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I've seen a blanket lined denim chore jacket over a half-belt in a number of '30s-'40s photos.
It's winter here I always wear a gabardine overcoat or waxed cotton field jacket over my leathers.
I saw an episode of "Hell On Wheels" last night where the main character (Anson Mount) had his leather vest on under a big, wool sort of jacket. It looked 100% badass. Of course that guy would look good in a potato sack. There's a lot of stuff that can be layered, but I've see some epic fails too...
The qualities of leather garments resemble what they call "outer shell" in moderen outer wear; windproof, waterproof and most importantly, it has little breathability. And this last point is why it is more effective to layer under the leather, than over the leather. Wearing something over leather will warm the air between your leather jacket and the overcoat but since your leather jacket has little breathability, only little of that warm air will reach you, hence the effect of the layer on top of the leather is only small or in other words, it's not very effective to layer on top of leather.
It's winter here I always wear a gabardine overcoat or waxed cotton field jacket over my leathers.
...a short leather jacket lacks coverage and is worn too closely while an overcoat or long waxed cotton jacket will provide coverage (right down to your legs) and air pockets. I also find that the air trapped between leather and overcoat is plenty warm.
...isn't there a part at the beginning of Twelve O'Clock High where the soon to be replaced squadron commander goes for a night meeting with Greg Peck. He wears an officers overcoat over his A-2.
...when it gets cold, I skip the dusters, and wear a bit oversized wool overcoat over the leather jacket.
Pretty much anything can be layered under a charcoal overcoat.
I've found it.There is a thread about this very point in the dim-and-distant past which I remember but have failed to find.
There's a hilarious locked "layering hoodies UNDER leather jackets post" somewhere back in the archives too...
Dinerman, what kind of leather was usd to achieve this - was it thick cow or a lighter more delicate hide?