Iconic Style in a Men's Leather Jackets

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By Steve Goodman


Over the years, a men's leather jacket has become a must have piece, worn by a variety of famous people including musicians and actors and let's not forget us mere mortals.

The rise of Men's Leather Jackets:
From the bomber, biker aviator and military style, men's leather jackets have been restyled and resigned over the past century. Here is where they began:

The men's leather jacket has been redesigned in a number of styles and colours over the past 100 years. From the leather bomber, biker, aviator or military jackets, there is leather jacket style for everyone. These styles have altered to fit in with society over the years.

1940-1950: Famous actors such as Jimmy Stewart and Marlon Brando began to replicate the iconic leather bomber and aviator jackets as they took on the "action/adventure hero" roles.

1960-1970: The start of the punk rock rebellion saw rock bands customise their men's leather jackets with safety pins and metal chains. Hollywood shows continued to use men's leather jackets for their leading roles in hit movies and TV shows such as Grease and TV show Happy Days.

1980's: Music legend Michael Jackson customised the colour and design of his leather jackets for his "Thriller" music video. Whilst movies continued to use a variety of men's leather jackets for their action hero roles; Indiana Jones wore a vintage bomber jacket, Maverick from Top Gun wore an iconic aviator jacket whilst The Terminator styled a sharp leather biker jacket.

1980's: Movies including Indiana Jones, Top Gun and The Terminator saw its leading male roles all in a signature leather biker jacket. Indiana wore a vintage bomber jacket, Maverick from Top Gun wore an iconic aviator jacket whilst The Terminator styled a sharp leather biker jacket. Music also continue to become influenced by the leather jacket trend, as Michael Jackson wore a red leather jacket in his famous music video "Thriller".

1990-2000: Rock and indie music bands such as the Ramones and the Libertines gave the men's leather jacket another style image when wearing mens leather jackets on stage. Hollywood also alternated the way their leading male roles wore a mens leather jacket in their movies. The characters became a little darker in their roles as the lead male roles in Fight club and the Matrix wore a mens leather jacket.

2000- 2010: Men's leather jackets took another turn in the "noughties", as more and more people within the music industry began styling a leather jacket. From Brit pop, rock & indie bands such as Justin Timberlake, Stereophonics and Kasabian to Hip Hop stars such as P.Diddy and Jay-Z.

Men's Leather Jackets from IL2L
Stocked throughout a range of designers and high street stores, a men's leather jacket is a style investment that can last a lifetime and be handed down from generation to generation. IL2L have a great range of men's leather jackets to suit any style.




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