Leather Jackets

[Stouffer]

I got one similar to this year's ago and it's still going strong.

 

https://www.lakelandleather.co.uk/mens/mens-leather-jackets/ross-casual-fit-leather-jacket-in-brown

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Just picked up two vintage leather jackets, both proper '70s fare. I've been wandering around the house pretending to be in The Sweeney.

[Tony Moanero]

[Mook]

I'm looking at getting a new leather jacket & the one I've been looking at has a couple of options. The cowhide leather is over £100 cheaper than the Italian leather one, is Italian leather worth paying an extra £110 for, anyone have any thoughts?

[General Dryness]

17 minutes ago, Mook said:

I'm looking at getting a new leather jacket & the one I've been looking at has a couple of options. The cowhide leather is over £100 cheaper than the Italian leather one, is Italian leather worth paying an extra £110 for, anyone have any thoughts?

Which one matches your underpants best?

[Mook]

1 minute ago, General Dryness said:

Which one matches your underpants best?

My underpants perished a number of years ago.

[General Dryness]

Are leather jackets still a thing? I'm in my forties now so I wouldnt have a fucking clue what's fashionable.

[Mook]

The one I'm after was probably fashionable in 1973, which is all I'm interested in.

I think you can get a timeless leather jacket that will always look good, same as a nice parka or Harrington.

The fashion now is fucking mental, the kids all look like their Mum dressed them & brushed their hair. I don't see many millennials running about with leather jackets on. 

[Section_31]

2 hours ago, Mook said:

I'm looking at getting a new leather jacket & the one I've been looking at has a couple of options. The cowhide leather is over £100 cheaper than the Italian leather one, is Italian leather worth paying an extra £110 for, anyone have any thoughts?

Depends on the look you're after I reckon, Italian leather is softer but cow hide is tougher. Depends whether you'd rather look like a 40s fighter pilot or a Mafia boss. Fighter pilot for me. 

[Mook]

Has to be a Mafia boss with £110 less in his bank account than the fucking fighter pilot then.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

3 hours ago, Mook said:

My underpants perished a number of years ago.

Along with all their contents.

[Tony Moanero]

1 hour ago, Mook said:

Has to be a Mafia boss with £110 less in his bank account than the fucking fighter pilot then.

70s NYC pimp > Mafia boss > 40s fighter pilot

[VladimirIlyich]

18 hours ago, Tony Moanero said:

70s NYC pimp > Mafia boss > 40s fighter pilot

Biggie,with no smalls.

[El Rojo]

23 hours ago, Section_31 said:

Depends on the look you're after I reckon, Italian leather is softer but cow hide is tougher. Depends whether you'd rather look like a 40s fighter pilot or a Mafia boss. Fighter pilot for me. 

 

Time to break out the Mafia pilot look.

[VladimirIlyich]

19 hours ago, El Rojo said:

 

Time to break out the Mafia pilot look.

Chocks a'motherfucking way Skipper.

[Section_31]

Got this from Debenhams (in fact that is actually me). When I put it on I thought I was gonna cum. I also did the obligatory posing with a pretend gun in the changing rooms.

 

 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Nice jacket, but at the risk of sounding (even more) like an old woman, I can't get on with that type of low collar. I'm always wearing either a shirt or a polo shirt ("Is there a draft in here?") so it looks weird paired with that type of collar. Plus black makes me look too wan; had to get rid of my old black Crombie recently, which was a wrench.

 

Still, glad you're pleased with it.

[Mook]

1 minute ago, Babb'sBurstNad said:

Nice jacket, but at the risk of sounding (even more) like an old woman, I can't get on with that type of low collar. I'm always wearing either a shirt or a polo shirt ("Is there a draft in here?") so it looks weird paired with that type of collar. Plus black makes me look too wan; had to get rid of my old black Crombie recently, which was a wrench.

 

Still, glad you're pleased with it.

Aye, I'm with you. A leather jacket should have a proper collar. Preferably an oversized 70s one in my case.

[Section_31]

They are like rocking horse shit to get hold of these days. I actually had a decent one from Next last year, it was like a blag Belstaff, long dark brown motorcycle style jacket which was ace but heavy as fuck. It's in the loft now though as I've lost a bit of chunk.  

[3 Stacks]

Not a fan. I think you gotta look a certain way for them to look good. Difficult to really pull off. 

[Tony Moanero]

3 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

Not a fan. I think you gotta look a certain way for them to look good. Difficult to really pull off. 

How do you think you have to look?

[Section_31]

4 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

How do you think you have to look?

[Babb'sBurstNad]

51 minutes ago, Mook said:

Aye, I'm with you. A leather jacket should have a proper collar. Preferably an oversized 70s one in my case.

You sound like a man who'd appreciate my latest pride and joy.

 

Whenever I put it on, I sporadically shout "Shaft!"

 

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

17 hours ago, Section_31 said:

Got this from Debenhams (in fact that is actually me). When I put it on I thought I was gonna cum. I also did the obligatory posing with a pretend gun in the changing rooms.

 

 

Very nice.

 

I've got a similar one that I've had for years and that I've pretty much ruined. I need to replace it. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

59 minutes ago, Mook said:

Aye, I'm with you. A leather jacket should have a proper collar. Preferably an oversized 70s one in my case.

Look at pictures of motorbike racers from the 50s and 60s and tell me they don't lòk cool as fuck.