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See Lorenzo Martone’s bike basket » Move over 2.55, the new It accessory is the designer bike. Enter Martone Cycling Co., a collection of super sleek, fashion-driven bikes and accoutrements popping up outside The Room at Hudson’s Bay in Toronto through August 10. Vibrantly-hued, made of steel alloy and aluminum, and with with pretty much […]

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After what seemed like an un-ending winter sans wheels, biking season is finally upon us! Freeing urban dwellers from the cramped confines of public transport and high-traffic break lights, the two-wheel form of transportation is often your best bet. However, biking does come with its fair share of obstacles, and both safety and style are at the top of that list (be sure to refresh yourself on the rules of the road before getting started). In honour of the cherished transit changeover, we present our foolproof guide to being a stylish and safe city cyclist.

See our safe and stylish bicycle fashion picks »

See the best of Toronto’s bike fashion »

For as prohibitive as it has become to ride in the city centre, lord knows Torontonians love their bikes. By day and by night, the city’s most mobile use their sometimes stylish, ofttimes ragged two-wheelers to get where they need to go. Bike-ready fashion is somewhat of an art form (heck, we even provided a how-to!), with comfort, flexibility and stylishness all playing a role in the equation. To pull that all off simultaneously is impressive, so we sent photographer David Pike out to capture those who do it best. Amidst the ladies and gents photographed in this batch of Toronto street style, a few bike-worthy signatures seemed staple: jean shorts, backpacks and thick soled shoes. There were a few mini skirts as well, but we’ll sleep more soundly to assume that bike shorts were worn underneath. So without further ado, peruse Toronto’s bike fashion at its finest!

See the Life Cycles photos»

If you weren’t already aware, June doubles as Toronto’s Bike Month. So what are you doing to celebrate one of the city’s most celebrated two-wheeler friend?

If art bring people together emotionally and bikes do physically then why not combine the two? That’s exactly what west end gallery Hermann & Audrey are doing with the presentation of Life Cycles, an interactive, engagement-based art showcase and community event program about bicycles and the people who ride them.

The weekend-long showcase involves nine participating artists who will be displaying a variety of installation and interactive artwork at the Hermann & Audrey space. The artworks explore the bicycle as a vehicle for expression of personal style, as well as an action towards a sustainable future and unifier of community. Among the artists involved in the event includes photographer Steve Carty, whose portrait photography includes subjects such as Colin Firth to Michael Sheen. Joining Carty is internationally published fashion photographer and filmmaker Cory Vanderploeg, whose work has recently been shortlisted for Milan’s International Upcoming Fashion Filmmakers. Danielle DaSilva, the woman behind Photography Without Borders, is also on the list of participating artists. DaSilva’s not-for-profit organization sees the arts as an effective strategy for sustainable development and tool for communication. Other artists on the roster for the three day affair include Blood of the Young, Max + GNA, Doug Brown, Wade Hudson, Chelsea Roisum and Susie Julia Zmyslowski.

Today’s Style Panel goes out to all those cyclists, walkers, hikers and joggers who prefer taking to the streets as a form of commute during summer’s glory days. Love the fresh air but hate showing up to work a sweaty mess? We’re here to help with 6 stylish outfits that are sweat/desk approved including submissions from the panel’s latest members, Danielle Roche and Isabel Slone!

Question 13: What’s the best way to dress for a sweaty summer commute? Read the answers now! »

Or jump to: ALEX GRANT, TORONTO | DANIELLE ROCHE, TORONTO | ISABEL SLONE, TORONTO | JEN TAM, VANCOUVER | LOLITTA DANDOY, MONTREAL

Lovely in…a pinstriped pinafore

Spotted: An entry in our FASHION Lovelies/Foxy Originals September giveaway.

Why: The adorable vintage dress and accessories aside (it’s a given that these are lovely), this fashionista secures our vote for spinning around the city on equally sweet wheels–complete with a basket built for Toto.

There’s just one more week left to enter your snaps for the Foxy Originals giveaway. Get those pics in to lovelies@fashionmagazine.com.

Check out the full look after the jump.

On a sparkling sunny day, there’s really no better feeling than sailing around the leafy city backstreets on two wheels, skirt cheekily billowing in the self-created breeze. (Hair smushed by a helmet, of course.) A bike can be utilitarian and sporty, it can be squeaky and tortuous to ride uphill, like the cute vintage ’70s models—or it can be a dream to ride and a thing of great beauty, like this GranTurismo Donna cruiser by Italian company Abici.

You know our feelings on the exhaustive designer collabs, but Jimmy Choo for H&M? Yes! Yes! Yes! There’s even going to be clothes. [Racked]

We are also totally behind Sophia Kokosalaki’s move to Diesel Black Gold. [The Cut]

Those mint green nails at Chanel’s fall show are coming to a counter near you. [Style.com]

D&G dive into online retail on Tuesday with dandgstore.com. [10, via The Cut]

A round-up of “hotties” from the design world. Unecessary, but welcome. [Fabsugar]

We turn around for one second to shudder at LiLo’s possible move to Ungaro  and Max Azria goes and does a line for Walmart with Miley Cyrus. [The Cut]

Yes, the louboutinmail.com Loubs are fakes. But they come in a real box. Because you definitely buy Loubs for the box. [The Cut]

How is it that my husband, charming and handsome man that he is, whose idea of fashionable outerwear is a Gore-Tex shell by Mountain Hardwear and thinks the Gel-Kayano by Asics is “the best shoe,” has suddenly become more chic than me, a Marni-wearing, Devi Kroell-carrying, Bond No. 9-spritzing girl?  Times have changed, green is the new black and being stylish means lowering your carbon emissions and decreasing your ecological footprint.