Lamborghini’s Supercar Designers Now Dress the Driver, Too
Collezione Automobili Lamborghini, working with Centro Stile and racing equipment manufacturer OMP, has produced a trio of FIA-approved driver’s overalls called the ONE ART Special Edition. Previewed at Monza on April 22nd during the opening round of the 2017 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe season, the collection was conceived for a championship paddock, not a fashion runway.
The project’s real significance lies in authorship. Centro Stile, the design studio responsible for every Lamborghini road car, applied its visual vocabulary directly to the suits. The hexagon motif, the Y graphic, the signature palette of orange, green, and yellow all migrated from sheet metal to Nomex. Both the Centro Stile and Squadra Corse logos appear on each suit, a quiet but pointed statement that these overalls carry the same creative authority as the cars themselves. In a market flooded with branded merchandise that amounts to little more than a logo on generic goods, Lamborghini took the unusual step of treating a racing suit as a genuine design object.
Three Suits, One Design Philosophy
The collection breaks into three tiers, each reinforcing the idea that Centro Stile’s involvement is not cosmetic. The ONE ART RECORD sits at the top: a limited run of 30 individually numbered pieces, available exclusively through lamborghinistore.com. Below it, the ONE ART RACING and ONE ART SPEED are special editions sold through authorized Lamborghini dealerships and retailers carrying the Collezione Automobili Lamborghini and OMP product lines. Orders opened on April 27th.
All three carry FIA approval, meaning they meet the safety standards required for competitive motorsport. That detail separates them from the branded polo shirts and baseball caps that fill most automaker gift shops. A buyer could, in theory, wear the ONE ART RECORD into an actual Super Trofeo cockpit. Whether anyone would risk scuffing a numbered collectible against a six-point harness is another question entirely.
Global availability extends from the flagship store in Sant’Agata Bolognese to dealerships worldwide, with dedicated retail points in Macau, Taipei, Bangkok, and the United Arab Emirates. The Asian and Middle Eastern footprint is telling: Lamborghini clearly sees appetite for branded lifestyle products in markets where the brand’s cultural cachet runs particularly high.
Three drivers pose with a white Lamborghini Huracan safety car featuring a checkered flag livery at a sunny racetrack event.
Why OMP Matters More Than the Logo
Lamborghini’s choice of OMP as manufacturing partner reinforces the collection’s claim to authenticity. OMP is one of the established names in professional racing safety equipment, supplying suits, helmets, and harnesses across Formula 1, WEC, and GT racing. The collaboration means the ONE ART overalls benefit from genuine motorsport manufacturing expertise rather than a fashion house applying a license.
One web source describes OMP’s One Art platform as featuring an ultra-lightweight, three-layer construction with breathable inserts for temperature regulation. Lamborghini has not published specific material details for the ONE ART Special Edition variants, so the exact construction remains unconfirmed. What the FIA certification does confirm is that the suits meet stringent fire resistance and safety benchmarks, regardless of how striking the hexagonal graphics look.
For Super Trofeo gentleman drivers, many of whom already use OMP equipment, owning a Centro Stile-designed suit that matches the visual language of their Huracan race car adds a layer of cohesion that off-the-shelf racing gear simply cannot provide. The suit becomes an extension of the car’s design, not an accessory purchased alongside it.
Collector Appeal and the Broader Lifestyle Strategy
The 30-piece cap on the ONE ART RECORD is a collector’s play, pure and simple. Lamborghini has not announced pricing for any of the three variants, which leaves the value question open. Thirty numbered units tied to a specific championship season, designed by the same studio that pens the cars, and carrying FIA certification form a combination that no rival currently replicates in quite the same way.
Ferrari operates what is arguably the most aggressive lifestyle merchandise program in the supercar world, extending into fashion collaborations, theme parks, and a standalone fashion line that debuted on the runway in 2022. Porsche Design functions as a separate lifestyle brand with its own retail stores, watches, and luggage. Against that backdrop, Lamborghini’s approach with the ONE ART collection is more surgical: fewer products, tighter editions, and a direct link to a specific motorsport program.
More recently, Autoblog reported on a Lamborghini collaboration with Balenciaga, suggesting the brand continues to explore high-end fashion partnerships years after the ONE ART launch. The trajectory is clear: Lamborghini views lifestyle products as extensions of the ownership experience, not afterthoughts.
For prospective buyers wondering whether these suits hold long-term value, the honest answer is that Lamborghini has not made any claims about collectibility. Limited automotive merchandise from established brands does tend to appreciate when production numbers are genuinely small and the provenance is strong. Thirty numbered pieces with Centro Stile and Squadra Corse branding check both boxes, but the secondary market will ultimately decide.
The Practical Takeaway for Enthusiasts
If you race in the Super Trofeo or participate in Lamborghini track days, the ONE ART overalls offer something no aftermarket racing suit can: design continuity with the cars you drive, from a studio whose day job is shaping supercars. If you collect Lamborghini memorabilia, the ONE ART RECORD’s 30-unit production run makes it one of the smaller limited editions the brand has released in any product category.
A racing suit that meets FIA standards and carries Centro Stile’s design signature occupies a category that most competitors have not attempted to fill with this level of creative involvement from their in-house design teams. Whether you wear it or frame it, the intent is the same: the Lamborghini design language belongs to the driver as much as the car.
