The biker look in women’s fashion
Designers have been revving up their collections this season with studded handbags, strappy boots, leather jackets and other items of “biker chic” — fashionable, motorcyclist-derived clothing that allows women to look tough without actually throwing a leg over. As a longtime biker, I’ve seen this trend come and go over the years, and it always gets my hopes up. Maybe this time someone will design clothing that’s functional and more fashionable than the pinked and fringed schlock that’s normally offered up to female motorcyclists in the name of protective gear.
Helmut Lang leather jodhpurs? I’ll gladly saddle up. Ankle-chained DKNY boots? I’m happy to be shackled. Studded Brando jacket? I won’t rebel. Everyone, from Alexander Wang and Givenchy and Gaultier to Forever 21, Mossimo and H&M is kicking biker style into high gear this season, and I was more than willing to try it out — on a real motorcycle.
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