"Hard On Leather" vintage brand

[Man of Vintage]

Hi all,

Does anyone have any info on an older brand "Hard On Leather"?

Apparently they had a store front in Cali, I'm guessing in the late 70's and/or early 80's. I've tried to do research, but cannot find any info. I have a jacket coming in the mail with this label, and just trying to figure anything out about them.

Cheers,
Mario

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Uh....well..I know nothing.

Polk st.
San Francisco

Uh..am I the only one who...for some reason..finds humor in this..? lol

 

[Edward]

It has the same meaning over here too... Assume it did back in the day also???

 

[Fifty150]

Fetish wear. Now defunct.

 

[Edward]

Fetish wear. Now defunct.

Ah! Makes sense then. A lot of those companies make great stuff.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Yeah, there's a couple companies in Chicago that make some nice trim biker jackets. 'Big 'n' Hard', that kind of stuff. I have some stuff from those stores, and it's very high quality.

bk

 

[Jack Burton]

Uh....well..I know nothing.

Polk st.
San Francisco

Uh..am I the only one who...for some reason..finds humor in this..? lol

As soon as I saw the brand name and mention that it was from Cali, I figured it'd be from San Francisco. "Polk St." makes it even funnier. The OP may want to put that jacket under a UV light

 

[ButteMT61]

I'd rather leave the touching to CSI... :eeek:

 

[feltfan]

Johnson Leathers is also on Polk, up the street a ways.
You might call them and ask about Hard On Leather.
Very possibly the jacket was made by Johnson, who have
more than one label themselves, and re-branded. In any
event, they are sure to know about another leather jacket
brand on the same street.

Yes, I am sure the name was intentional. :eusa_clap

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Oh well...Just wear it....and beat it to death. It can take it..!!
Ha..Ha...Ha..Ha...HA..!!
lollol

 

[ButteMT61]

Oh well...Just wear it....and beat it to death. It can take it..!! Ha..Ha...Ha..Ha...HA..!! lollol

God!

 

[HoosierDaddy]

:sorry::tape2:[angel]:whistling

 

[Man of Vintage]

Lol..you guys crack me up. I was a little hesitant on buying the jacket when I saw the label... But the jacket's quality looked outstanding to me. I will definitely check with Johnson Leathers to see what they know (thanks feltfan).

Here is a shot of the jacket itself, it definitely appears to be very well made with some nice Talon zippers all around. I was told from the seller that she found a 1981 motorcycle registration in the top pocket. I'm hoping the leather is at least steerhide.

 

[Jack Burton]

Rockabilly: I'm sure the jacket will be fine. Let us know how it fits.

Fifty150: C'mon now, this is the Fedora Lounge, not the:

[video=youtube;Kp8SEfFK_2Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp8SEfFK_2Y[/video]

lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

 

[Worf]

I'm just in from a 2 day work road trip up north along the Canadian border. I spent the last 6 hours driving home. What's left of my poached mind is now totally fried!!!! What a thread! LOL

Da "what planet is this now?" Worfster

 

[feltfan]

Hey Rockabilly, did you try Googling it?

http://www.sfae.com/index.php?pg=302683&c=27

http://www.flickr.com/photos/78428166@N00/110719062/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.amazon.com/My-Ascent-Into-Submission-ebook/dp/B005RGXBFS
"To keep warm on those cold San Francisco summer nights he bought a Leather Motorcycle Jacket at Hard On Leather on Polk Street. He still treasures the jacket though after many years of working out, it no longer fits."

Due to the efficient SEO of this site, the fourth image one sees when doing a Google image search on "Hard On Leather" san francisco is Van's avatar. Oops.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Hey Rockabilly, did you try Googling it?

http://www.sfae.com/index.php?pg=302683&c=27

http://www.flickr.com/photos/78428166@N00/110719062/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.amazon.com/My-Ascent-Into-Submission-ebook/dp/B005RGXBFS
"To keep warm on those cold San Francisco summer nights he bought a Leather Motorcycle Jacket at Hard On Leather on Polk Street. He still treasures the jacket though after many years of working out, it no longer fits."

Due to the efficient SEO of this site, the fourth image one sees when doing a Google image search on "Hard On Leather" san francisco is Van's avatar. Oops.

Well..FF..
My WIFE enjoys wearing it..
..That OK..?