@hellosalt
http://www.wemakesalt.com/
In most cities, the sidewalk doubles as a runway as people present their style through streetwear. In Boulder, we spend more time in cycling shorts than ordinary clothes, making every ride an opportunity for self-expression.
For designer Meghan Newlin, she wasn’t ready to settle for an off-the-rack kit that a dozen other cyclists might wear on a given day. So she customized her own.
“I found myself making accessories, caps, arm warmers, etc. to compliment my cycling kits,” Newlin says. “It not only made an outfit unique but I could create multiple looks for one kit— athletic gear isn’t cheap.”
That’s how Newlin created SALT, a boutique accessories brand of hand-built cycling caps, bandanas, and (now) face masks designed with high-fashion sensibility, yet gritty enough to wear sweat-drenched to a brewery.
“The accessories provide self-expression, more color. You go on group rides and find you’re all wearing the same thing. Being someone who loves fashion as an outlet for self-expression, I thought ‘why can’t personal style come out in athletic clothing?’”
Taught to sew at an early age by her mother, Newlin went on to attend Parsons School of Design in NYC and still uses high-fashion runway shows as a source of inspiration.
“I go straight to the runway and look at what designers are doing and get color forecasts every season,” she says. “My accessories go with most cycling apparel because these brands are also looking at next season’s colors and trends.”
What patterns and fabrics are trending now? Chambray in brown, black, and blue, fabrics with metallic elements or flecks (get ready for an insanely cool metallic panther print from SALT), and – backed by popular demand— cat prints.
SALT offers a collection of caps, bandanas, and face masks, so start making the road your runway.
