16 New Luxurious Motorcycle Helmets Inspired By Various Travels From Ruby Atelier.

above: The Tuileries helmet with real gold-plated chrome trim

After months of silent preparation Ruby Atelier introduces their seventh helmet collection.

Jérome Coste imagined this new collection evoking four travel journeys, extending the color range and original graphic vocabulary for the brand.

The new helmets feature deep rich lacquered colors with black rubber trim inspired by the Tropics:

detail of Folie Mericourt

detail of Paradis:


Pastels evocative of Palm Springs in the fifties, with chrome trim or gold-plated (3 microns) chrome trim:

detail of Tuileries:

detail of François 1er:


Colors and designs inspired by NASA and Space Astral travel (with an "Apollo" paint job of stripes and black leather detailing, some with a carbon fiber finish and mirror varnish):

detail of Vega:


And lastly, Hot Rod-inspired styles (very Speed Racer!) with graphics like a painted trident and pinstripes reminiscent of Vintage Los Angeles hot rods:

detail of El Mirage:

Detail of Rosamond:


The new livery of 16 ruby helmets launches the 10th of July at all of their official dealers.

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Blinged Out Brain Buckets. NFL Helmets With Hand Applied Swarovski Crystals.

In addition to blinging out animal and human skulls, artist Quinn Gregory of Chicago also takes authentic Riddell Proline Football Helmets (as worn by NFL players) and hand-applies over 12,500 Swarovski crystals to them.


above: Chiefs, Cowboys and Bengals Swarovski Crystal embellished football helmets by Quinn Gregory

The process takes 3 weeks to complete and the finished helmet is a truly stunning conversation piece that any football fanatic - or player- would cherish in their home or office.

Kansas City Chiefs Helmet:




Quinn was commissioned to create one of these beautiful brain buckets for Dallas Cowboy owner Jerry Jones. The helmet is to be auctioned off at the Team's annual charity event.

Dallas Cowboys helmet:


Cincinnati Bengals helmet:




Quinn can be commissioned to design a Swarovski encrusted Helmet for all NFL teams or NCAA college helmets at the price of $1,800. You can contact him with any requests or questions here


Quinn Gregory

More Luxury Bike Helmets From Ruby Atelier, Now With Matching Scarves.

Clockwise from upper left; Karl Lagerfeld scarf, Sponge Bob Scarf, Eley Kishimoto scarf and Honet scarf.

I've written about the stunning designs of Les Atelier Ruby motorcycle helmets before, but now these few and new special editions have a fashionable accessory as well. The special edition luxury motorcycle helmets for Ruby Atelier by Karl Lagerfeld, Eley Kishimoto, Honet and Sponge Bob also have matching silk twill scarves you can purchase.

The Pavillon Tweed Helmet by Karl Lagerfeld of CHANEL is limited to 100 editions and costs $1800.00. The matching Karl Lagerfeld silk twill scarf will run you $210.00:



The Sponge Bob helmet is one of the most fun ways you can protect your brain matter. Limited to 200 copies of the cartoon character helmet, the price on this one is $1200.00. Matching Sponge Bob silk twill scarf is $180.00:



Belvedere helmet by Eley Kishomoto (Wakako Kishimoto and Mark Eley) sells for $1350.00 and the Eley Kishimoto silk twill scarf can be yours for $180.00:



And lastly, their special edition helmet by Graffiti artist Honet also has a matching Honet silk twill scarf ($180.00):



Purchase the Ruby Ateleier scarves, special edition helmets or design your own here.

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