What do bicycles and fashion have to do with each other? Everything! Forget cars – biking is the fashion king of transportation, and beautiful cycle-friendly labels, designer bikes, and elegant bike style blogs have popped up left and right.

For this week’s show, I got to chat with designer and blogger Ann DeOtte of the new brand Iva Jean, dedicated to products that help women more easily incorporate biking into their daily routines. The line launched with its first product introduction last fall, when it released the Rain Cape. Championed by several top design websites, including Daily Candy and Cup of Jo, the Iva Jean Rain Cape is sleek, subtle, and sophisticated, designed with both street wear an cycling in mind. Join us as Ann shares about her work in marketing for design firms, her own transformation into a dedicated and determined biker, and the inspiration behind Iva Jean.

Plus, new music samples from Field Report, NO, Matthew Dear, Firewater and more, for fashion Friday here on BTR!

Iva Jean by Ann DeOtte
(Photos by Kyle Johnson, courtesy of Iva Jean)

The Rain Cape

Ann DeOtte and her Motobecane

* Find more Iva Jean:
– Website
– Blog
– Facebook
– Twitter

* Restless Collective:
*BTR article
*Website & projects

* A few more resources…
*Some Made in America bikes
*A NYT article on designer bikes
*David Byrne designs bike racks for NYC
*An amazing Brooklyn bike shop
*NYC photoblog dedicated to street fashion, as seen on bikes

Field Report
(Photo by CJ Foeckler)
Sept 27 – The Coach House – San Juan Capistrano, CA
Sept 28 – Rio Theatre – Santa Cruz, CA
Sept 29 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
Sept 30 – Uptown Theatre – Napa, CA
Oct 2 – Aladdin Theater – Portland, OR
Oct 3 – Neptune Theatre – Seattle, WA
Oct 4 – Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN
Oct 9 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
Oct 10 – Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts – Denver, CO
Oct 11 – Lensic Performing Arts Center – Santa Fe, NM
Oct 13 – Wilshire Ebell Theatre – Los Angeles, CA

The Helio Sequence
(Photo by Pavlina Summers)
Sept 1 – Bumbershoot – Seattle, WA
Sept 7 – McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
Sept 14 – Music Millennium – Portland, OR
Sept 20 – Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen – London, United Kingdom
Sept 21 – La Fleche d’Or – Paris, France
Sept 24 – Comet Club – Berlin, Germany
Sept 25 – Paradiso Kleine Zaal – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sept 26 – Gebaude 9 – Cologne, Germany
Sept 27 – STUK Kunstencentrum – Leuven, Belgium
Oct 3 – The Town House Lounge – Sacramento, CA
Oct 4 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA
Oct 5 – Troubadour – West Hollywood, CA
Oct 6 – Irenic – San Diego, CA
Oct 7 – The Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
Oct 8 – Club Congress – Tucson, AZ
Oct 10 – Santa Fe Sol – Santa Fe, NM
Oct 11 – Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que – Englewood, CO
Oct 12 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT

Matthew Dear
(Photo by Olivia Locher)
Sept 29 – Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA
Sept 30 – Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room – Seattle, WA
Oct 13 – Treasure Island – San Francisco, CA
Oct 17 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
Oct 18 – The Howlin’ Wolf – New Orleans, LA
Oct 22 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
Oct 23 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
Oct 24 – Mohawk – Austin, TX
Oct 26 – El Rey Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
Oct 27 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA
Oct 29 – Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ
Nov 2 – Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO
Nov 6 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
Nov 7 – Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 8 – Soundlab – Buffalo, NY
Nov 9 – The Hoxton – Toronto, Ontario
Nov 10 – Il Motore – Montreal, Quebec
Nov 11 – Le Cercle – Quebec City, Quebec
Nov 14 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
Nov 15 – U Street Music Hall – Washington, D.C.