Get Ready for Tweed Ride II (The Seersucker Social)
Posted by Joshua Yospyn | May 17, 2010
On Sunday, November 15, 2009, the inaugural DC tweed ride attracted hundreds of participants and became a widely reported phenomenon. A quick search on Flickr turns up over 1,000 images of floral hats, argyle knickers, vintage bicycles and wicker baskets. The photographs perfectly illustrate the group who organized this event, Dandies & Quaintrelles (D&Q), and their “ideals of refined style and purposeful living.”
I missed the entire thing. So when D&Q head man Eric Brewer asked me to photograph a preview of their upcoming June 12th Seersucker Social for the Express, I jumped at the opportunity (last Friday the Express listed the Seersucker Social as a top summer pursuit for 2010). We met on Meridian Hill during a muggy Sunday evening and I documented their casual ride through the park. The shoot got a little chaotic because of the drum circle, but eventually we found our own space under a statue of President Buchanan.
Does that bike in the background look familiar?
Vintage car and bike collector Don White. However, amidst all the drum circle activity we ended up losing Don in the park while unfortunately keeping his phone. Don if you’re reading this post, the photograph at the bottom is incomplete without you.
The next ride will end at Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens (expect a bounty of croquet and other lawn games).
I run into Eric at art events around town and am always impressed by his collection of trademark spectacles. |
A close up of Holly’s earring. View more photographs of this quaintrelle on her website. |
From left to right below is Carolyn Ionita, flower girl of the inaugural tweed ride, artist Billy Colbert, Sir. E. Channing (Eric Brewer) and performance artist Holly Bass, who’s planning a response to the Social. Many thanks to Nicole for an impromptu assist on this shoot, plus I think her experiences at Vanity Fair came in handy to help me stage this photograph. Visit us again tomorrow for another seersucker portrait.
Photo Credits: Joshua Yospyn/Worn Magazine (please ask permission to use our images)
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Comments
yeah…this is one for the books!!!
This should be fun!
But, I would like to take a moment to point out that I think only Eric is actually wearing a seersucker fabric in these photos.
Although many people think that “seersucker” is just another way to describe a striped, summer-weight fabric, seersucker actually has a very specific weave process – different from most other fabrics, which is what makes it unique. According to Wikipedia, “Seersucker is made by slack-tension weave. The threads are wound onto the two warp beams in groups of 10 to 16 for a narrow stripe. The crinkle stripe may have slightly larger yarns to enhance the crinkle. The stripes are always in the warp direction and ongrain. Today, seersucker is produced by a limited number of manufacturers. It is a low-profit, high-cost item because of its slow weaving speed. Seersuckers are made in plain colors, stripes, plaids, checks (also known as gingham) and prints.”
Thanks Maria – for me it’s hard to define, I only know it as a lightweight cotton fabric usually appearing in coarse blue stripes. I think Carolyn’s pants are seersucker though.
fun!!
DC’s lucky to have that dude…always stoked to see his sartorial style.
I do not understand Maria’s comment. It appears that she take life way too seriously.
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