BK Durable "The Wild One" One Star Double Rider

[Morgenstern]

maybe the costume department tapered the waist a little bit to give more exaggerated strong hero look as the also remove the liner , I can't imagine leather jacket company aimed to normal people would make a pattern where the back hem would be so tight it stuck above the wearer pants belt line, while the upper part fit quite freely even on young marlon brando, it would limit market segment that would fit into it, but alteration for movie, or newer versions after the movie became a hit would make sense as then young people perhaps wanted to get the same look

Falsch gedacht. Das war eine Jacke, die für das Motorradfahren gedacht gewesen istSie mußte deshalb an der Taille eng anschließen um Schutz zu bieten. Es waren keine Frezeitjacken wie heute.

 

[dmoser1978]

Falsch gedacht. Das war eine Jacke, die für das Motorradfahren gedacht gewesen istSie mußte deshalb an der Taille eng anschließen um Schutz zu bieten. Es waren keine Frezeitjacken wie heute.

Think again. That was a jacket designed for motorcycling; it had to fit snugly at the waist to provide protection. They weren't casual jackets like the ones we have today.

 

[Morgenstern]

If I were to get one, I'd go with the plain version of course. I think the painted ones are perhaps wearable in Europe and Japan by Americana enthusiasts, but in Britain or America it would look odd except at some kind of costume convention.

In Deutschland auch, hätte was von Karneval ! Käme nicht cool, eher doof

 

[Morgenstern]

Think again. That was a jacket designed for motorcycling; it had to fit snugly at the waist to provide protection. They weren't casual jackets like the ones we have today.

sag ich doch ???

 

[dmoser1978]

sag ich doch ???

I mean, every other message in this thread is in English

 

[Edward]

I mean, every other message in this thread is in English

I think somebody's Babelfish is on the blink. ;-)

Surprised myself by managing to pick up a lot more of the gist than I thought I would, though (I've not formally learned German since 1989...).

 

[Rick Dalton]

I agree that some look costumey, like this Hercules with extremely wide shoulder, short body and narrow waist.

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Others from the same era, also short and v shaped, look more natural.

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The main difference imo between modern perfectos and vintage ones is not the v shape, it's the body length.

These two (late 40s, mid 50s) look a lot more modern for instance, because of their longer body length.

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1 and 2 are the coolest

 

[Morgenstern]

1 and 2 are the coolest

Nicht kostümhaft ! Der sieht richtig gut aus !