Welcome at our mini history class. We give all the facts about the leather jacket over the last hundred years.
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The first appearance of the leather jacket was during World War I. It was made for the military aviators. They needed a thick, protective jacket to protect them for the cold while flying with high speed in an open cockpit.
The leather jackets became more and more popular during the interbellum. People outside the army began to wear a leather jacket as a fashion item. In 1928 a designer made a leather jacket on behalf of the motorcyclemanufacturer Harley Davidson. It was the first jacket with an asymmetrical zipper.
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Commissioned by the US Air Force at the start of World War II, Irving Schott designed and produced a bomber jacket that would serve and protect our seviceman. This was the first time that there were bombers crafted from leather.
The sixties was a decade full of great icons. It was the time of rock-‘n-roll ánd leather jackets. The movie ‘The Wild One’ with Marlon Brando was the start of something new. It was the begin of the rebels who wore leather jackets. Quickly, the leather jacket became the symbol of rock ‘n’ roll. Legends, like Elvis Presley, walked proudly with a leather jacket and were real fashion icons. BUT, the best decade has yet to come…
The SEVENTIES were thè golden years of leather. A black leather jacket was a basic rockstar-outfit inspired of the Ramones. There were leather pants, jumpsuits, jackets. At some point David Bowie wore a leather raincoat.
This period covers the DISCO scene. This decade was leathes less popular. People preferred flared pants above a leather jacket. BUT, in 1983 Michael Jackson produced the legendary music video Thriller. This was a red leather jacket which was especially designed for him.
What a time to be alive. The nineties were the decade that everything was allowed. People were free and leather was something everybody could wear and not only the rock-n-roll type of people. Matching outfits were also upcoming, take a look at the Beckhams. They look so causal and cool in the completely leather outfits.
Welcome back. Now you know everything about the history of the leather jacket. Today, the leather jacket is still an item to add a little rebel to your outfit. Combine it with a casual//rebellious//decent//flirty//cool outfit.
Rock your leather item and feel great.
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