The Wild Ones

July, 1989

The classic 1953 film The Wild One may have helped Marlon Brando's career, but it didn't do much for the image of the motorcycle jacket. Popular opinion was that only greasers and gang members wore them, despite the fact that the sturdy hide gave riders wonderful protection in case of a spill. But as the motorcycle has become an upscale urban means of transportation, so has the motorcycle jacket been rediscovered. The Harley-Davidson black-leather look is a traditional favorite, but leathers wit...