Triathlon's Anti-Pink: Soas Tri Gear

So my cuz Donna gets the shout out for introducing me to this great article on sthe growing number of female triathletes !!!

The article highlights a new triathlon company called Soas.  They are a women's specific, tri-only company, but with a different mission... NO PINK!

EVERY OTHER COMPANY OUT THERE thinks that when a woman goes into a triathlon store,  to buy that sometimes unflattering, awkward triathlon outfit,  they want SOLID pink..? or baby purple?
And so many retail stores are run by men, who are fully unequipped to deal with women, and body issues and proper sizing and that depressing feeling you get when your best friend has to help you peel the tri suit off when it doesn't fit.

That is why I am excited to hear that there are new clothing companies out there making tri- gear  that are run by women for women.
Since women know our true Power Color is Black (slimming) black! I like to see that Soas assortment is dipped in it creating slimming illusions.. especially in the side paneling and the racing back seams.

 I cant wait for tri season now!

Tri Gear: new swimsuit for training? Some sexy style? little industrial edge? CHECK.

So sometimes i think their should be more fashion and style in workout clothes. Especially when i am training for the swim portion of Triathlons, which i better start doing soon.

However, when i see this (and this bathingsuit is only $70) I kind of have to stop complaining.  

threeasfour-amazing

Threeasfour Black Vortex swim suit

$278

So hot, so sexy ... and threeasfour is such a legit high fashion company.
BUT you could TECHNICALLY  do your next triathlon in this bad boy.....because its ACTUALLY functional. this is incredible.

"A man does not climb a mountain without bringing some of it away with him and leaving something of himself upon it." — Martin Conway

On the left is an image of me on my first ice climbing expedition. On the right, excerpts from my senior collection, inspired by the first frozen waterfall I had ever seen.  On both days, it was like visiting a secret Narnia.  I was captivated.




It actually came as a surprise to me the other day to discover that my love of ice flows and snow was sincere, and rooted in my not-so-recent past. I did not realize that my love of the snow capped mountains and ice  of the  had stuck with me for these 6 almost 7 years post college, and I have gladly gone deeper and deeper into the abyss of nature with each winter excursion.

These two sides of my personality really puzzle me. On one hand, I have this desire to make all things beautiful, to be a part of creating "cool" and glamour. It is the way I express myself and the way I interpret the things I love.  On the other hand, I just want to push my body to the limit, to climb difficult things, and ski in remote and dangerous places, and "feel the fear" absent the whole notion of fashion, and people's opinions.

 I can't exist merely on one side of the spectrum or another the way I think people expect you to.  There is no suitable stereotype.  That is just entirely me. Somehow my clothes seem to emerge from these natural experiences and adventures, without my conscious effort.  There is fantasy in that that I love.


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On a side note: what I find interesting is that Karl Lagerfeld must have had a similar interest in nature this season (or one might think) from his fall/winter collection. Karl Lagerfeld imported a 265-ton iceberg from the northern reaches of Sweden to Paris' Grand Palais to creating an expensive and highly elaborate set especially for the show.

 Incredible, but frightening to think it was so large that it could have potentially had an impact on an ecosystem. Ice is melting so fast. I am sure some polar bear would have appreciated that block of ice a lot more than a bunch of cold cranky Parisens.
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just thought these were amazing...

wanderlust

via wikipedia: Wanderlust is a strong desire for or impulse to wander,[1] or, in modern usage, to travel and to explore the world.[2]

Fashionably Cycle Communting?

This seems like an absolutely impossible concept, i know. Cycling to a job in midtown? in the garment district? in the fall....? in a work appropriate look that wont get caught in the spokes... OY. but its all about how we look at trends, taking elements and making practical solutions. here are two perfect looks. point and case.