing a suit while riding a bicycle as I would if I were naked running down the street :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/poetas/4322835500/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/william200549/4317468718/
Buggy Darling : I'll have to mend a little extra this year when spring comes I guess
Sal : Mine is showing it too :/
Melancholic Optimist : We've just had a clear sky and even sunshine after weeks of cloud and snow, the sunshine - if you get some - is wonderful this time of year. Hope you'll get a break from the rain too soon :)
I love the tweed ride pics! Well the whole idea actually :)
Do a search on flickr for "Portland Tweed Ride" and you'll get a lot more photos.
It was pretty fun, people with picnic baskets and wine, smoking pipes, etc (unfortunately, I'm not good enough at keeping my pipe lit yet to do it while riding) :) Plus, in a city that is dominated by automobiles, it felt really nice to be able to ride down the middle of the street slowly, to chat with people while riding and not have to worry about getting run off the road (since there were over 150 of us in the group) :)
Melancholic Optimist : There were a lot of you indeed! And sounds like a whole lot of fun, will go check out more photos now :)
I adore that purple dress on you, it's so pretty L)
nice dresses in the first row!
and good idesa of changing details; you could aswell stitch some parts with red yarn, that would define nice contrasts..
that dress is too perfect! so jealous! ;o)
hehe cute!
aye yi yi i love it!!!
I too have been getting bike-lust here in the snowy midwestern US. I'm also hatching plans for springy ensembles to pull out in a few months.
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You are hands down, the coolest fucking blog I've come across in months! I absolutely love the authenticity of your retro style -- its not contrived and put-on like many of your contemporaries but you completely and absolutely own it. I'm adding you to my daily reads because I need inspiration -- I need to be reminded that there are cool people like yourself out there who believe in making their own way.
What a cute dress and with the adjustments it'll be perfect!
perfect dress for a spring ride!
I'm just craving for spring/summer...
I just say no to snow!
The lil' bike dress is too lovely. Can't wait to see you wearing it for a ride! Winter off, snow on!
Love your blog!
I heart your beautiful bicycle!
So with that in mind I have a 'Green Clean Your Bicycle' post where I share my tips - for instance on how to get rid of rust. I hope you find it useful!...
http://ridingpretty.blogspot.com/2009/10/green-clean-your-bicycle.html
p.s.
I love tweed rides too!
i ADORE this dress!! ADORE, I tell you...an I think the changes you have in store are perfect.
:)
That yellow dress in the last photo is very cute, love the rolled up sleeves and the matching belt! Might have to keep an eye on your blog I think!
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I miss my bike, too. And my butt is showing it! The dress is simply too perfect - can't wait to see how you style it....
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It's amazing that you can wear a dress while riding a bike! I'm a fan :)
We don't have any snow but I stil don't wanna drag my yellow cruiser out of the shed yet.
Too cold!
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