History - L'Aurore Leather Jacket
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History of leather jacket.
Here are some interesting facts on the history of leather jackets:
The leather jacket has come a long way in the past 70 years.
In early 1900’s brown leather flight jackets were worn by aviators and members of military.
During WWII they became known as the “Bomber Jacket”.
In 1928 Irving Schott designed the first motorcycle jacket and sold it for $5.50 (that’s right) at a Harley Davidson store in NYC.
In 1953 the leather motorcycle jacket reached iconic status after Marlon Brando wore it in the movie “The Wild One”.
Soon after James Dean followed by wearing his famous leather jacket in “Rebel Without A Cause” making it the ultimate symbol of cool.
Once a hallmark of rebellion, this rock ‘n’ roll favourite has earned itself a place as one of menswear’s coolest pieces of outerwear. But today you don’t need to be a chain-smoking biker with a Brylcreem’d pomp in order to pull one off.
That said, don’t think for a second the leather jacket has lost any of its attitude over the years. It might boast the same level of versatility as a good pair of jeans or well-made boots, but this cowhide classic is still badass through and through.
While it is definitely one of the best clothing purchases you’re ever likely to make, it can also be one of the trickiest. So, before you get yourself leathered up, here’s everything you need to know about fashion’s favourite bad-boy icon.
McQueen wearing an A-2 aviator jacket as Captain Virgil Hilts in the 1963 film, The Great Escape.
“The Fonz” from Happy Days continued the tradition in 1970’s with wearing his famous leather jacket that is now on display at Smithsonian Institute.
The 80’s brought the punk rock look with Blondie and Billy Idol decorating their leather jackets with studs and safety pins.
Today leather jackets are included in all the fashion shows and stores at many different price points and we think we can easily say that almost every woman and man will have at least one leather jacket in their life time.
