Schott 618 Men's Classic Perfecto® Steerhide Leather Motorcycle Jacket - Brown

Schott 618 Men's Classic Perfecto® Steerhide Leather Motorcycle Jacket:

 - The three pocket design of the Schott Perfecto® One Star dates back to the late 1940's. In those days this leather motorcycle jacket was referred to as just “Perfecto®” or “Beck model 999” (manufactured by Schott). The small coin flap pocket started out as a custom option offered in the early 50's. By 1955 this coin pocket became a standard feature of this biker-style jacket known as “the Perfecto® One Star".

 - Considered to be the best motorcycle jacket it caught the mainstream public's attention after Marlon Brando epitomized the coolest of cool, wearing his Perfecto® in that iconic classic film “The Wild One”. Originally referred to as "the One Star", it was officially banned from schools across the US for an entire year in the mid 50’s. Some believe this action served to make the Schott Perfecto® even more desirable to America’s young renegades with their “Wild One” tendencies. School Boards wanted to burn it and youthful rebels saved every penny to buy one. At the time, this jacket retailed for close to $50 which amounted to roughly 100 hours of work if you were a gas station attendant making fifty cents an hour!

 - The customized asymmetrical leather motorcycle jacket worn by Brando became the must-have anti-establishment symbol for 1950’s youth. The orders skyrocketed for this leather jacket causing Irving Schott and his son Mel to increase their workforce and expand the Schott factory. By the mid 1960’s the Perfecto® mens jackets had also caught on with the emerging rock n roll movement. Once again, due to increasing sales, Schott had grown out of their current factory on King Street in Perth Amboy, NJ. A few new factories later and still in New Jersey, Schott proudly continues this iconic American classic motorcycle jacket as the Model 618 for the wild side in all of us.

 - Rider inspired 25" length moto jacket

 - U. S. sourced, drum dyed, hand cut, heavyweight 3 - 3.5 oz. steerhide leather

 - Large back panel design, a signature of Schott's uncompromising Perfecto® quality

 - Asymmetrical main zipper pattern for added warmth and protection

 - Snap down lapels, collar and shoulder epaulets

 - Custom embossed “SCHOTT” snap faces Bi-swing back panels with grommet vented underarm footballs

 - Traditional zippered sleeve cuffs

 - Attached belt with durable nickel plated square buckle

 - Three outside zippered pockets plus small coin flap pocket

 - Lower inside map pocket

 - Sewn in fixed 5.5 ounce nylon poly quilt insulated lining

 - Water resistant leather finish

 - U.S.A.

 - Model is 6'1", weighs 175 lbs, with a 37" chest and is wearing size 38.