VINTAGE CLOTHING IS HOT TODAY, but some vintage clothing you don’t want to wear because it’s redolent of a previous occupant, perhaps someone famous. In the racing world a race suit, gloves or best of all a helmet once worn by a famous driver is something to treasure, not to pull on when you go out for a track day in your Radical.
Let’s distinguish between ‘vintage-style’ clothing and apparel with a history. Yourace suits, or even a glove or two, then you have something worth keeping. The name is the thing: a Michael Schumacher helmet with confirmed history will be stratospheric – even a replica is currently being offered at £5800.