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Leather Jacket And Men – A Death Pact

December 7, 2009




Men_Leather_JacketMen usually of all ages have a nostalgic effect whenever the topic of leather jackets and the motorcycle boots come up. It’s like a death pact that states –kill me no problem, but bury me in my motorcycle boots and leather jacket.

The leather jacket stands as one of the iconic clothing that has symbolized freedom, adventure, and bohemianism for long –all the loving traits of men. This unique piece of garment is such compelling and as well adaptable that it gets recognized by both policemen and punks alike. The complete gratification of

such versatility goes to the fact that the material is naturally malleable and with completely breathable nature, and hence can be styled according to the wearer’s requirements in an inestimable number of designs.

The complete name and fame of leather jackets achieved their ultimate glory and reached in an iconic status in the twentieth century partially with the help of the counterculture image that was so readily portrayed in television and movies at that time by great actors like Marlon Brando – appeared in complete leather clad statement as a biker named “Johny Strabler” in “The Wild One”; it was electric effect followed soon after by John Travolta in “Grease” –all of it contributing massively to the madness with leather jackets.

But the image of leather jackets did not only isolate itself to the impudent youth on their bikes. The “European Air Force” showed their tribute to leather jackets by including the same in their uniform in the form of “long leather coats” in the early nineteen fifteens.

The trend got caught soon on the stateside with “leather bomber jackets” got fashioned for the united States Air Force. The leather helped the pilots to keep warm during those times when there were no enclosed cockpits. A gang of bad boys sporting leather jackets can surely create a tough image for the clothing, however that image getting more than skin deep was what helped leather jackets to be iconic.

Leather jackets are and were built for lasting a lifetime. The original archetypal leather jackets used to be manufactured for acting as the second skin in protecting the body against any major bruises and cuts.

Although the modern day leather jackets are much more fashionable and lighter along with being much flexible, any good leather jacket still works as the second skin in defending and enduring almost all and any punches life has to throw.


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