| The Black Leather Jacket Contributor(s): Farren, Mick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0859654109 ISBN-13: 9780859654104 Publisher: Plexus Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Ever since a leather-jacketed Marlon Brando slouched across the screen in "The Wild One," the jacket's mixture of animal magnetism, brooding menace, and sexual provocation has made it a must-have for hipsters, rebels, and "fashionistas." This entertaining book chronicles the leather jacket from its roots among World War I flying aces to its present incarnation in high fashion. Along the way, it shows how every generation and subculture -- including the Hell's Angels, beats, punks, movie stars, counterculturists, and fetishists -- has made the leather jacket its own. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Design | Fashion & Accessories |
| Dewey: 391.1 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.4" W x 9.2" (0.80 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ever since a leather-jacketed Marlon Brando slouched across the screen in The Wild One, the jacket's mixture of animal magnetism, brooding menace, and sexual provocation has made it a must-have for hipsters, rebels, and fashionistas. This entertaining book chronicles the leather jacket from its roots among World War I flying aces to its present incarnation in high fashion. Along the way, it shows how every generation and subculture -- including the Hell's Angels, beats, punks, movie stars, counterculturists, and fetishists -- has made the leather jacket its own. |