| |  | | 05/13/12 Prix Fixed Building the Perfect Grand Prix Wardrobe Kentucky Derby weekend had a lot of things going for it. Unfortunately, beachside accommodations and the chance of on-track explosions weren’t among them. Enter the Monaco Grand Prix, which, we’re happy to report, needn’t be any less sartorially inspiring. At least not when you’ve got this stuff... | | | |  | | | INTENSITY FACTOR: WATCHING FROM YOUR HOTEL BAR | | British Cufflinks Made from Ferraris | | | | Your cufflinks: more than just a tasteful evening accessory, they’re invaluable in establishing your car-buff bona fides. This collection (some of which are made from repurposed Ferrari metal) is molded into mini stick shifts, foot pedals and ignition keys. Just watch you don’t blind the drivers around turn No. 3 with it. | | | | | | | | |  | | | INTENSITY FACTOR: WATCHING FROM THE GRANDSTAND | | Shielding Your Eyes with Dignity | | | | Your eyes need to be shielded from the Monaco sun. And also from the overly curious. This is the iconic pair of shades Steve McQueen used to wear when lapping people on the track (and in life). They also happen to fold afterward. Unlike McQueen. | | | | | | | | |  | | | INTENSITY FACTOR: WATCHING FROM THE PIT | | Menacing Midnight Driving Gloves | | | | Cruising these Riviera streets at night, road-racing shenanigans just seem to find you—especially when you’re stopped at a red light, under a bridge or on top of a steaming manhole. Your new defense: these leathery, night-black driving gloves. Yes, you should pair them with a satin scorpion jacket. | | | | | | | | |  | | | INTENSITY FACTOR: YOU’RE DRIVING | | A Race-Worn Driving Suit from the 1930s | | | | One advantage to Monaco: you’ll never find yourself out of place in a fireproof onesie. Particularly one worn by Alfa Romeo’s Louis Chiron, Monaco’s only native-born Grand Prix champ. Riviera types will appreciate your sense of local history on this... not to mention your cautious approach to high-octane slumber partying. | | | | | | | | |  | | | INTENSITY FACTOR: YOU’RE WINNING | | The Green Jacket of Auto Racing | | | | Obviously, you’ll need something regal for the winner’s circle. This blazer of purple linen with mother-of-pearl buttons—the color and button choice of European royalty—should do. (Nobody will suspect that’s actually American manufacturing under the hood of your champagne poncho, either.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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