Anne-France Dautheville (born 1943or1944 [1] ) is a French journalist and writer, noted for being the first woman to motorcycle solo around the world.
Anne-France Dautheville (born 1943or1944 [1] ) is a French journalist and writer, noted for being the first woman to motorcycle solo around the world.
Dautheville grew up in Paris. [1] In 1972, she participated in the Orion-Raid motorcycle tour, riding solo on a Moto Guzzi 750 from France to Isfahan, Iran, and continuing on to Afghanistan. [2] In 1973, she became the first woman to motorcycle solo around the world, covering 12,500 miles over three continents riding a Kawasaki 125. [1] During this time, she was a freelance journalist, and she supported herself by writing about her travels. [1] She continued her world travels until 1981. [1]
Dautheville's books Une Demoiselle sur une Moto (Girl on a Motorcycle), published in 1973, and Et J'ai Suivi le Vent (And I Followed the Wind), published in 1975, document her travels. [1]
French fashion house Chloé used Dautheville as the inspiration for its fall 2016 fashion show. [3] [1] Designer Clare Waight Keller said that she wanted to evoke Dautheville's "amazing sense of adventure, daring and courage but also the curiosity of travelling." Waight Keller explained: "She had a boyish cool attitude but she also took these amazing dresses with her which she threw her sweaters and biker jackets over. I wanted to bring that lived in quality to the collection." [4]
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