When I was doing triathlon events in the early/mid 1980's, nearly everyone wore a Bell V-1 Pro helmet (as those events MANDATED use of a helmet in the biking portions of the event). That's where I would start, for the correct look, for that period of bicycle, for a "racer" look. The V-1 Pro tried to mimic the leather "hair net" that came before it, as that was the styling cue for bicycling headgear of the cycling pro's of the time. I feel like that same "hair net" styling is still hinted at with lots of current bicycle helmets out there, but updated, for a better/cheaper/lighter/more breathable helmet. These design goals, mixed with a good helping of "trend setting" styling changes, to keep the new new, and to make the old stuff seem dated... drives the helmet market today. I have a Giro helmet, from just a few years back, that I feel at least encompasses the classic "hair net" styling of bike events gone by... but everyone's need to balance of vanity and safety is different.