Cycle Chic Fashion Show, Cork Ireland

Continuing 2008's rash of bicycle fashion shows, the Cycle Chic show from Cork Ireland appears to have been a smooth and entertaining affair. Cycle Chic took place on Saturday November 1, 2008 in the Millennium Hall. The event was free and open to the public and about 200 people attended. Hurrah! I wish the Momentum crew could have been there to see it.

Connecting cyclists, fashion designers and the general public within the wider context of Cork's Design Week the event is another encouraging look at cycling from a popular culture perspective. I believe bike fashion shows are still in their infancy - and that we'll see further developments in the next couple years of well-crafted, bike-specific, functional and be-you-tiful clothing. Not to mention bike-handling skill and bike-catwalk (catbike?) engineering. : )

I especially like the comments made by the red-bearded basket-wrangler in the video.