Category: fashion

accessibility · clothing · fashion

I’m a super fit hero and the gym is my phone booth

Sam B2 Comments

 

superfithero

Yay! My superfit hero leggings arrived and I took them for out for a short run on Friday.

I supported the size inclusive leggings on kickstarter and was very happy to see them arrive. They’re described as ‘fashion-forward, body-positive performance clothing for women size XS-3XL.’

Also, fun.

https://vimeo.com/143805011

Love the “the gym is my phone booth” t-shirt which I got also.

So far so good. The tights fit nicely. I got the size L which fits very well. Large can be a tricky size because it can often be too big. How’s that? Well, for companies that only make S, M, and L, large is often meant to fit the whole range of big people and while I’m big, I’m not the biggest person out there.

It’s the other way in road cycling clothes made for people who race. There “large” means the “the largest competitive road cyclist” out there and she’s not large by my standards.

But I usually wear a size 12. That’s unless calves, quads, and shoulders count and then I’m a size 14. The super hero tights fit well with the right amount of compression. They stayed up without any problem (that’s my usual issue because if tights are big enough to go over my legs they drown my waist and fall down) and I didn’t feel totally squished into them.

A friend asked the other day why I cared about size inclusivity given that I do actually fit within the usual range of sizes of most clothing manufacturers. I guess I don’t think I’m actually ethically required to shop at places that fit me and my larger and smaller friends. But I sure feel better about doing it. A very limited size range is part of why I think Lululemon is awful. (See Just walk slowly away from that rack of $100 yoga pants and Is Lululemon trying to annoy me?)

I mean, I’m not perfect about it. I bought and love a couple of Oiselle bras (see review here) as part of my quest for a non-padded sports bra. Several readers gave me flak for it as I’m at their top end of sizes.

But I’ll do the best I can to send my money the way of companies that support plus sized athletes.

Superfit Performance™ Capris - Diamond Silver

 

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fashion · Guest Post

I Tried the Lululemon Beer So You Don’t Have To (Guest Post)

Audrey13 Comments

I’m not exactly Lululemon’s target demographic. I mean, I could be. I grew up in Vancouver, where the company was founded, and I wear sub-size-12 clothing so it doesn’t “cost 30% more to make my clothes.” But according to some articles criticizing the athletic wear company, there’s lots ways in which I’m completely not the target audience. I’m Asian, but can pronounce the letter “L,” thanks. I also read Atlas Shrugged when I was about 18, but instead of it informing my life philosophy, I decided it was one of the worst things I had ever read. And I’m pretty stoked about the existence of birth control pills. So given the fact that I disagree with some of the company higher-ups on, well, life, I haven’t really felt the need to keep up with them.

But then 2015 brought us a new and exciting development, which was a Lululemon beer. And I like beer. I also like getting the chance to be snarky. It also seemed appropriate that if I was going to buy any Lululemon product, it might as well be a can of beer from a local beer store, because frankly I’m intimidated by the prospect of even walking in to one of their brick and mortar shopfronts.

The beer is made by Stanley Park Brewing to coincide with the SeaWheeze Half Marathon, and the inspiration is ostensibly the love of a cold beer after a sweaty run along the Seawall. Challenge accepted. But since I’ve never written a beer review before, I enlisted the help of my dog (who wanted to go for a sweaty run) and my boyfriend, (who’ll always try a new beer).

The Purchasing Experience: 9/10

Painless, and a tall can was only $2.50, which is pretty good as far as Canadian liquor store prices are concerned. I spotted a stack of the cans (sold singly!) on my way to a barbecue at my brother-in-law’s place and didn’t even feel the need to hide it in a brown paper bag. Though I did stash it under the seat and left it behind in the car, because Lulu beer isn’t what you bring to a barbecue with a bunch of mechanics. I needed to enjoy it in an atmosphere which was more alienated from the means of production, lest the ghost of Dagny Taggart turn up and challenge me to arm wrestle.

Can Aesthetics: 4/10

A pretty modest can that’s clearly meant to represent Vancouver’s Seawall, including a cartoon totem pole, for which it loses a bunch of points. Not exactly headdresses-at-a-music-festival level of cultural appropriation, but still not super cool. Especially for a company that sponsored an international day of yoga on National Aboriginal Day. When even Raffi disapproves of your actions, you’ve got to step back and evaluate.

Dog Review: 7/10

Since the ostensible inspiration for the beer was a celebratory drink after a sweaty run along the Seawall, my dog Bee and I decided that we should go for a short run in the park before drinking it to get closer to the full experience. So he agreed to pretend that I was a tall and leggy white girl, and I agreed to pretend that he was a well-behaved black lab or something. Target market, people.

Luckily it wasn’t too hot, because even though Lululemon claims that their running wear is made for super sweaty runs, I suspect from their product photos that their definition of “super sweaty” is the kind where you still look super hot afterwards. Let’s just say that’s not the definition of “super sweaty” I’m familiar with.

Only moderately sweaty
Only moderately sweaty

Anyway, the dog was pretty into the run and the selfie, but had basically no desire to drink the beer, which is fine, because let’s face it, he’s a dog and isn’t supposed to have beer anyway. The only reason he deducted 3 points from the review is because he didn’t get to go off leash for the run, because I wasn’t *that* willing to pretend he’s a well behaved black lab.

Skeptical dog face
Skeptical dog face

Human Review: 7.5/10

The boyfriend (R) skipped the run and doesn’t do yoga, so he had to wait for the beer until we got home. We thought that maybe drinking it out of the 4 oz mini glasses we got at a beer festival once would make us cooler and more Lulu-acceptable. I at least felt a little more hipster, and isn’t that what this workout experience was all about?

4oz Beerfest glass
4oz Beerfest glass

The verdict: Your basic lager. A touch of hops, light and refreshing. Pretty sure you could go out and order one of these after a yoga class, especially if you’re still recovering from the discovery that your pants were see through. R would rather have had a mountain bike ride and a Lucky Lager, but not bad. Kind of a North American Corona. In which case it’s basically the same quality of beer you can get anywhere else, but a little more pretentious.

On the bright side, I finally got that thigh gap they’ve been telling me I should work on.

Finally, a way that beer can get me a thigh gap
Finally, a way that beer can get me a thigh gap

fashion · gender policing

Put on your pants! Or not. It’s about choice…

Sam B4 Comments

Top 7 Reasons to Wear Pants June 11 for Girls Rights

Why wear pants on June 11? Because there is STILL debate about “Should Women Wear Pants?” For girls and women, it’s not a universal freedom.

New Moon Girls invented Wear The Pants Day five years ago because we want everyone to say yes  to  Should Women Wear Pants?  Every year we rally allies to continue the fight for females still denied that right, right here at home and around the world.

The girls we know are often baffled that female pants-wearing is even an issue. What is so terrible about females donning the same type of garments that males routinely wear? The answer is, there’s nothing wrong with girls and women wearing pants, or yoga pants, leggings, or shorts!

And yet, the sexist headlines keep coming. At graduation ceremoniesthis year, even as speakers tell young grads to soar for the sky, female grads got the message that their soaring comes with a gender lockstep. They are told they’d better follow the still-common rule of dresses-and-skirts-only under graduation robes or no walking across the stage. And showing up in a tux for prom is nixed for top honor student Claudetteia Love, despite the logic and legal precedent that formal wear is formal wear.

Worldwide, the penalty for females daring to wear pants is much higher. Sudanese activist Amal Habani says at least 40,000 women have been publicly flogged and imprisoned for wearing pants and exposing their hair in public in recent years.  Women in Swaziland seeking to nominate themselves and others for Parliament were rejected because they wore pants to participate in “democracy.” Female sugar-cane workers in Swaziland are now required to wear long skirts over their pants because men “tend to lust” when seeing pants, an official explains, claiming falsely that it’s caused a rising rape rate.

But don’t be tempted to think places such as Swaziland and Sudan and North Korea are just in an “other” category of backward thinking and religious fringery. The enduring false belief that female clothing makes males commit sexual assault is the reason that scores of US schools now forbid girls from wearing yoga pants, leggings and close-fit jeans.  Administrators say these outfits are “too distracting” to boys who are helpless to focus on schoolwork.

I was reminded of this recently when I wrote a blog post called, The case against pants. A number of slightly older readers wrote in to say that they loved the freedom that pants wearing gave them and that when they were younger they weren’t allowed to wear pants.

You don’t have to go very far back. When I was in elementary school, Catholic school, the uniform for girls didn’t include pants. This was in Newfoundland, home of very cold snowy winters and I once got punished for failing to go into the change room to put snow pants on over my school uniform skirt. I was wearing tights and I did pull the snow pants  on very quickly. But the nuns weren’t impressed. I’ve never been very ladylike!

My mother had it worse. She had a part-time job in high school helping to deliver milk. But again, she wasn’t allowed to wear pants. Instead, she left the house everyday in a skirt and kept jeans on the milk truck and changed there.

And years later when I was a journalist in Ottawa, women had to wear skirts in the press gallery.

So yes, though I’m no fan of having to wear pants, I’d be much more upset if I couldn’t. It’s about choice.

I didn’t think it was an issue today, here, until I came across this image:

Paints to church day celebrates diversity in Mormon congregations. It’s not a protest. Rather it’s meant to celebrate inclusivity. “We are active and faithful Mormon feminists who want to show that there is more than one way to be a good Mormon woman. We believe that everyone is welcome at church.” But what’s striking for me about the campaign is that pants are still a powerful symbol for feminists about the freedom to choose one’s own way.

It’s an issue too for women who ride bikes. It’s tricky to ride in a skirt and while you might choose to do it (see Riding bikes in skirts and dresses) you don’t want to be required to do so.

See Will bike riding in Saudi Arabia change the way women dress?

And then there’s boxing, Skirting the issue: women’s boxing and enforced femininity

So on June 11th, wear pants or not, but celebrate choice.

bras · clothing · fashion · fitness

Success on the bra front: Oiselle bras reviewed

Sam B4 Comments

Since Tracy and I have both blogged about sports bras challenges, I thought I’d say a few kind words about two bras I actually like. They won’t be everyone’s first choice, sizing is somewhat limited and they aren’t cheap, but they work for me. I’m a size 14, B cup, who wants support without padding and not a lot of extra bulk. I ordered one from Oiselle in the United States but had to pay import duty. I discovered the brand through reading Caitlin at Fit and Feminist when she blogged about finally finding running shorts with real pockets. I also now have a pair of those.

Actually the sizing at Oiselle bothers me a bit. I got excited when I saw a “plus” tab on their page but it didn’t mean extra sizes, it meant extra stuff, like headbands and socks. Grrrr. Also although their sizes only run up to 12, I fit their 12, which probably means they run big.

(Oh, for our past gripes about sports bras, see What’s wrong with sports bras? and Padded sports bras and nipple phobia and The Sports Bra Dilemma.)

Strappy bra, available at MEC here. The straps are funky but also super comfy and the bra is very supportive without having a lot of fabric. It dries very quickly, which I appreciate. image Go Time bra, currently on sale at MEC here. This one has a light padding layer–more like modesty shield, but since those get soggy and sweaty when I run, I just removed it. image

body image · fashion · men

Another happy fat guy in a speedo, this time dancing!

Sam B5 Comments

When I first wrote about men and their comfort on the beach, and how I feared that was changing a number of you sent me the Whatever’s Comfortable ad. I loved it.

Then I wrote more about men in bathing suits, bathing socks really, here.

A new person sent me the Whatever’s Comfortable ad and so prompted a third post. I said a little more about men and bathing suits. See here.

Never let it be said that our readers aren’t into sharing because next a blog reader sent me this video, a non-normatively bodied man dancing in a bathing suit, looking happy and not at all ashamed.

Love it.

But again, do you think it would work with a woman?

If you come across a video featuring a fat woman in a bathing suit, where she’s comfortable in her own skin and the point of the video isn’t to mock her, just let me know.

There’s also some men and bathing suit links, if you’re interested:

fashion · fitness

Mixed feelings about high fashion cycling gear

Sam B8 Comments

As readers of this blog know, I own a lot of bike jerseys. Most of them are team kit and they’re covered in sponsors’ logos. They’re race fitted and not the most attractive garments on the planet. Function over form, etc etc.

You might not know that as an academic, as a feminist philosopher, I’ve written a couple of papers on politics and fashion. See Fashion and Sexual Identity, or Why Recognition Matters and “Those Shoes Are Definitely Bicurious”: More Thoughts on the Politics of Fashion.

So I confess I was a bit torn when this story made its way through my various social media newsfeeds, Our Favorite Indie Bike Apparel Companies. Some great clothing there. I think fashion matters and it’s interesting, especially when connected to specific identities–such as bisexual, or cyclist, and so I’m intrigued by the idea of fashionable cycling clothing. I think it’s connected to the recent increase in women’s cycling, and to the rise of bikes as a fashion statement.

See Bicycle Chic Gains Speed in the New York Times a few years ago. There’s been lots of criticism by feminists of the Copenhagen Cycle Chic movement. My favourite is Elly Blue’s A critique of Cycle Chic. And I’ve got some worries about the heels on wheels movement too. But one striking thing about bicycle fashion is how focused it is on commuting, on everyday riding. The recent round of bike fashion branches out into sports clothing, bicycle clothing for training and racing on road, track, cyclocross, and triathlon bikes.

My favourite, Betty Designs, didn’t make the list. I’ve been drooling over their stuff for a few weeks. They even have bib shorts, in bright pink, with skulls and crossbones, and a full range of sizes from XS to 2XL.

I love almost all of it.

And I know that attractive kit matters to women. Not looking good in athletic clothing puts lots of women off taking part in sports. See No way am I wearing that!

Yet, I still resist. Why? Well, frugality for one thing. But also in my post on looking cute while working out I confessed to an ambivalence about playing with gender and appearance in the context of sports.

I wrote, “Have fun with your appearance, sure. But it’s a bit of a double edged sword because looking good while working out raises the bar. Maybe this time it’s for fun but next time you’ll think you can’t go to the gym if your favourite outfit is in the wash or if you’re having a bad hair day. What’s fun today too quickly becomes tomorrow’s necessary condition. If it’s obligatory, in my books, it’s rarely fun.”

“I’d also like some spaces, some times and places, in my life, where I don’t have to worry about what I look like. A mirror free zone. Camping has long been that for me in an extended way but I like little mini-bursts of that throughout my week. And physical activity has been one of those places of refuge. I just worry there is so much pressure on women to look good at all times that it quickly moves from fun to obligation.”

But if you’re shopping for my birthday, I do really love the Betty stuff.

From a review of Betty kit:

One of the reasons I originally joined a bicycling team was because I needed new jerseys and shorts. The kit came free with my membership. Now, a few years later, I own so many team kits it’s not even funny! Yes, they wear out, especially when you crash a lot or mountain bike, so there has been some attrition from the collection. But it’s hard to argue with highly functional and comfortable clothes designed specifically for your favorite sport.

Sometimes you just want to wear something other than your team colors. But many generic jerseys and shorts are a little too safe and boring, or they’re trying to be attractive but sort of miss the mark and look sedate and frumpy. Or, the colors are dated. Please, no more baggy 90’s light magenta, teal or purple jerseys!

Fortunately Betty Designs has the cure for boring jerseys. Behold the Tattoo Kit for Women. Printed on a raceworthy, well fitting and comfortable kit that looks great on women of all sizes, the beautiful and eye-catching artwork speaks to athleticism, smarts, bravery and strength with a nice big dose of humor and femininity. I love that Betty Designs is all about in-your-face girl power, but it’s not at all sappy, smug or cutesy. It’s more real and cooler than that, just like all the athletic women I know. The “kick butt” words across the butt is awesome, so are the skulls and butterflies on the front of the bikini bottoms.

Betty Designs knows sports. And fashion. Founder Kristin Mayer is an accomplished Ironman triathlete, talented graphic designer and loving mom. If anyone knows how to combine sport at a high level with a busy work and family life, it’s Kristin. I’m thrilled she found an outlet for her love of sports and creativity to produce such cool athletic wear.

I love the cut of the kit, from the jersey’s sleek longer torso and sleeves and full length zipper. I hate it when other jerseys ride up my back or above my shorts, that’s not a good look for anyone. The flat seams throughout the short and the wide leg band makes the shorts extra comfortable, and the chamois pad is just the right size and thickness. I’m usually pretty sensitive to seams and tags, even wearing t-shirts inside out or cutting out offending tags, and so far, no itchy spots in the Tattoo Kit.

I also love the other designs from Betty Designs. From casual hoodies, T’s, visors and hats to tri suits, athletic cut swimsuits, armwarmers and even an aero bicycle helmet, Betty Designs is about high performance as well as fashion. There are even a few bold offerings for guys. Even her website is smart looking and easy to navigate

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fashion

The tyranny of choosing and my happy Saturday sweater

Sam B2 Comments

There’s lots to love about Saturdays in my life.

Let’s start with the later than usual beginning. My Aikido club runs a kids’ class 9 to 10, an open adult class 10 to 11, and then a second hour, for coloured belts only, from 11-12. I usually arrive midway through the kids class and catch up with Aikido friends on the side of the mats. Then it’s time for the adults to play.

Whee! Thump!

After Aikido, I go to lunch with friends and family. Often the market, sometimes Edgar and Joes cafe, sometimes Organic Works. All well known local haunts with food to keep vegetarians, vegans, and omnivores happy.

Then shopping and errands, some weekend chores, and maybe even a nap. In the summer there might even be a late afternoon bike ride.

It’s a well worn routine that works.

I was reading this piece the other day on lifestyle minimalism and finding the perfect breakfast.

I was 31 when I figured out breakfast, and after that life’s overall difficulty level declined a bit.

Every month I buy a bag of bulk steel-cut oats, a bag of trail mix and a six-pound bag of Royal Gala apples. Every morning I make a heaping half-cup of the oats and cut an apple into slices. About six months ago I added a cup of Ceylon tea to that.

That’s breakfast every day now. I used to keep my options open, figuring that going with what I “feel like” in the moment is going to naturally lead to a more appropriate, fulfilling breakfast experience.

After years of being confronted with a decision shortly after waking, I decided to be done with deciding what was for breakfast. My usual is now the only thing on the menu, and since I stopped deciding what’s for breakfast, mornings have had a significantly different feel. They are clearer and more spacious.

It reminded me that part if what I liked about Saturdays is the routine. It’s routine even down too what I wear. Yes, the Aikido uniform. But after that jeans or yoga pants, maybe my sparkly converse, and a fan t-shirt.

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T-shirt choices:

Where are my minions? (Thanks David.)
Don’t make me use my philosopher’s voice. (Thanks Sally.)
Or one of my aikido t-shirts. Or a firefly shirt.

But then always my Saturday sweater. It’s fuzzy and warm and feels like the weekend. I almost never wear it to work. It feels too relaxed somehow. You can pretty much guess what day it is in photos if I’m wearing that sweater.

I like new things. It’s true. I crave and enjoy travel and adventure. New foods and new people.

But sometimes happiness is just about finding what works and going with it. I like knowing what I’m doing on Saturdays when I’m in London. Right down too what I’m going to wear.

(I think I was prompted to write this when I realized I’m away every weekend in February, March and all but one in April. I might have to pack my Saturday sweater! )

Happy Saturday sweater with bonus silly hats!

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fashion · fitness

Workout corsets! For real…

Sam B6 Comments

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I’m looking forward to reading Timothy Caulfield’s new book Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong about Everything?

In it Caulfield debunks the health and fitness trends perpetuated by celebrities, everything from juice cleanses to to gluten-free diets.

Sometimes it seems as if celebrity diet and fitness advice ought to have a giant negation sign put in front of it. If Gwyneth Paltrow says to do something, that’s almost a reason not to do that very thing. Think of the Costanza maneuver, doing the opposite.

By the way, if you’re interested in the Costanza maneuver, you need to read Jason Holt’s paper in the Seinfield and Philosophy volume, “Is it rational for George to do the opposite? ”

What’s the latest version? I know, vaginal steaming. But I’m not going there. How about exercise corsets? Apparently Kim Kardashian recommends them. I don’t know if Caulfield’s book covers the claims made on behalf of exercise corsets but here’s James Fell’s assessment, Kim Kardashian: Queen of Celebrity Weight Loss Dumbassery

What in the holy mother of crap?

Here is part of the marketing pitch from the publicist: “a workout corset like this will support long-term slimming and help you lose inches through the science of compression.”

The science of compression? That makes about as much sense as “the science of Play-Doh.” Brain … hurts …

Wait, there’s more. Here are additional marketing claims from the email, alleging the results are:

Midsection control (Read: “I can’t breathe!”)

Increased thermal activity (Read: “This thing is hotter than a Kevlar vest.”)

Loss of inches reported (Yeah, as long as you’re still wearing it. The instant it comes off everything flops back into its pre-corset place.)

Mobilizes fat cells (BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!)

Stimulates perspiration (In case you don’t know what “Increased thermal activity” means.)

Oh, and one of the features of this corset is something called “FlexiBoning.” Does this mean there is a new sex tape in Kim’s future?

See We Tried Kim Kardashian’s Waist-Training Corset and This Is What Happened.

 

Kim kardashian waist trainer

What do corsets do to your organs? See X-ray images of corseted women, 1908

 

Forget about organs though, how about for exercise? There’s certainly lots of so-called “sports corsets” out there. The thing is exercise corsets go against everything I’ve been taught about the need for being able to take deep breaths when running and cycling. The argument for the superiority of bib shorts over regular cycling shorts says that regular elastic at the waist can be too much.

Bibs are more comfortable at the waist. They don’t need anything around your middle to hold them up. Elastic waistbands or drawstrings can feel restrictive during deep breathing and like a tourniquet when riding away from a food stop.

I’ve also bought “no waist” bike shorts for a similar reason. Though they did a feel a bit like they might fall down (they weren’t bibs) it was certainly easier to breath. I’m kind of a fan of breathing.

In addition to exercise, corsets are making a comeback as a general dieting and posture aid.

See Getting Waisted: The Dangers of Corset Training.

Through the practice of waist-training, women aim to reshape their bodies and trim inches off their waists by wearing 21st century steel-boned corsets for a certain amount of time per day. These corsets are said to put any extra-strength body shaper to shame, and according to New Jersey retailer GlamourBoutique.com, when waist training is paired with diet and exercise, it can “radically reduce the waist” and “help reduce food volume intake by constricting the internal organs thus helping promote the healthier practice of smaller meals, rather than three large meals a day.” The company recommends beginning with wearing the corset three to six hours a day, gradually upping the time to several hours a day for maximum results.

It’s being sold as a non-surgical version of the lap-band, bariatric surgery without the knife, but it’s also without medical advice or nutritional counseling. And no surprise, most experts say that they won’t work. It’s all about diet and exercise. As Tracy said in a blog post from awhile ago, spot reduction doesn’t work.

I’m sticking to my bib shorts, thanks very much.

 

 

fashion · Guest Post

Sweaty hair solutions (Guest post)

jessicas

Like Sam, who has written about her Athletic Hair, helmet head, and summer time curls I have short hair. But mine is straight, and I wear it longer in the winter (in part to keep my head warm). My main goal with my own athletic hair is pretty simple: keep the hair from my eyes, keep the sweat from my eyes. I also like to keep the hair from my ears (I don’t know why; it drives me crazy when I am exercising).

There’s an obvious solution: headbands. I’ve tried most of them, little strips of elastic that UnderArmour or Lululemon retails for $10, bits of lycra/cotton with a logo.

This summer, I whipped up a bunch of them for myself, and I handstamped them with my own version of fitspiration: Badass on the ball; plays hard; faster, stronger; karma … I was wearing “plays hard” when I took an elbow to the face and ended up with broken glasses, so I feel I can claim with some authority (*cough*) that they help with performance.

Badass headband
The first creation

 

I wore the headband to a soccer game, and the orders started coming in from my teammates. Seems a lot of us fit feminists like to support each other’s creative outlets at the same time as dealing with those pesky tendrils that jump out of ponytails. A posted picture on facebook led to some custom requests, too – my favourite is Kim’s “Queen of the Mountain” which came after her epic ride here.

Sam asked me to write about the headbands in the summer, and I was reticent. I didn’t want to broadcast personal contact info on the blog (although it is easy enough to find me given public directories) and was unsure how people could go about ordering something without that kind of info. It’s a side amusement to make them, not a business – or at least not a formal one. But, if you too could use a little reminder about just how badass you are when you play a sport or workout, please let me know.  You can message me on facebook (I’m in the Fit is a Feminist Issue group) or look me up at Western University. The handstamped, handmade headbands are $5 (shipping extra). They are one size fits most – even people with big heads and lots of hair. My long-haired nephews used headbands for fencing camp this summer (some with appropriate words for children!).  I’m happy to customize your headband (within length limits).

clothing · cycling · fashion

Dear Sugoi, I want gender equality in colour choices

Sam B4 Comments

Today’s blog post was about the dark and the end of weekday evening rides.

But I’m still commuting by bike sometimes and I’ll ride on and off throughout the winter. And I like to be seen!

I just posted to our Facebook page this morning a review of super reflective cycling jacket. See Sugoi Zap Jacket, Glow-in-the-dark apparel for after-hours commuting.

I read some reviews, watched the promotional view, and set out to order it.

I love the bright red.

But when I went to order a women’s jacket, here’s the colour options I got.

photo of Women's Zap Bike Jacket

No red! I went ahead and ordered the men’s.

Sugoi, not all women want pink. Maybe you need to read, What’s So Bad about Pink Anyway?