
Wearing: Karen Walker Posie Pleats top | Lilya navy suede shorts | ASOS Exceptional elastic ankle boots | ASOS suede cross body bag | Phoebe Coleman Take Flight feather necklace | Mimco Short Circuit gold bangle | vintage butterfly ring | Pandora gold opal ring | Dior Vernis nail lacquer in ‘lili’ | Papillionaire Sommer bike 8 speed regular in cream | Nutcase cream helmet via Papillionaire
Presenting.. my new set of wheels, created by the lovely people at the Papillionaire workshop in Collingwood – thank you! You may have seen me traversing around the neighbourhood lately – it’s been so much fun to own that I’ve only just gotten around to posting about it here. I first came across Papillionaire a couple of years ago whilst doing some virtual window shopping and just loved range of vintage styled bikes and the huge variety of customisable accessories (bells vs flugel horns, cute nutcase helmets..) that they had. So I was so thrilled to be invited to create a custom built bike and to finally see it in person after the whole process!
I think it took me a good week or more to settle down on the exact specifications and design of my bike. Decisions on frame colour, basket weave, tyre colour and saddle style seem easy on the face of it, but when you’re contemplating something you know you’re going to ride for many years, you want to get it right! So after so many mock up designs online (#timewellspent, #iswear), I finally decided on an eight speed bike with a cream frame. I was super close to choosing a brightly coloured peach or mint green frame, but I ended up making the decision to keep it simple and classic with cream – since I already have so much colour in my life. However, I couldn’t resist adding a personal touch of colour via a mint green bike bell which coincidentally matched the papillionaire logo, as well as removable baskets for the front and back, for riding with your hands free, grocery shopping at the local shops and what not.
And of course, bike riding is always more fun when done in style. These easy breezy Lilya shorts and loose and flowy tops paired back with comfortable boots are my go-to riding combo for navigating the back streets and trails.
I’m more than happy to answer any bike-building qs you might have. Otherwise, I’ll see you on the bike trails :-)
so cute!
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Stunning floral top!
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Jeanne
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Beautiful as always<3 Xo
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I saw this on Instagram and was literally like ‘this is one of the most beautiful bikes I’ve ever seen’ I need one in my life! I think it’s also the fact you have two baskets and there I was thinking one was cute enough
xo
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two, always better than one! #somuchstorage :))
Oh my god, dream bike. You look adorable and so summery on it. Weirdly reminds me of the Notebook??? That’s a good thing, the art direction in that film is amazing haha.
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haha must be the intense sepia tones of the evening!
Mint green would have been such a cute frame colour, I’ve always wanted a pastel coloured bike to ride around ! The baskets add such a cute touch, and i love that they match those awesome boots of yours too :)
-Helena
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haha just noticed that!
you are so cute
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I love that bike, especially with the two baskets!
– Liz
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two basket’s where it’s at!
Oooh my gosh that bike is perfect (and perfect for you)! I love the design of if–definitely #timewellspent! I am also in love with the second to last photo and the way the light peeks between the trees–definitely an A++ location! I’d love to bike there!
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Awesome pics!!!
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Really cute bike!
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lovely top!
these photos are absolutely stunning! I love the personality that shines through! The top looks so cute and relaxed with the shorts~
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great shots! I am thinking to get one now after looking through your photos and description. may i ask what is the frame size that you chose in the end? the small or regular? and if possible, to share your height? so that i know which size i should get too. thanks and please continue posting!
Hey! I’m 160cm and chose a regular frame, whilst it’s fine, I think I might prefer a smaller frame too. I’m an awkward height, I think both work for me!
Thanks Connie for the info! =)