How to wear a Full length Leather Jacket ?

[NamoAmituofo]

As a young man I was once a massive fan of Matrix movie and bought a HH Gestapo full length coat on eBay from a collector in Germany.

Problem is I couldn’t wear it to work, and I couldn’t wear it to supermarket without looking like an idiot.

So I resorted to having some midnight walks in the neighborhood in that coat when most normal people had gone to bed and pretend to enjoy looking badass. Oh I paired it with a beanie hat which wasn’t very a very authentic military look.

One begger shouted to me ‘the war is over mate’

I sold that coat when I was mature enough to realize the only occasion for it is for some fancy dressing party.

 

[Trouser Bark]

I sold that coat when I was mature enough to realize the only occasion for it is for some fancy dressing party.

Zeitgeist crashes hard.

 

[Monitor]

Imagine a world in which wearing a leather coat is more controversial than leaving a house in sweat pants and a zippered sweater of some kind with a silly hood hanging on the back, both made from plastic.

 

[Trouser Bark]

Celebrate the slovenly for they are the backdrop against whom the rest of us are weighed, measured, and deemed not wanting.

 

[AHP91]

Someone on here posted a few pictures with a nice jacket, and well fitting.

 

[zebedee]

Hmm, I'd get it shortened to 27" - 29" and wear it whenever. The length is too much IMHO - you could wear it with lighter-coloured trousers and a collared shirt, I think, (this would make it look more like an afterthought than a 'look') but it is too long as is. On the other hand, provided you are not concerned what people think, wear it however you like.

 

[Eagledog]

It's not too long. The left hand pocket above the button and the right hand pocket sitting lower is what bugs me about the look.

 

[AeroFan_07]

For me - personally - I could only wear something of this sort after using this device with it.

 

[Doc 1]

For me - personally - I could only wear something of this sort after using this device with it.

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Hi Aero - After watching comments I would have to agree. Sadly I love the jacket. But now after seeing your photo will be on the search for one similar to the one your wearing. Good Choice !

 

[AeroFan_07]

Hi Aero - After watching comments I would have to agree. Sadly I love the jacket. But now after seeing your photo will be on the search for one similar to the one your wearing. Good Choice !

I was just being funny, hope you understand that here.

I did own (for one day) a very heavy leather duster that I picked up second hand in a distant city. Unfortunately, I had just left the store and noted it had a very strong odor of smoke in it. I wound up donating it when I arrived back into Iowa.

 

[jchance]

I think it depends on where you live (if you’re in the US). For instance, if you live in California and wear one of these, people would think you’re a weirdo or cosplaying. But if you live in NYC or in a colder climate, no one would bat an eye. Coat is meant for weather, so it needs to be worn in a weather-appropriate region. Style is less relevant in people’s eyes, they don’t think that hard about other people’s outfits.

As to how to wear a coat, you put it on like wearing a jacket. That’s it.