Bike Chain as Chanel Inspiration, New York
Whenever I see these bike messengers with their big bike chain wrapped around their waist I always think about Karl and Chanel. I keep waiting for the day I see Chanel models racing down the runway sporting heavy chain belts with leather threaded through - a thicker version of a Chanel bag's chain. This messenger's look is just begging to be Karlized.I know he has Chanelled other sports but has Karl ever interpreted bike messengers? Just imagine all that gear (high-heeled biking shoes as showcased earlier today) with the Double C logo.
By the same token, I would love to see a few smartass messengers turn the table and do their own version of a Chanel bike chain and lock.
I nominate this young lady to lead the charge.
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November 2010
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-Stephen www.stitchesfabricandsoul.com
God was literally just trying to google myself an awesome bike for the summer! want one so much! these people look beautiful xoxo Abby
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Great idea, although I'm not sure if some of the models could handle the weight!
haha.. your totally right! now every-time I see a bike messengers with their big bike chain wrapped around their waist I'm going to think about Karl and Chanel :D
i really enjoy when you muse a bit, some exploration in language.
in relation to this post, i love when anything is chanel-ized. karl infuses brilliance across media.
Cool photos... That chick look really tough! She could lead the charge alright.
Thanks for sharing,
Malo
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my mom has an amazing vintage chunky chain chanel belt - maybe i can do a little DIY by threading leather through it and see how it looks! good idea - thanks for the inspiration!
-j
http://sorelleinstyle.blogspot.com
Thinking of a DIY...and heading out to get a bike chain now...oh yes, this is happening! Thanks for the idea!
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lovely photos!
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love the bike theme today :)
such a perfect idea...cant wait to see it karlized !
amazing
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oh hey thats a photo of my but you posted.
-dan
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I think you should know.. your dreams are SOMEWHAT true. The bike lube of choice: Chain-L. The Packaging design mimics Chanel No. 5... enjoy. http://www.chain-l.com/
AND DAMN -- that first boy -- is that the Red Hook Crit winner.. DANIEL CHABANOV? oh i think it is.
I bet he's totally going to do it now!
La Petite Marmoset
What an innovative idea- LOVE!
LOL, I actually have a Chanel belt and I think I would love the chunkier biker belt too !
I Love Terence Koh :)
will someone tell Karl please?
That would be so insane :)
love it
Nice pics ;D
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Fab pics! Love that girls tattoo! :)
x
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I think designers should create some fashion specifically for
messengers on wheels. Ralph Lauren's line could be named the "Polo Express"
what a great complement!!
fashion will never stop to surprise me...
for this reason I love it!
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Love it!
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They certainly ride their bikes with style! So cute the girl, she looks so tough and rides a pink bike:).I started following this blog just few days ago, check it in the morning and again the end of the day. How delighted i was to read a text together with the great pictures. Sometimes its good to know ur thoughts behind ur work. And most of the times just ur work says it all. Im looking forward to the weekend so i can see the older posts.
what a fabulous inspiration. i love the tattoo on the second photo.
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I like the first photo Vans...!
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Hopefully from your blog to Karl's ears or eyes! Great idea. Loving it!
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Branding opportunity obviously: Chainel.
The white boy is fantastic...love the look :D
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this guy in white is really pulling off a cleanroom/charlie and the chocolate factory look!!!
god i love that people put these crazy but great looks together! it amkes my day!
nicola
I love fashionable people who ride bikes!!!
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good idea
If you want to photography more fashionable bikers you should come to Portland, Oregon immediately! It is bike fashion heaven!
what makes them look so wonderful is that they have PERSONAL style not designer style.
Interesting idea, but I doubt that the bike messengers' typical ethos/aesthetic would embrace Chanel. I dig their own style, personally. Great photos, as always.
vuitton men did a bike messenger inspired season for SS10 men, where bike messengers were the "gentlemen butterflies" of the city.
http://www.56.com/u61/v_NDQ3Mzk3Nzg.html
badabing
i think terrence made a mistake - the chain need to be white too.
there was a guy in my high school that would wear the heavy hardware store chains on his pants. he wore so many of them that whenever he walked by me the noises from the chains hurt my ears.
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You are a genius. Karl should really create something inspired by these. I cannot imagine how glamorous it will all be with the double C.
Mars of fashion insouciance
Love the girl with the shoulder ink's style.
And did you noticed that real messangers' bikes don't have brakes and don't have gear? They are the so called fixed bikes and you can brake only counter pedal.
PS: in the girl's bike you can notice a small piece of paper in the front wheel it's a sort of a ticket you get when you go to alleycats, semi-secret races for fixed fanatics
Shrink it and pink it, baby!
Bike messengers are the few authentically fierce individuals still roaming our city streets . . . Karl has already nicked their mitts, let's hope he leaves the shorts to the professionals . . .
anyone remember what it was like to be on that first bike and going down a bunny hill for the first time and pick up your feet? ahhhh, spring!
The last photo is a practical vision of Courreges and his white spacial fashion in the 60's.
chanel did the biker chain look in 1992.
Model Kristen Mcmenamy on the cover of italian vogue may 1992...complete with an oversize chain belt..
Chanel mixed up a few looks at that time..mixing biker with rapper..and the heavy chains were all part of that.
But the angularity of the biker chain in the first photo ( which reminds me of the necklace Michael Kors sent down the runway..2 years ago) would be a nice update and a retrospective at the same time.
This is bittersweet, Mr. Scott. My bike just was stolen last night; I may have to invest in a chain.
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I can't wait till I see this trend on the runway. You can say you called it !!
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We use those chains in NYC entirely out of necessity.
When I moved to SF, I got a lot of funny looks until I realized I was getting called out for the "coooool, tough look." I don't own a U lock, so what else am I supposed to use in SF?
i like your blog but i'm really against this post. I am a part of that bike culture and it's a significant part of my life. It's beautiful to because it's raw and flash at the same time. and for some reason which i'm struggling to put into words right now, this post makes it seem so silly.
i know fashion can be fun and lighthearted. i mean silly as in it suggests DIY seems far removed from it.
it screams for that Karl touch? please no.
sticking double c's on all of it? no really, please no!
This post cracks me up. Karl needs you on his design team, Scott!
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that young lady is nyc messenger kate manning.
You've been bikesnobbed.
I would definitely say the dude with the glasses is begging for a hot karl.
Betsy Johnson's Spring 2011 look was inspired by bicycles and had at least one model with a big ol' chain & lock draped over her shoulders.
ha, you've been Bikesnobbed!
How about a Hot-Karl for dinner?
hipster locks already exists. No need for Karl.
www.hiplok.com/how/
amazing glasses...
TERRENCE KOH!
The last fellow is my favorite.
the tattoos are to die-for! love, love these shots!
Vivre la velo!! Good to see rolling up the pants as form following function.
Burberry has just done a collection of men's activewear inspired by bike messengers!
Minneapolis is the number one bike city in the US and the riders have a really unique style, different from anything else I've seen in other parts of the world. I'd definitely recommend making a trip....
The yellow cap and animal print tattoo won me over.. now I want to ride..
new york i love you!!!
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i had been thinking about getting back into biking. after seeing how awesome this guy looks i think i will go through with it.