Herewith our favorites of all the fantastic contributions to the Vélocouture group in August and September.
I usually don’t comment on individual photos in these posts, but I have to say that the first one here is one of my all-time favorites. The photographer, Dmitry, is doing some amazing work, worth checking out simply for his beautiful photos, and particularly if you are a photo nerd and interested in his unusual technique. But beyond that, the colors! the light! the bicycle! the composition! the radiant dress! the fuzzy blue sweater (!)! (You’ll recognize the subject, Julie, as a devoted contributor to Vélocouture herself.)
It’s simply one of the most wonderful photographs to come through our virtual door during the four years I’ve been doing this, and it makes me smile every time I see it.
Photo by Flickr user Dmitry Gudkov in New York City
Photo by Flickr user spitsbergen in Moscow
Photo by Flickr user kinamari in Los Angeles
Photo by Flickr user Cycle Chic Malmö/Lund in Lund, Sweden
Photo by Flickr user Julie Mack in the O.C., California
Photo by Flickr user Cameron Adams in Atlanta
Photo by Flickr user Simply Bike
Photo by Flickr user Brenton Salo in Portland, Oregon
Photo provided, but obviously not taken, by Flickr user Mikael Colville-Andersen in Copenhagen. Cheers mate!
How to follow that last one? Quite simply, all you need to do is ride with your clothes on. Whether it’s chic or retro, plain or fancy, how Vélocouture looks is entirely up to you. Submit your photos of people going places in style to the Vélocouture flickr group. Thanks for reading and thanks for all of your contributions.
October 22, 2010 at 7:13 pm
This is an excellent collection! I thought you might also enjoy this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/razorbrown/5002947271/.
October 23, 2010 at 3:26 pm
Great roundup! And I agree with what you said about Julie’s photo – it’s beautiful. I’ve really loved seeing Dmitry photograph what were already familiar faces to me through Flickr. It’s like seeing your friends star in a great movie – so fun! S.
October 23, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Thank you for including me in such a lovely roundup! Beautiful, beautiful bikes!
October 24, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Thank you Patrick!
I´m very happy as your “best of 2009″ was a great inspiration for me when planning the Malmö Lund Cycle Chic blog in the start of 2010.
October 25, 2010 at 3:45 am
Thanks Patrick! It’s great to have my photo featured here and I especially appreciate your kind words about my work. More #bikenyc photos are coming soon!
November 2, 2010 at 4:40 am
This is the “bicycle as accessory” post. And what an amazing accessory. What I love is that in several of these photos the people almost seem to be posing with a bike as a prop, which in so many instances could be replaced by any other object prop: a broom, a chair, a window. But who the hell would want that!? As opposed to other props used in fashion photos, these are accessories which obviously inspire emotion in the wearer, and make better photos.