WILD WEAR (XXL) Genuine Leather Stylish Bikers Jacket

In the canon of iconic American garments, jeans mean Levi Strauss, Hanes owns the plain white tee, Brooks Brothers has got a lock on the button-down, sneakers equal Converse, and as for the leather jacket! Mainstream audiences got their first peek inside biker gang culture (albeit, a sensationalized Hollywood take on it) with the 1953 film, The Wild One, its storyline inspired by a much-publicized 1947 biker riot — instigated by a gang with the wonderfully apt name, the Boozefighters — in the town of Hollister, California. The movie’s costume designers outfitted stars Marlon Brando’s Johnny Strabler, leader of the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, in a Perfecto with stars on its epaulets, the gang insignia splashed on the back, and the character’s name emblazoned on the breast. Legions of young American males sought to emulate Brando’s testosterone-loaded “Whaddaya got?” swagger, and sales of black leather jackets skyrocketed. The biker jacket had cemented its status as shorthand for anti-establishment rebellion. James Dean never wore a biker jacket in his movies, but sported one frequently off-screen whilst in the process of living fast and dying young. Britain’s 1960s and ’70s rocker subcultures were termed ‘leather boys’ courtesy of their biker jackets. Embellished with safety pins, anarchic graffiti, etc. Outer Shell: Real Leather Inner Shell: Quilted viscose lining Zip-out) Closure Style: Zipper Collar Style: Band Cuffs Style: Zipper Inside Pockets: Two Outside Pockets: Six