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Article: Fashion: Style Police: In a lather over black leather (again) There are some trends that are timeless, and the BLJ is one of them. But don't think sweaty; bikers, think Gucci and Prada, says James Sherwood
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 10, 1999
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Conscientious objectors always use "Seen it all before" as a
reason to opt out of the fashion system. Steam would come out of
every orifice were Style Police to herald the return of something as
ubiquitous as the black leather jacket. You can feel the indignation
boil at the thought of something so generic being reinvented. Who,
after all, hasn't got a BLJ? But let's put it this way. How many
Skoda drivers when offered a new Porsche are going to say, "I've
already got a car"? Same thing.
Fact. The black leather jacket is the key piece for winter 1999.
Clever little devils, these fashion designers. They may fall in love
again with black leather but they tweak it sufficiently to make the
old ...