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2. Motorcycle personal protective equipment - Wikipedia

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   The classic American Perfecto motorcycle jacket with epaulets and diagonal zipper, made famous by Marlon Brando in The Wild One, (1954) was invented in 1928 by Irving Schott, of Schott NYC in New York City. Leather chaps, adapted from cowboy gear, were used by American bikers starting in the early 1960s.

3. Perfecto motorcycle jacket - Wikipedia

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   Schott later manufactured a very similar jacket for the Beck label, of which he was previously a representative, called the Beck 333 Northeaster, and in the late 1940s Schott introduced a new jacket based on the original Perfecto design called the 613. It was soon nicknamed the "One Star" because it had a star on each shoulder epaulette. These ...

4. Lewis Leathers - Wikipedia

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   The Lewis Leather jackets differed from their American counterparts such as the Perfecto motorcycle jacket in that during the mid-1950s in the United Kingdom, many young riders were influenced by the riding style of their racing heroes, which was crouched right over the tank, arms forward holding onto clip-on handle bars. [12]

5. Schott NYC - Wikipedia

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   Schott NYC was the first company to put a zipper on a jacket [1] [2] [3] and they created the classic Perfecto motorcycle jacket, which was made popular by films such as The Wild One (1953). The company made clothing for the United States Armed Forces during World War II and later also for American law enforcement.

6. Cher’s ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’ touring outfit - AOL

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   Cher wore the skin-tight, sheer, embellished, spandex and mesh catsuit, which was designed by Bob Mackie, with a leather motorcycle jacket decorated with rhinestones on her 2002 “The Farewell ...

7. Leather jacket - Wikipedia

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   A leather jacket primarily designed for fashion purposes would not be much protection in a motorcycle accident because of the jacket's flimsy construction. Motorcycle jackets often have more substantial zips, weatherproof pockets and closures, higher collars, and are styled to be longer at the back than the front to protect the kidneys of the ...