Fashion

I wonder what's going on - I think there's something in the air. Threads like this and the proper leather shoes one have made me reappraise my wardrobe, and attitude. I've got too many clothes, but wear the same bits time and again. There's a strong current towards a sharp look for this year on the forum (duck, here comes a trend), but I'd like to think it's a shunning of mass produced tat and a return to skill and craft.

Maybe some sort of well needed cultural shift is under-way. I'm even dumping the beard. I've always loved clothes, my old man was a tailor and a sharp Northern soul-boy in the 60s so an appreciation of style runs in the family; I'm excited by the prospect of freshening up, shedding my skin.

Or maybe I think too much.

I've had the 'smartening myself up' conversation with several forum folk but the big issue is [strike]a crap read./strike
THE big issue is marrying good clothes with being on the bike all day. Wearing smart(er) clobber, I'd want some kind of moustache handle bars for a more upright position as opposed to being stretched/drapped over drop bars. I'm concerned about my sweaty ways once on the road.
Also shoes. Can you use plastic cages on leather shoes without damaging the leather? Wouldn't the tip toe of pedaling feet crease the leather permanently? Couldn't see myself going all coaster brakes...