Borsalino Helmets And Hats: The Most Stylish Way To Protect your Noggin

above: the Black-Gold helmet by Borsalino

Although all of Borsalino's products deserve a looksee, it's their crash helmets for motorcycles, snowmobiles, and more, that first caught my attention. The luxurious materials and elegant design are almost enough to make me take up Polo. Almost. Take a look:

Notorious:

Alligator:

Tweed Summer:

Tweed Black:

Panama Orange:

Panama Ecru:

Panama Tobacco:

Lapin White:

Lapin Brown:

Snow:

Polo:


Some Borsalino Background And Other Hats:


Two Italian brothers, Lazzaro and Guissepe Borsalino began their hat manufacturing company in Alessandria, Italy in 1857. Since that time, Borsalino has a deep, rich history of respected hat making that stayed in the family for generations until the last Borsalino heir left the company in 1979 at which time Vittorio Vaccarino became president.



Originally best known for their fedoras and hats made of felt and straw, they now make all types of hats and more.




They have continued to grow and now, in addition to stylish men's and women's hats, they make clothes, ties, watches, bicycles and helmets of all types. You can find Borsalino products in stylish department stores like Barney's, Neiman's and Harrod's amongst others. They have 15 points of sale in Italy, one in Paris and one in Shanghai.

Some of their women's hats:





Some of their men's hats:



Their hat museum in Italy:

above: MUSEO DEL CAPPELLO (museum of the hat)
Via Camillo Cavour n°84
15100, Alessandria


BORSALINO GIUSEPPE & FRATELLO S.P.A
Zona Industriale D5
15047 Spinetta Marengo (AL)
Tel +39.0131.214211 Fax 39.0131.619052

For other great crash helmets, see these by Ruby Atelier

Hot New Headwear: Luxurious & Artist Crash Helmets By Ruby

Les Atelier Ruby helmets are crash helmets for motorcyclists inspired by retro design but crafted with the most modern of technologies and luxurious of materials.

These are not your average motorcycle helmets. Complete with luxurious touches, unusual designs and colors, beautiful packaging and collaborations with artists and stores, designer Parisian Jerome Coste began this company after suffering six head injuries himself.


Above: art director and founder Jerome Coste.

The ultra light helmets made of carbon fiber from the aerospace industry that guarantees maximum strength. Their first collection, the Pavillion, has a rear fin in the back that was inspired by Knight's helmets, chrome trim and a claret colored lining made of Nappa lambskin leather. Each helmet has their signature steel badge and comes carefully packaged in their stunning red box.

The chrome trim:

The claret Nappa lambskin interior:


Their attention to detail is evident in the images below.

The padding:

Airholes to release hot air:

Their chrome and red metal emblem:

The interior buckskin fabric is anit-bacterial:


The signature box:



Below are all the models from the Pavillion Collection.







In addition to these they have a signature collection of limited edition artist designed helmets. Below is the Pale Rider vs. Surfing Zombies by French Graffiti artist, Honet.






And the special editions shown below will be available at Colette:

Les Ateliers Ruby