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Article: The wild ones // Biker-inspired clothes get the motor running
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- November 1, 1998
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There's just something about the look.
It's about longing to be one of the cool kids. A rebel. It's
about the secret desire to ditch life's daily demands - if only for a
while. To hit the road. Challenge the curves.
In A History of Men's Fashion, author Farid Chenoune credits
Marlon Brando in the 1953 movie "The Wild One" for giving the black
leather motorcycle jacket the dangerous edge it maintains today.
Capturing the look has never been easier.
Biker-inspired fashion has long been a darling of designers.
This fall was no exception, from updates of the classic black leather
jacket by Pelle Pelle to the chic leather pants of Daryl K.
More recently, the movement that inspired a fashion ...