By The Flint Journal

September 26, 2009, 4:00PM

Members of the Flint Fire Department and employees of Hoosters pose for pictures after a fashion show featuring everything from Big Dog to Harley-Davidson clothing during a rainy second day of the Bikes on the Bricks event. Hollyn Johnson | Flint Journal 

FLINT, Michigan -- The air was filled with the scent of leather at the Bikes on the Bricks' first fashion show inside the University of Michigan-Flint's University Pavilion.

The fashion show added one more event to the third annual bike extravaganza that, according to police estimates, drew about 4,000 people each day to downtown Flint.

Models, women from Hooters and the men of the Flint Fire Department, dressed to the nines in leather, denim, skulls, helmets and chaps.

"The chaps were great, that was the best part of the show," said Leonard "JR" Thompson of Flint. It was the first fashion show he ever attended and he said he would definitely plan on going next year if the event returned. 

"You see a lot of things that women can wear that look really cute," said model Jasmin Everson of Flint. "They can ride in them, too, not just sit on the back of a bike."

She and the other models walked the catwalk with duds from Forest Cycle Works, Cummings Harley-Davidson, Top End and Rocky's Motorcycle and Outdoor Supplies.

"I think it's really important that we promote our local businesses," said Paulla Schemm, who coordinated the fashion show.

Schemm, who is a biker herself, said that she loved seeing all the options for female bikers. 

"Women have definitely taken to the streets ... it's refreshing," Schemm said.