biker leather?

[tazmaniac]

anyone into leather jackets? looking for some kind of biker-style jacket, maybe with some nice stitching details. any ideas?

[6MT]

thats a tough one, most of jacket fashion house made, they are not so functional....but i think d square, dunhill, they all have some, try paul smith also. ducati have some really nice looking racer cafe style jacket.

[6MT]

go on ebay, just type in motocycle jacket u will see a bunch of it...i forgot the name of the brands, but there are nice ones

[WhiteTrashAnth]

[tazmaniac]

dont really have to be functional, looking for very nice leather and details

[sybaritical]

Lewis leathers are superb.

www.lewisleathers.com

I know Vexed Generation are doing some collabarations with them, and they'll be worth waiting for if they ever go into production.

[Lazylinepainter]

Oki Ni are doing a couple of nice jackets for Duffer's anniversary range. Check out the Conemills selvedge denim as well.

[tazmaniac]

WhiteTrashAnth... what is the jacket you posted?

Edited by tazmaniac on Oct 2, 2005 at 04:48 AM

[nordine]

Hi

you have to visit this web site

very nice motocycle authentic brand

www.lewisleathers.com

bye

nordine

[cepheid]

not sure what kind of stitching detail you are after but if you can try find an old lewis leathers, belstaff or schott perfecto on the ebay.

also these places seem to do some quality repros, aero (which seems to get quite a few mentions on this board when denim is talked about) also has a clearance/2nd hand section to their shop. that all said I have no experience with any of these companies.

http://www.vansonleathers.com/

http://www.aeroleatherclothing.com/

http://www.lostworldsinc.com/

[tazmaniac]

actually something bomberlike like the one posted by whitetrashanth would be more my style

[Pancho]

www.dainese.com

badass leather

[Paul T]

Some people call those collar-less biker jackets Triumph jackets. THey're pretty common used, I have a couple, but I;m getting fed up of pockets with holes in, zips that don't work, and that musty old smell, so was planning to buy one from Aero in the fall. But I'm worried by the fact they have a "Happy Days' jacket in their line. I've seen the Schott ones at good prices, they're not as good quality but they're ok, but that was back when Canal jeans was in Manhattan.

If there's anyone who wants an authentic leather Chicago cop jacket, PM me...

[benny rags]

Did you buy that authentic Chicago Cop jacket at the Alley?

Benny Rags

[tazmaniac]

those aero cafe racer jackets look quite nice. They are reasonably pricey, I assume this is good quality?

[Paul T]

I bought the cop jacket, used, from its makers on W 63rd, right in the south side of Chicago. These guys are the official supplier - there were cops debating which is the best bulletproof vest next to me as I bought it. Weighs a freakin ton, and is shiny, cos the guys poliish them.

The aero jackets I've seen look great quality, a lot of them horsehide, definitely much better than Schott, for instance. It was the café racer ones that I was talking about, the ones sometimes called Triupmh jackets, and the quality looked great.... only slight problem is that this was the design that Prada knocked off around 1999, so a few people might think u look like Victoria Beckham.

don't rule out a Belstaff waxed jacket if you can pick one up for the right price. But then, I've been looking for one for a freind from NY for the last four months, and haven't seen one that wasn't extortionate, cos their new owenrs are starting to marekt the things as a damn fashion brand...

Edited by Paul T on Oct 3, 2005 at 12:02 PM

[tazmaniac]

belstaff cougar leather jacket looks nice as well...

[Lazylinepainter]

Don't know about you guys, but I'm definitely getting into the A2 flight and denim look. Something like this would be perfect http://www.rakuten.co.jp/hinoya/141311/262900/255947/

esp. with the Capri Bell. They go perfect with K1s aswell. Nice

Edited by Lazylinepainter on Oct 10, 2005 at 02:17 PM