Street style, the leather jacket: a classy timeless item

Let’s talk about the cool leather jacket, the IT item of this season. A classy item and a fixed presence; a big part of the street style scenery as well as a regular piece in most of the fashion shows we see every year. To say the least, the leather jacket is an essential item for every man out there, that can definitely transform a regular dude into a rock star, upgrading a simple look in a heartbeat.

A good leather jacket is not that expensive. You can buy one anywhere from $100 to $350 (to score a great deal go with Zara Men, at least $70) and of course, you can go all the way up to thousands of dollars if you want a well-known brand as Armani. All about a good leather jacket “A good quality leather garment is often supple and soapy to the touch,” says Joslyn Clarke, head of design for London leather specialists Grenfell. “Well designed leather garments should not have unnecessary seams, but should look like a cloth garment in its seaming. Cheaply made leather garments will often have many seams to enable the maker to use as much of the skin as possible when the piece is being cut out.” When you’re weighing up a jacket, don’t stop at the leather itself, says Clarke. “Check for the quality of zips and buttons. Zips should run very smoothly and freely while buttons will be made of natural materials like horn, mother of pearl and corozo. A cheaply made garment will rarely have high-quality trims.”

So it’s all about quality! Try to see it as an investment, after all this is an ”all season” item that can last for decades, properly treated, it will outlive you for sure. As we all know, we still have the leather clothes that Roman soldiers wore in museums today, intact thousands of years after they were first cut.

The Leather Jacket – All about Attitude.