Driving Gloves Add Something Special To Your Road Trips
Towards the end of last year I casually met Andrea, CEO and founder of the brand “The Outlierman”. Starting from a common passion for cars, especially a great love for the most beautiful of all time, the legendary Jaguar E-Type, we have deepened everything revolves around our beloved four wheels and so to our work. He started his brand a few months before our first meeting, which offers accessories and the like for driving, rated definitely a classic lifestyle, defined as his main slogan – “Drive like a gentleman, everyday” – but also perfectly suited to those fortunate to drive more modern sports cars. I got involved and I immediately catapulted myself at the wheel of some rear-wheel drive mid-engine coupe committed to counter-steer coming out of a bend, and soon after I was sitting comfortably with the compulsorily left arm out the window, at the wheel of a classic from the late 50s.
I can confirm that some ingredients add something special to the driving experience. The latter, unlike a simple drive or a random journey that we have to deal with, for example going from home to work, is a moment of celebration. It is that fateful moment we have long awaited, planned and desired, and doing it better, also taking care of details, makes it more magic than it could already be. You feel satisfied, realized and already planning your next road trip, putting the soft leather gloves in their valuable case, waiting for the following adventure. You start treating them as an object which is now part of your passion, an intermediary between you and the car – I’m not kidding! Then no matters if you’ve driven like a gentleman or an outlaw, this is just a detail.
On the next issue of Auto Class, we will let you know the world of The Outlierman in more depth. You can’t miss that.
Words by Alex Marrone
Photo by Giorgia Rossi