He Owns 50 Leather Jackets; here's his top 5

At one of the funny New York meetups for boot and denim fans that I attend, I was lucky enough to meet Jon, who has the biggest leather jacket collection that I've *personally* encountered. I happened to be visiting his home town of Philadelphia the following weekend, so I found time to sit down with him and go through his collection. Why does he think Schott is a lower end brand? Why does he love horsehide so much? And, of course, what are his favorite jackets??? Watch the vid to learn more!

00:00 Why so many leather jackets?
01:12 What's wrong with cheap leather jackets?
01:29 What do you look for when shopping for a jacket?
03:36 Schott Perfecto
04:41 Why do jacket guys love horsehide leather jackets?
05:54 The Flat Head - WRJ
06:51 Fine Creek - Eric
07:21 Freewheelers & Co - Bodie
08:00 Himel Bros (Custom)
09:00 Wrapping up

#leatherjacket #leatherjackets

[kungenftww]

i love when nerds talk about their passion

[jt]

For those out there that are curious, there are a bunch of leather jacket makers (Aero Leather, Simmons Bilt) who make made to measure (they adjust their template for you, rather than make it from scratch) jackets in the leather that you can choose e.g. horse, calf, goat etc. Very high quality that is more than good enough for 95% of us, and will last decades, the only thing with the two I mentioned is that their jackets are more of a classic style.
They cost US$800+, but remember that you get what you pay for - cheap price (brand new, not discounted) means cheap leather.

[RoadToHeritage]

Would have watched a longer video I wanted to see more of his jackets? 😂

[TuneinR]

The guy literally threw schott under the bus😂😂😂😂😂😂

[_bats_]

That Flat Head D-pocket looks incredible. Thankfully for my wallet, I have stupid proportions (wide shoulders and broad chest compared to my sleeve length) so off-the-rack leather jackets never fit me properly. That means only the really high-end custom stuff would work, and there's just no way I can justify paying that much. Maybe someday...

[Mil_Spec_Spartan_]

Simmons Bilt makes Real McCoy quality leather jackets at the price of (and typically lower than) Schott. They’re made to order, so it takes a little while to get one, but usually only about 4 or 5 weeks. I have a Horsehide Double Rider from Simmons Bilt and it’s the only leather jacket I’ll ever need. It was $850 after shipping.

[alred]

Nice video. Not a big fan of Schott. Personally I like Goodwear and Sheeley. Not a big fan of the European brands. Original vintage are nice. Schott did not produce the wild one jacket or the James Dean. The jacket leather I prefer is the horsehide used by the lost worlds. Goodwear, Sheeley and Lost worlds are in the top of jacket quality in America.

[tony_r_pierce]

"The Jaaaacket!" -- Richie Aprile --- Nice intro to fine leather jackets!

[Artaois]

I believe Aero Leather does custom jackets for a fraction of the price.

[emphasis]

How would Lost Worlds be compared to everything mentioned?

[hermegonzalez]

Jon’s awesome. Love my schott jackets but it’s guys like him who introduced me to the next level jackets. I have a Rainbow Country Hercules that I absolutely love, beautiful shinki leather.

[g-robby]

He said Vanson is low end…… he obviously doesn’t ride.

[djslandboy]

6 Schott jackets?! Man 1 jacket is considered built for life and a heirloom. For myself I have a perfecto and a cafe but I also ride so they have been beaten into submission.

[ibbjos]

Schott is like the Red Wing boots of jackets. Iconic and American.

[MrJruta]

My first “leather” was a Fonzie copy my dad bought me when I was in grammar school. I got picked on because of it lol. Now almost age 60 I have a Schott and im a rider. People are afraid to talk to me now 😂😂😂😂

[jackcloud]

This guy John makes me wanna start collecting leather jackets as well. And recently, I came across some nice ones at the thrift store, but the weather is kinda hot here, so I didn't buy it

[nellojay]

Great video and resource. Though I wonder, which of the brands suggested in the video use Chromexel leather versus vegetan leather...

[Chris-pnl]

Ah yes, Terminator 1984 is still one of my favorite movies. Bad ass cool black leathers. *uck Indiana Jones.

[Chris-pnl]

A shit color leather jacket that costs over $1500??? Who the f**k is gonna buy that? I sure hell ain't.

[drzaius]

If you are small you are in leather jacket heaven.