From A to B: Shop the Best Fashion and Accessories for Alternative Modes of Transportation

February 26, 2021 | 11:55am

Getting there has never looked so good.

From A to B: Shop the Best Fashion and Accessories for Alternative Modes of Transportation

Vogue’s March issue honed in on movement. After almost a year of stillness, spring collections seemed to break free from stasis—even designer’s lookbooks and collection films swirled with motion. It felt like a thrilling look ahead to re-emergence when the world can resume dancing, running, and embracing one another. The March Issue’s index page focused on movement, too, but as it relates to getting around—something the pandemic has also made us reconsider.

In year’s past, deciding how to get from point A to point B was a simple game of efficiency. Considerations included: possible subway delays, the rain forecast, and whether or not car traffic showed up green, orange, or red on Google maps. Now, the act of getting there has become just as enticing as the arrival. As we’re all lacking in activities, one’s mode of transportation has become an event itself. And people are thinking outside the box—efficiency isn’t the only factor anymore. “From e-bikes to scooters and roller skates, alternative modes of transport are dramatically on the rise. Dress them up with a creative combination of sporty, easy and breezy,” the March Index page reads. From Louis Vuitton’s watercolor motif skateboard (which appeared in Virgil Abloh’s men’s collection) to models posing atop a bicycle in Vivienne Westwood’s spring summer ‘21 lookbook, high fashion houses have embraced the transpo trend in their spring collections. And if it’s not about the destination but the journey, might as well get there in style. Here, shop items best for movement—from safety-first pieces like a helmet and mask to wearable fashions to sport when on the move.