These retro motorcycle gloves by Roland Sands Design are a great of fresh air compared to the usual offerings in the motorcycle glove department. They have padded knuckles, a velcro/stud wrist fastener, a padded palm and are available now.
Maurice de Mauriac has been receiving a lot of positive press recently, the company was founded by Daniel Dreifuss, a well-known and respected watchmaker.
Belstaff make some of the best and most timeless gear money can buy, this 2012 version of the tried and tested Trial Master Jacket is one of those absolutely essential wardrobe items for people like me, who often get stuck outdoors on a motorcycle when it decides to start raining.
Sometimes when you discover something, you instantly wonder why it didn’t occur to you to invent it. For me, this was one such thing. Built by Kaufmann Mercantile this multi-function key chain has both a flat-head and cross-head screwdriver, a pry bar, a lighter and a pair of tweezers.
Watches like this appeal to me, they’re antithetical to the currently-trendy giant face hipster watches and they stand well apart from anything digital.
Roland Sands Design are famous for their state of the art custom motorcycles, bikes like the KTM 525, the Hypermotard and the recently built Hawkized Triumph have established the American garage right at the top of the order when it comes to the cross section of engineering, design and execution.
The Tarantulas are a highly respected Portland custom motorcycle garage, this low key pullover hoodie is one of their apparel offerings and might just be the perfect around-town sweater for the cold winters of the northern United States.
Boots are an essential element to any man’s wardrobe, especially heading into the cold of winter, these distressed leather boots by Belstaff have that…
This great looking tee by illustrator McBess (Mattieu Bessudo) was recently featured as the T-Shirt of the day over at Sixand5 and it’s available now via Dudes Factory here.
Christopher Raeburn is a British designer who’s been making a name for himself taking military surplus gear and repurposing it into new and ethically aware men’s and women’s wear collections.
A love of motor vehicles goes hand in hand with a love of tools. Without our tools we’re at the mercy of someone else’s creative vision and sometimes, that just isn’t good enough. This beautiful short film centres around a man called H.G. “Skip” Brack and his store, The Liberty Tool Company.
A decent pair of leather gloves are a step below a helmet in their importance to motorcyclists, I’ve had a couple of motorcycle mishaps in my time and it always seems that my hands hit the ground first, followed by every other part of my body, with varying degrees of speed, pain and skin-loss.
