Leather jackets never seem to go out of fashion for men, even after sixty years of being worn by some of the coolest and most popular icons of the music, fashion and film industries, the leather jacket is still at the height of fashion today. Well, it is fashionable if you get the right one, as there are some select items that look dreadful on even the best looking supermodel.
The choice of which leather jacket to buy comes down to a few factors, not least of which being your personal tastes, though if you are looking for something fashionable then you should do a least a little research beforehand. You can buy a jacket in any shape, size or style, from trench coats to hip lengths, padded shoulders to tight fit motocross jackets, though there are only three primary styles to choose from. To make your choice a little easier to make, the three main styles of leather jacket are explained below.
One popular style of leather jacket amongst older and younger people alike is the distressed jacket. What makes this style popular with such a diverse range of people is the fact that it is designed to look worn and well used, avoiding that difficult period when you first buy a leather jacket when it is stiff and unwieldy. This style works quite well on people that have a larger frame or broad shoulders.
Another very popular style of jacket, not only with bikers but also a variety of people, is the motocross jacket. Initially, this style of jacket was first used by motorcyclists as protective clothing due to its strong inherent characteristics and durability. To begin with, bikers preferred leather jackets and trousers (commonly known collectively by the term ‘leathers’) made out of cattle hide as it is very strong, though recently there has been a trend towards other materials and other hides such as kangaroo hide which is very strong but also light.
Historically one of the most popular forms of clothing of the last one hundred years in the western world has got to be the leather bomber jacket. The leather bomber jacket was first designed for pilots to endure the colder temperatures of flying at high altitudes, though it quickly became a fashion icon and has remained a very popular piece of clothing ever since. Today, a number of the bigger fashion labels are releasing modern styled bomber jackets meaning that even after more than sixty years, the leather bomber jacket is as popular as ever.
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