If you're on the lookout for an unique gift idea for a bicycle or an art enthusiast, a great place to start would be Etsy seller Fifi Flowers' shop. Here you will find beautiful art prints and notecards featuring original art with a Parisian flavour, shipped straight to your door from Los Angeles.


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As it's the weekend, treat yourself to a new adorable bicycle throw from Urban Outfitters to liven up your home decor. It's listed at £35, but if you drop UKCR15 into the promotional code box, you'll get 15% off until midnight 11 May 2012.


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If you're on the look out for some cycle-friendly fashion, check out the knee-skimming  tea dresses at Dorothy Perkins at the moment. And these block-heeled brogues from ASOS will be perfect when summer gives way to autumn, but in the meantime they're great on cooler days when sandals just won't do. Plus they also come in black and white, so the ( Read more... )

You may be aware of my obsession with the cape: it's a fixation that began last winter, my first winter as a cyclist, and resulted from the desperate need to a) keep warm and b) keep dry. If you follow the tags you'll witness my journey to find the perfect cape, along with the fashion explosion that occurred earlier this year when the cape stormed ( Read more... )

What could possibly be more delicious than three supermodels in one room, surrounded by designer gear? For their Fall 2010 campaign, Louis Vuitton have gathered Christy Turlington, Karen Elson, and Natalia Vodianova for what is for me, one of the most exciting photo shoots since Cecil Beaton paid a visit to Ascot on the set of My Fair Lady. That ( Read more... )

If you live in London, shimmy down to Covent Garden and pay a visit to the French Connection outlet pop-up shop on the Piazza on the site of the old Nicole Farhi store. They'll be there for the next two weeks and have a slashed the prices on a large selection of garments: both for men and women. Pick up a men's t-shirt from £3, or a shimmering ( Read more... )

If you want to look after your pennies or your toiletries, what could be more stylish and original than a home-made pouch? to_my_wife  makes these gorgeous zipped pouches in two sizes: they're (almost!) one of a kind, fully lined and who could resist the chic bicycle print?
Grab one now, starting from £4 for the 5.5" x 4.5" size right here: thriftstoreuk.


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....stay as dry as possible.

Is anyone still cycling in this weather? The elements tend to have a huge effect on the volume of cyclists struggling to get to work at rush hour, and while I refuse to be branded a "fair-weather cyclist", there are times when you just long to arrive at your destination without needing to then towel yourself down.

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