What is your favorite movie leather jacket?

[Dbrn]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned it yet given all the attention it's previously gotten on here, but Steve Rogers' (modified Aero?) battlefield jacket in the first Captain America movie was pretty cool for the 10-15 seconds it appeared.

 

[Doctor Death]

The M-422a in Top ***. The jacket was basically the main vcharcater in the movie. I was 14 when the picture came out and thought, there was no cooler jacket in the world.

Yeah, very cool jacket. I'd get one if I was ex-USAF pilot but I'm not. Have to content myself with seeing Tom Cruise wearing it. Living vicariously!

 

[Doctor Death]

It probably IS a G-1, but I am not enough of a military-repro buff to be ever able to know. I like the movie for the memory it evokes, but wouldn´t dream about getting a TG-patched jacket.

Yeah, probably get the "Hey, hot shot!" or "Fighter jet refueling, eh?" comments. I wear what I like, but that one, yeah, I think it's a big too much. Just Have to live vicariously watching Tom Cruise wear that one.

Marlon Brando looks like somebody had squeezed him into jeans and jackets that are simply one size too small for him. Yet, both are somewhat of (pop-)cultural icons even decades after their time.

You really think Brando look squeezed in that Durable jacket? I always thought he looked just right and tried to get the same kind of fit in my cross zips. But come to think of it, it was always hard to match that kind of perfect fit. My jackets always seemed to be a bit roomier on me.

 

[Doctor Death]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned it yet given all the attention it's previously gotten on here, but Steve Rogers' (modified Aero?) battlefield jacket in the first Captain America movie was pretty cool for the 10-15 seconds it appeared.

I missed that one. Will have to check it out on youtube!

 

[Doctor Death]

I watched The Untouchables (for the umpteenth time) the other day and was really admiring Elliott Ness's leather jacket. Lots of great hats, as well!

I usually eschew the hat, even when it's raining. Only wear hats when I'm doing yard work to protect myself from the hot sun. Like Gorgeous George, I like to show everyone my luscious locks.

 

[Pandemic]

Just to throw something different into the mix, the Matchless from Spectre:

 

[Tom71]

Yeah, probably get the "Hey, hot shot!" or "Fighter jet refueling, eh?" comments. I wear what I like, but that one, yeah, I think it's a big too much. Just Have to live vicariously watching Tom Cruise wear that one.

You really think Brando look squeezed in that Durable jacket? I always thought he looked just right and tried to get the same kind of fit in my cross zips. But come to think of it, it was always hard to match that kind of perfect fit. My jackets always seemed to be a bit roomier on me.

Legend has it, Brando had the liner removed from his Durable to be able to wear it even slimmer.

But you will be right (also @Edward as by his earlier post); it´s probably down to me just not liking Brando as an actor. He always appeared to over-act in a slightly complacent way. That´s just me. If you don´t like something, it´s pretty hard to stay objective...

 

[Edward]

Legend has it, Brando had the liner removed from his Durable to be able to wear it even slimmer.

But you will be right (also @Edward as by his earlier post); it´s probably down to me just not liking Brando as an actor. He always appeared to over-act in a slightly complacent way. That´s just me. If you don´t like something, it´s pretty hard to stay objective...

The film jacket as I recall had definitely had the liner removed... no ide why, though Brando's preference is certainly one option. I did wonder if it was a comfort thing. Given they filmed on the Columbia Pictures Ranch lot, depending on what time of year they filmed I've often wondered whether it was simply to try and cut down on the heat of the jacket. (Most on-set candids I've seen from that shoot, Brando is wearing just the t-shirt, jacket off.) I'm not sure the liner on a Durable was ever thick enough to make that much of a difference to fit, though if it was *just* a little tight, I guess that could make a comfort difference.

 

[TLW '90]

I can't really think of too many stand outs, if I'm not watching a comedy it's action / war or a western and usually the powder burners stand out to me more than anything.
There's plenty of leather jackets to be seen in many 70's action / cop movies, but they're usually those overly 70's car coats & leather blazers that don't really appeal to me.

The A2 does stand out in multiple movies for me though.
Steve McQueen s A2 in the great escape and the A2's in Midway are as well, lots of cool A2's with custom patchwork...etc in the 2019 remake.

I don't know if it's a good quality piece or who made it, but one of my favorite movies is Overboard and in that movie Kurt Russel wore a leather jacket in a couple scenes that really stood out to me because of all the heavy patina on the arms and shoulders.
It was beat to heck in a good way, because he wore it as a work jacket at his night job.
I remember it being an A2, but in the only picture I could find I see that it has the patch type pockets with the hand warmers.
So I don't know exactly what that would be, I guess really it's more about the cool wear and patina than the jacket itself.
The way he wore his bib overalls in that movie was kinda cool too, but kinda defeats the purpose and I probably wouldn't do it.

 

[Tom71]

The film jacket as I recall had definitely had the liner removed... no ide why, though Brando's preference is certainly one option. I did wonder if it was a comfort thing. Given they filmed on the Columbia Pictures Ranch lot, depending on what time of year they filmed I've often wondered whether it was simply to try and cut down on the heat of the jacket. (Most on-set candids I've seen from that shoot, Brando is wearing just the t-shirt, jacket off.) I'm not sure the liner on a Durable was ever thick enough to make that much of a difference to fit, though if it was *just* a little tight, I guess that could make a comfort difference.

Good point! The lining (if original) was diamond quilted, so it would have added extra insulation.

That said, I will stick to my tale as it fuels my claim that MB simply wore the jacket too small.

 

[Tom71]

Just to throw something different into the mix, the Matchless from Spectre:

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Clothing/Attire/Duds in Bond movies is worthy of its own thread for sure!

Car makers have always used the release of a new episode to test/promote new or potential designs and Increasingly so since the Brosnan days.
That was also around the time when Omega started to heavily market their “Bond-watches” as well.

I have to say, it’s gotten a bit out of hand. Do you remember that scene in the opening of “Skyfall” in Istanbul when Bond is chasing Patrice on a train, getting shot at with a semi automatic *** all the time and stops to glance at his watch for three seconds. Close up and all. That was when even I got annoyed…

Clothing and marketing for them really spiralled out of control during the Craig-movie (he does look good in everything, of course). Tom Ford, Crockett&Jones, Barbour, Billy Reid, Orlebar Brown - the list of heavily marketed items goes on and on.
It’s not unsuccessfu, though. I went down that specific rabbit hole myself and checked out what to wear to channel the inner secret agent With every release. Quite happy to report that I didn’t like anything from the last movie, so I guess I’ve moved on.
Next Bond probably will be either a woman, or a 20 year old or a metro***ual, so I consider myself outside the relevant set for the future.

 

[3.14nche]

I watched Jackie Brown recently, Michael Keaton has a couple of cool leathers in it.

Didn't noticed while watching but not sure about the socks and sandals.

 

[ton312]

Django’s jacket is cold blooded

 

[barnabus]

I've always liked the 70s style jacket Brad Pitt wears in Fight Club. But of course, like all cool jackets in films, it's the character and the actor that make it cool.

 

[Edward]

Clothing/Attire/Duds in Bond movies is worthy of its own thread for sure!

Car makers have always used the release of a new episode to test/promote new or potential designs and Increasingly so since the Brosnan days.
That was also around the time when Omega started to heavily market their “Bond-watches” as well.

I have to say, it’s gotten a bit out of hand. Do you remember that scene in the opening of “Skyfall” in Istanbul when Bond is chasing Patrice on a train, getting shot at with a semi automatic *** all the time and stops to glance at his watch for three seconds. Close up and all. That was when even I got annoyed…

Clothing and marketing for them really spiralled out of control during the Craig-movie (he does look good in everything, of course). Tom Ford, Crockett&Jones, Barbour, Billy Reid, Orlebar Brown - the list of heavily marketed items goes on and on.
It’s not unsuccessfu, though. I went down that specific rabbit hole myself and checked out what to wear to channel the inner secret agent With every release. Quite happy to report that I didn’t like anything from the last movie, so I guess I’ve moved on.
Next Bond probably will be either a woman, or a 20 year old or a metro***ual, so I consider myself outside the relevant set for the future.

They did manage to dress Craig (who was also the first credible replacement for Connery) half decently, though for my money all the elan went out of the series when Connery hung up his air ******.

AS to what the 'new' Bond will be like... I wouldn't hold your breath for any such creativity. Amazon know the property's market as well as the Broccolis... it'll continue to be the Fast and the Furious for men of a certain age, as it long has been. I wish they'd pull the Mad Men team out of cold storage and have them do a series based on the stories and character that Fleming actually wrote (and set in the 50s, as the books originally were), though judging from much of the howling indignation I saw online when the Craig era merely hinted towards that sort of complexity, I highly doubt that will ever happen.

 

[Edward]

I've always liked the 70s style jacket Brad Pitt wears in Fight Club. But of course, like all cool jackets in films, it's the character and the actor that make it cool.

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The Fight Club jacket I really liked was the one he wears in the headlight smashing scene:

*Decent* repros are now available (unlike the one I bought from ASOS back in the day - and returned ten minutes after I opened it. I coulda sput through that leather....). Would never go with anything I wear now, though - way too modern for me. A red jacket was a bold choice for a man then - though of course on point with TYler Durden's wardrobe that contained a few touches that had a deliberately feminised look (the dressing gown was another) as part of the film's commentary on toxic masculinity, and illustrating Durden confidence in his own masculinity.

 

[Edward]

Good point! The lining (if original) was diamond quilted, so it would have added extra insulation.

That said, I will stick to my tale as it fuels my claim that MB simply wore the jacket too small.

It's certainly more credible than Schott's claims re Brando's jacket. ;-)

 

[Pandemic]

Clothing/Attire/Duds in Bond movies is worthy of its own thread for sure!

Car makers have always used the release of a new episode to test/promote new or potential designs and Increasingly so since the Brosnan days.
That was also around the time when Omega started to heavily market their “Bond-watches” as well.

I have to say, it’s gotten a bit out of hand. Do you remember that scene in the opening of “Skyfall” in Istanbul when Bond is chasing Patrice on a train, getting shot at with a semi automatic *** all the time and stops to glance at his watch for three seconds. Close up and all. That was when even I got annoyed…

Clothing and marketing for them really spiralled out of control during the Craig-movie (he does look good in everything, of course). Tom Ford, Crockett&Jones, Barbour, Billy Reid, Orlebar Brown - the list of heavily marketed items goes on and on.
It’s not unsuccessfu, though. I went down that specific rabbit hole myself and checked out what to wear to channel the inner secret agent With every release. Quite happy to report that I didn’t like anything from the last movie, so I guess I’ve moved on.
Next Bond probably will be either a woman, or a 20 year old or a metro***ual, so I consider myself outside the relevant set for the future.

I absolutely loathe gratuitous Hollywood product placement shots.

 

[barnabus]

The Fight Club jacket I really liked was the one he wears in the headlight smashing scene

I liked that one too - preferred it, actually, back at the time.

But that kind of overblown 90s motorcycle vibe isn't my thing any more.

Similar to Emil's jacket in RoboCop. I loved that, then, and I've owned several of that design over the years. But now I err towards something much less of a statement.

 

[Tom71]

The Fight Club jacket I really liked was the one he wears in the headlight smashing scene:

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*Decent* repros are now available (unlike the one I bought from ASOS back in the day - and returned ten minutes after I opened it. I coulda sput through that leather....). Would never go with anything I wear now, though - way too modern for me. A red jacket was a bold choice for a man then - though of course on point with TYler Durden's wardrobe that contained a few touches that had a deliberately feminised look (the dressing gown was another) as part of the film's commentary on toxic masculinity, and illustrating Durden confidence in his own masculinity.

I have been toying with the idea of a Lewis Leathers "Super Sportsman" in red with white stripes. Or even white with red stripes...