Paul Smith's Cycling Scrapbook

AvisualcelebrationofcyclingpresentedthroughthepassionsandpersonalmemorabiliaofbelovedmenswearfashiondesignerPaulSmithWereitnotforaseriouscrashinhisteens,fashiondesignerPaulSmithmighthavebecomeknownasasuccessfulracingcyclist.Hiscyclingcareercutshort,andafterasix-monthspellinthehospital,heopenedasmallboutiqueinEnglandin1970.Today,PaulSmithisoneoftheUK’smostsuccessfulexports,withover350shopsworldwide.Itwasonlyrelativelyrecently,however,thatSmithpubliclyreturnedtotheworldofcycling.ThislivelyscrapbookillustratesSmith’sfavoritepeople,races,andplacesinthecyclingworldthroughtheimagesandephemerathatinspiredhim.Fromhiscollectionofcyclingjerseysandhisextensivelibraryofcyclingpublicationsandbrochuresofthe1950sand1960stotheinspirationhehasfoundinhiscyclingheroes(Coppi,Anquetil,Bartali)andhiscollaborationswithbike-makers(MercianandPinarello)andraceorganizers,thisisapersonalandhighlyvisualjourneythatconnectsSmith’sloveofcyclingwithhisloveofdesign.PaulSmith’sCyclingScrapbookisawinningcombinationofdesignandtheworld’smostincreasinglypopularpastime,suretothrillcyclingfansandfashionenthusiastseverywhere.400+colorillustrations