Vintage Photos of Leather Jackets

[tropicalbob]

After a cursory viewing of these vintage photos of people wearing leather jackets, I'm left to believe that it's rarely combined with the wearing of a hat like a fedora, homburg, or derby. Just an observation.

Some of those hair-dos took hours to sculpt. A hat was unthinkable.

 

[Seb Lucas]

It's interesting to me that some of the short jackets are also worn long. Really long. Longer than I would wear them.

 

[barnabus]

 

[Doctor Damage]

^ Oh that's a great photo, do you know the date? Looks like the guy in the shearing is wearing LL Bean moccs or maybe Topsiders, but not sure when those were designed so maybe not... very weird.

 

[patrick_b]

^ Oh that's a great photo, do you know the date? Looks like the guy in the shearing is wearing LL Bean moccs or maybe Topsiders, but not sure when those were designed so maybe not... very weird.

I just love those WW2 aviator era caps with the long, soft brim. Papa Nui makes a nice repro these days.

 

[barnabus]

^ Oh that's a great photo, do you know the date? Looks like the guy in the shearing is wearing LL Bean moccs or maybe Topsiders, but not sure when those were designed so maybe not... very weird.

Can't help with the date I'm afraid, I just stumbled across it.

 

[barnabus]

 

[Kladdagh]

How time flyes ...

 

[buler]

Roy Wages, 1946

 

[buler]

Captain John Santry 1944

 

[buler]

Cool two tone, 1944

 

[2jakes]

union (newsboy cap button)

 

[AeroFan_07]

^^ Nice jacket & truck...

 

[Lebowski]

^^ Nice jacket & truck...

^^ Nice time...

 

[Peter Bowden]

Some screenshots from "White Heat" 1949-Included the non-leather jackets.

 

[2jakes]

My favorite WW1 aviator leather helmet

A-1 another favorite

 

[2jakes]

 

[2jakes]

 

[sberger]

Anybody know who made cafe racers with collars, as displayed by Scott Asheton of the Stooges here(standing at top of picture). Being a Michigan band, I'm guessing maybe it's a Brooks?

 

[buler]

Nice assortment of jackets, 1947