Article: Sexy black leather jacket is the real star of 'Shaft'.(Arts and Lifestyle)

Everyone who's seen "Shaft" knows the black star of the film is smooth and sexy. And so is Samuel L. Jackson.

The black leather jacket Jackson wears in the film may be the first prop in movie history that deserves marquee billing (OK, Rene Russo's wardrobe in "The Thomas Crown Affair" also comes close).

The three-quarter length coat oozes as much cool as the 51-year-old actor wearing it, and the guys I talked with after a screening last week all agreed that the jacket will have life long after the film leaves theaters.

"It was really, really chic," said Jeff Fanfan, 27, of Boston. "It's definitely something I would wear." The "Shaft" jacket - ...

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