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Martin Margiela Ruby Helmet

Filed under: Sports

Wearing a standard black helmet might be cookie-cutter and boring but then crazy flames or loads of Swarovski crystals aren't for everyone either, in which case this Martin Margiela design for Ruby might be just the right kind of middle ground. Great for guys or gals it features distinctive drawings, doodles, and scribbles that are inspired by graffiti from the Maison's window plus Ruby's emblems engraved on the hardware. Available only in white with a carbon and lamb leather shell and antibacterial lining, it's limited to 600 pieces and retails for $1,195.

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Ice Couture's Crystal-Encrusted Ski Helmets

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Ice Couture helmets were invented by Dareece Saca because she just couldn't stand to wear a ski helmet unless it was pretty and had some fashionable bling on it. "I'll never wear a helmet unless it's crystallized like a Judith Leiber bag." So she affixed crystals to her own helmet by hand and got so many compliments that a business idea was born.

The helmets are expected to hit it big next season as more and more skiers are looking for a way to make being safe on a slopes more stylish -- why can't your helmet be an accessory of sorts? Saca's designs include everything from girly pink camouflage to edgier skull and crossbones patterns. $200-$2000

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Tod's Launches Leather Motorcycle Helmets

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Filed under: Apparel, Luxury Cars & Autos

A set of super stylish leather motorcycle / Vespa helmets is the latest luxe offering from Italian label Tod's, famed for its iconic driving loafers, shoes and chic bags. Featuring a microfiber lining, stainless steel hardware and flip-up plexiglass eye shields, the helmets are priced at about $1,000 and come in glove soft, saddle stitched black, white and vacchetta leather. The helmets are made by hand entirely in Italy, in a painstaking process ensuring their quality and durability, and adhere to rigorous road-going safety standards in a marriage of timeless style and contemporary luxury. Tod's has been expanding its offerings of late and also recently introduced its first line of sunglasses. Meanwhile, the firm's dapper owner Diego Della Valle just published a book titled Italian Touch extolling the virtues of the stylish lifestyle embodied by the brand.

[via JustLuxe]

Tags: Diego Della Valle, DiegoDellaValle, helmet, Italian fashion, ItalianFashion, Italy, motorcycle, Tods, Vespa

Lagerfeld Debuts Mink-Covered iPod Helmets

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Filed under: Apparel, Gadgets, Luxury Cars & Autos

At his Paris fashion show on Sunday, the ever-entertaining Karl Lagerfeld debuted a new line of luxurious mink-covered scooter helmets with built-in iPod capability. The over-the-top accessories were created in collaboration with French luxury helmet maker Les Ateliers Ruby and Apple. They're road legal and feature full carbon fiber shells and ultra-soft burgundy nappa lambskin linings. The iPod hookup lets you pipe music directly to the earpieces.

Lagerfeld, who also heads up Chanel and Fendi, showed matching mink vests and other garments in the futuristic fashion show for his eponymous label. Apparently the haute helmets are Lagerfeld's comment on the recessed economy. "Now everyone is on scooters, even chic women, so we had to do the helmet," he explained. No word yet on when the helmets might be made available for sale or what their price would be, but safe to say they'll be extremely expensive.

Tags: Apple, Ateliers Ruby, AteliersRuby, Chanel, fashion show, FashionShow, French fashion, FrenchFashion, fur, helmet, iPod, Karl Lagerfeld, KarlLagerfeld, Les Ateliers Ruby, LesAteliersRuby, mink, motorcycle, Paris, Paris Fashion Week, ParisFashionWeek, Ruby, scooter

Giro Omen Helmet

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Sports

A while back, no one wore a helmet to ride a bike or play hockey. But we've all gotten a bit smarter about protecting our noggins and now skiers and snowboarders are starting to wear helmets. Giro, a company which makes excellent bike helmets, also makes great snow helmets. The Giro Omen is a light helmet with an ergonomic fit and vents which can be closed or opened to help regulate your temperature. The helmet also accommodates TuneUps, Giro's system for wireless audio that lets you zoom around with your music and control your sound without fumbling through your clothes to find your iPod. Kevin Kennedy over at Outside recently gave the Giro Omen a thorough workout and offers a great review of the product. With the Tuneups system the helmet sells for around $370 or is around $200 without.

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