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The start of the Aviator Jacket Trend
Russian Aviators often wore tanned leather jackets lined with sheep skin for added warmth. Remember the Aviator trend back in A/W 2010? -
Egyptian Style Leather Shoes
Egyptian patterns and designs were a massive trend in the 1920’s. Leather shoes also reflected this theme and were often seen as a work of art -
Leather Gloves
Gloves were an important accessory; day costumes were worn with short or opera-length gloves of fabric or leather. Women’s sportswear was influenced by a more masculine style. Sport suits, leather jackets and middy slacks became popular. -
Leather restricted to military use
Leather was restricted to military use only so shoe designers were forced to be increasingly clever -
Teddy Boys
Teddy Boys had Bikes, leather and a bad reputation in the fifties and from that rocker style was born. -
The Wild One
1953 film The Wild One was a major influence for the leather jacket, white t-shirt and jean look among teenagers which was revived again in 1978 thanks to the film grease -
Rebel without a Cause
Films such as 'Rebel without a Cause' were influential in how teenagers dressed. The Beatnik culture, inspired by authors such as Jack Kerouac, was also in vogue which featured leather. -
Rock n Roll
The rockers style had become popularized this group liked 1950s rock-and roll, wore black leather jackets, greased, pompadour hairstyles, and rode motorbikes -
Punk
Punk fashion can be traced to the ripped jeans, torn t-shirts, scrappy haircuts, and worn and torn leather jackets sported by members of the Sex Pistols. There was a Do It Yourself quality to the fashion. -
The Madonna Look
Madonna influenced the short, tight Lycra or leather miniskirts and tubular dresses -
Heavy Metal
In the first half of the 1980s, long hair, leather rocker jackets and badges with logos of favourite metal bands were popular among metal heads, and musicians of heavy metal and speed metal bands. -
Thriller
Michael Jackson’s iconic Thriller look inspired teenagers around the world to copy the thriller outfit. Which included matching red/black leather pants and jackets, one glove and sunglasses. -
The Lost Boys
The film The Lost Boys inspired studded and an undone messier look for leather jackets. Oversized, slouch shouldered faded leather jackets with puffy sleeves from Europe caught on. Gloves, sometimes fingerless, would also accompany the jacket. -
Grunge
Leather jackets made a come back to accomidate the grunge look which was inspired by the likes of Mad Season
