Oh lawks, I think I’ve gone and done it. Found the coolest bike accessory on the planet that is. This Mr Ben bowler cycle helmet is so unfeasibly fab that if I didn’t have a bike I’d buy one just so I could wear it. Infact, it’s too good to wear only on the bike.
How spiffingly ace to bob along in this most traditional of English gents’ headwear? Don’t be fooled into thinking it’s just for the boys either. Plenty a chic celebrity lady has been spotted in a bowler recently, from Alexa Chung to Erin O’Connor.
The maker is Moody & Farrell, the craftspeople behind extroardinarily desirable bike accessories including the deerstalker helmet and the reflective pleated raincape. As Eloise Moody says: “I wanted to design bikewear that you don’t have to change out of whenever you arrive somewhere.”
Beautiful bicycle store Bobbin Bicycles recommends you wear your Mr Ben bowler in one of the following three ways, though why limit yourself to just these three? Surely there are 365 ways to wear a Mr Ben? We definitely advocate sporting one with your Jorg&Olif bicycle!
1. Mr Ben, Suit, Cycle Clips, Brompton, Pipe
2. Mr Ben, Suit, Braces, Lipstick, Heels, Bobbin Classic (women)
3. Mr Ben, Peruvian national costume, Tricycle
Mr Ben bowler is available to buy at Bobbin Bicycles, £195
