4 Apr
Bugatti finally commits to bringing the Veyron successor to life

We extensively covered the Bugatti 16C Galibier — the world’s first (possible) $1.5 million luxury car — when the storied French brand was first considering followups to its game-changing Veyron supercar. Except then the 16c Galibier was just a concept — a proof of life vehicle that the halo Bugatti brand was shopping around to […]


14 Mar
Trump your Vespa nemesis with retro Italian protection

Since first launching in post-war Italy way back in 1947, the Lambretta scooter has remained a landmark in 2-wheeled design. Sure Vespas may have a little more notoriety, but everyone worth their mod socks knows Lambrettas are where it’s at. So Heritage Helmets has set up a line of helmets to celebrate, well, the Lambretta […]


25 Feb
Iron gloves and Trojan helmets for the sartorial pioneer in all of us

I know what you’re thinking: for so long you’ve wanted to start rocking that Luxury-Gladiator-With-Antlers look, but you had no idea where to get started. It’s a common obstacle that’s befuddled many an entrepreneurial trendsetter. Lucky for all sartorial pioneers, Rock N’ Bone‘s Couture line is here to supply you with handsomely crafted, $3,000 bedazzled […]


30 Nov
French luxury helmet maker gets TRON makeover

Disney’s gone into hyper-marketing mode for its TRON behemoth, and I’m sure we’re going to see everything from Lightbike Bathroom Sanitizer to Disc Battle Cheddar Potato Chips hitting the market in the upcoming weeks. While those bullshit Disney cross-promotional items threaten to exhaust me of the film before I even get to see it, there […]


19 Oct
Vintage bags made from steer hide

The brand Buco, acclaimed for its vintage motorcycle jackets, was founded in 1933 by Joseph Buegeleisen Co. Recently the company has been bringing back more of its goods — such as these classic looking helmet bags made from premium steer hide and produced in Japan. The pricing is pretty steep though, for such a simplistic […]


25 Aug
Jeff de Boer has decided cats and rats need armor, and we're not about to dissuade him

Canadians — what can you say that hasn’t been said? America’s Hat has spawned some great artists, world class musicians and genius comics, but has it ever birthed a man destined to build armor for cats and rats? The answer, surprisingly, is yes. Calgary born artist Jeff de Boer has created something which on paper sounds […]


26 Jul
Seventeen months of obsessive imitation/creation

Now that’s dedication. It took 27-year-old Atlanta-based graphic designer and prop maker Harrison Krix “seventeen months, countless hours, multiple dead ends, [and] hundreds of lessons learned” to make one helmet. Of course, this ain’t just any ordinary helmet — it’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo’s Daft Punk helmet, no less. The amount of effort is stunning, and […]


French retro helmet designer Les Atelier Ruby have long sold their helmets at Parisian boutique colette, but they have now premiered a new helmet project called “Costume“. Customize your very own helmet among 4,000 combinations, centered around their famous blue “colette” design. Seems like a good idea — most of their editions have been penned […]