From bucket hats to Birkenstocks, what goes around comes back around. In "TRACE THE TREND," we take a look at our favorite pieces of the moment as worn by our favorite icons.
OK, so leather jackets aren't really a "trend," any more than underwear is. In fact they're almost the polar opposite of a trend they're such a permanent feature. But that doesn't mean they haven't evolved over the last hundred or so years since they entered our wardrobes. Peaking notably in the 1991 Peter Lindbergh-shot and Grace Coddington-styled Vogue editorial "Wild At Heart" (one of our all-time favorites), the leather jacket's history is dotted with Iconic (with a capital I) moments. As seen in the photos below, everyone from Sid Vicious to Francoise Hardy has had a soft spot for a soft leather. Popularized after the Second World War, during which they were worn by fighter pilots for warmth, leather jackets went mainstream in the late 40s and 50s. And happily, as a new crop of arrivals at OC shows, they aren't going anywhere.
Shop all women's jackets here | shop all men's jackets here.
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"Wild at Heart," photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, 1991
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Freja Beha Erichsen by Boo George for Twin Magazine
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Run-D.M.C. rocks the leather
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Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in The Wild One
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John Travolta as Danny Zuko in Grease
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Kate Moss, queen of leather jackets
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Charlie Sheen's best role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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Heartthrob Jonny Lee Miller as Dade Murphy in Hackers
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Andy Warhol in leather
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Street photography by Jamel Shabazz
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James Dean, the baddest bad boy, rocking leather and a sweater
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Indiana Jones wore leather on his adventures
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Mick Jagger pushes up his leather jacket sleeves
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OK, so leather jackets aren't really a "trend," any more than underwear is. In fact they're almost the polar opposite of a trend they're such a permanent feature. But that doesn't mean they haven't evolved over the last hundred or so years since they entered our wardrobes. Peaking notably in the 1991 Peter Lindbergh-shot and Grace Coddington-styled Vogue editorial "Wild At Heart" (one of our all-time favorites), the leather jacket's history is dotted with Iconic (with a capital I) moments. As seen in the photos below, everyone from Sid Vicious to Francoise Hardy has had a soft spot for a soft leather. Popularized after the Second World War, during which they were worn by fighter pilots for warmth, leather jackets went mainstream in the late 40s and 50s. And happily, as a new crop of arrivals at OC shows, they aren't going anywhere.
Shop all women's jackets here | shop all men's jackets here.
"Wild at Heart," photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, 1991
Freja Beha Erichsen by Boo George for Twin Magazine
Run-D.M.C. rocks the leather
Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in The Wild One
John Travolta as Danny Zuko in Grease
Kate Moss, queen of leather jackets
Charlie Sheen's best role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Heartthrob Jonny Lee Miller as Dade Murphy in Hackers
Andy Warhol in leather
Street photography by Jamel Shabazz
James Dean, the baddest bad boy, rocking leather and a sweater
Indiana Jones wore leather on his adventures
Mick Jagger pushes up his leather jacket sleeves
