Created by leather legend Schott NYC for Harley-Davidson in 1928, the first iteration of this style of jacket was named the Perfecto, after founder Irving Schott’s preferred cigars. It featured a cropped body, oversized notch lapels, a diagonal zip, epaulets, four front pockets, and a belt. It still does. If it doesn’t, then it’s not a proper Genuine Leather Jacket Womens,.

The most rock ’n’ roll of all the leather jackets, the biker is synonymous with everyone from James Dean to the Ramones. The keys to pulling it off are youth and confidence, in that order. If you’re running short on either, then you can just about cheat your way in by wearing it with black boots and a plain white tee, tucked into slim black jeans.

If a full-blown biker jacket feels a little too Alice Cooper, the cafe racer provides a more middle-of-the-road alternative. Named after the lightweight motorcycles that returning World War Two soldiers would race between pubs and cafes, thisshearling coats for men is a stripped-back take that does away with the detailing of its American counterparts.