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THE PETROLETTES: Road Style Vol. 1

Motorcyclists, The PetrolettesHeleana Genausstreet style, road, gear, road style2 Comments
THE PETROLETTES: Road Style Vol. 1

PHOTOS | KATE DISHER-QUILL

From left: Connie, Erica, Nina, Carina, Hannah, Julia and Kinga

From left: Connie, Erica, Nina, Carina, Hannah, Julia and Kinga

Often we get asked about the specifics of the gear on women we feature on IVV. Personally, we (Erica and I) have the same questions! When picking out my gear for riding, I’d much rather ask a woman (whose style and shape matches mine) where she got her armoured jacket rather than rely on crappy product photography and over enthusiastic reviews try sell me their poorly fitting mens wear for women (rant not over… if I have to see another busty model wearing fringed double-breasted leather under the “women” tab… I’m going to divorce the internet).

That said, thanks to my ever growing problem with authority… the whole mantra behind IVV is not to tell readers what they should be doing, but rather find their own way. So this is the first Volume of many “Road style stories” we’ll be featuring of Petrolettes we meet who have good advice, well worn gear and their own unique style.

When we put the call out, this round we had some help from IVV veterans The Throttle Dolls, previous Petrolettes Julia, Carina and Kinga. Also we managed to grab Hannah Smith, emerging female gear designer in Sydney and her classic cafe racer look along with Connie and her Harley-Davidson Ironhead 883 (an experienced rider and Throttle Doll freshman).

Each of these courageous women will be featured in their own style story with product information for your perusal as written by Erica and shot by KDQ.

And keep telling us what you want to read… we're listening.

Hx

Below is a sneak peek of what's to come ;)

Heleana is a force of nature. The founder of In Venus Veritas and The Petrolette, and a co-founder of Rising Sun Workshop. Heleana shares her love of vintage cars, riding motorcycles, and (not-so-secretly) dreams of flying planes and piloting a riva aquariva (a la Sophia Loren) very fast through the canals of Venice. Supportive and connected, community is her lifeblood, and she is as real as they come.

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MARIA: The Doll

From the new-babe-on-the-block to the driving force behind The Throttle Dolls in what she hopes will help inspire other women to ride and live their lives to the fullest, we learn about Maria's love for riding as heavily influenced growing up surrounded by people who rode motorcycles, her mum included.

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MARIA: The Doll
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PETROLETTES: Summer Sydney 2014

Introducing the first five Petrolettes of IVV. Five very different women, riders, bikes and adventurists but all commonly want to see more women on the road, loving life and living in the moment. Every fortnight IVV will be taking a deeper look at the lives of each of these women further learning why they ride and what they love about it. 

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PETROLETTES: Summer Sydney 2014
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The Throttle Dolls

The emergence of all-women social groups (who aren't afraid of sharing their moto exploits) is not showing any signs of slowing down. Sydney locals The Throttle Dolls formalised their friendship-cum-riding posse less than eighteen months ago having been having a great time. IVV invited the Dolls to tell us, in their own words, the journey thus far and where it all started.  

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The Throttle Dolls
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SHELBY: Congruity

Shelby saw that there was a need in her home town of Denver Colorado to create a safe and fun environment for other women to experience riding. There were no feminist reasons for it, just the simple acknowledgment that women are more comfortable sharing the experience with other women… and so was born The Scarlet Headers; an all female social riding group in Denver.

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SHELBY: Congruity
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PETROLETTES Vol 2. 2015/2016

If 2015 was the year of the Petrolette motorcyclist, 2016 we’ll be searching for more drivers and pilots! As we get closer to the one year anniversary of In Venus Veritas and the emergence of the Petrolette here are some of the many incredible women we’ll be featuring to close out this year and roll into the next.

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PETROLETTES Vol 2. 2015/2016