Dropping Knowledge: The Schott Perfecto Motorcycle Jacket
When it comes to pure tough mother American style, no one ever did it better than Marlon Brando in the 1953 biker flick The Wild One. With those beat-up blue jeans, perfect crew neck tee, captain’s cap (it works, trust us), blood red motorcycle, and signature sneer, Brando had rebel style dialed in. But truth be told, Johnny Strabler’s getup would have just been okay, were it not for the character’s Schott Perfecto motorcycle jacket. With “Johnny” scrawled in white paint over his heart, stars on each of the epaulettes, and the belt fastened around his waist, Brando and his Perfecto rode across the screen and into the history books as the archetype for America’s untamed youth. While it was Brando who helped immortalize the Perfecto, by the time he donned his in the film the jacket already had a big screen worthy story of its own.
Pletty dropped a solid post on “essentials” for a man’s wardrobe. Reblogging this under my “essentials” tag, where you can find other such lists from the likes of GQ, Put This On, and Michael Bastian.
Detail Shots
feat
Keino Benjamin
& Myself
I need to use this A Kind Of Guise backpack more.
Nick Wooster in Madison Square Park
Would wear.
Everything about this is on point. From the old and broken in saddle shoes, to the tweedy plaid sport coat. Even the bike slung casually over-the-shoulder look is doing it for us. Check out the rest of the photos here.
Mrs. Hollows is happy with these.
Liverano, WW Chan, Drake’s
My favourite tie of the season. Drake’s printed wool, available through info@thearmoury.com