Don’t Mask Your Porsche Allegiance, Celebrate it with Striipe Designs
Striipe Designs offers detailed touches of elegance with their Porsche racing-inspired socks. Now, the company adds masks to the repertoire.
Equipment is an essential part of the performance driving experience – rocking the right shoes, gloves, sunglasses and jacket serves both fashion and function, whether it’s taking your 911 up the twisty canyon roads, the Boxter around the track, or the Cayman on an epic backcountry journey. And these days, a mask is an equally essential component of any excursion. But how to reconcile the Porsche aesthetic with the mask’s underwhelming style statement? Enter Striipe Designs. Already known for sleek and chic socks, the California-based company has begun producing masks that celebrate style, comfort and the effortless cool associated with a performance machine.
Founded by true automotive enthusiast and product designer, Eric Horton, Striipe Designs initially focused on socks, including collaborative efforts with other motorsports companies like Shark Werks to produce themed-socks that went beyond general race-nerdery to fit well and hold up against the rigors of driving. The masks continue tradition.
They are available in a variety of designs and patterns, feature moisture wicking, performance fabrics and a dual-layer construction with a sleeve to insert a carbon filter. The ergonomic design is tailored to comfortably fit facial contours while providing protection for yourself and those around you. The graphics immediately call to mind driving and performance with designs inspired by Martini Racing and Gulf Racing and with timeless patterns like Houndstooth and the Op Art Pasha. Sure, the focus is on Porsche, but the appeal is broader than one brand, so if you’re more Porschespirational, you can still live the look with both the masks and the socks.
Best of all, both the masks and the socks from Striipe Designs allow you to whisper your fanatical allegiance to German engineering instead of shouting it. Unless, of course, you’re downshifting to catch a corner and howling with delight. Then, but all means, shout about it. These little touches of elegance are perfect for the motoring enthusiast who wants to present a bold face, ahem, bold EYES to the world and say, “I’m safe, sane and non-contagious. Wanna go for a spin?â€
The masks are listed on the Striipe Design website for $16, but the company is currently offering Rennlisters an exclusive discount. Enter the code RENNLIST20 at check out for 20 pecent off of your order.
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