Leather Jacket Pix; An Observation

[OneEyeMan]

Throughout my years spent in the FL, I've seen pix of many beautiful leather jackets, all styles, all colors.
The one thing that has struck me, though, is that the vast majority of fit pix show the jacket unzipped/unbuttoned on the wearer.
Is that the way most of you like to wear your jackets?
I've always been one to zip or button my jackets about 1/3 the way up.
Just wondering.
Lenny

 

[Jeigernaut]

I personally would only zip or button up if it were cold enough to warrant it. I do not ride so thats another factor.

 

[Worf]

Some jackets I feel comfortable wearing open (GoodWear A1) while most if not all others I wear closed, usually with a scarf in Fall and Winter.

Worf

 

[Superfluous]

I personally would only zip or button up if it were cold enough to warrant it.

+1. That said, I zip my jackets for fit pics. IMHO, zipped pics are a better representation of the jacket.

 

[pauleway]

Zip up 99.9% of the time!

 

[ProteinNerd]

Unzipped 99.99% of the time.

It just doesn't get cold enough here to need to zip up and to be honest I prefer the unzipped look.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I rarely zip a leather jacket unless it's windy and cold or I'm on the Harley.
HD

 

[devilish]

Done up, zipped or buttoned.
Edit: As people are being specific about it. If it's my zippered flight jackets, up about halfway in most situations. If it's the A-1, then up until two buttons from the top.

 

[Otter]

I rarely zip a leather jacket unless it's windy and cold or I'm on the Harley.
HD

Military zip for me, one hand span below the throat.

 

[Sloan1874]

Military zip for me, one hand span below the throat.

Same here. Only if it's very cold does the zip go to the top.

 

[Peacoat]

Zipped for me, unless it is the Goodwear A-2, then I leave it unzipped as the pockets are off center when the jacket is zipped. Unzipped, they appear to be centered.

 

[Tarwater]

I zip to ride or when weather requires, otherwise it's a throwover and go. That said for fit pics I do appreciate seeing both...particularly with diagonal zip jackets.

 

[Zombie_61]

Unzipped 99.99% of the time.

It just doesn't get cold enough here to need to zip up...

This is true for me as well. Also, if it's cold enough that I'd need to zip it up I have other jackets (not leather) that do a better job of keeping me warm.

 

[dudewuttheheck]

I live in SOCAL so yeah… usually if I zip, i sweat to death.

 

[Plumbline]

For me it's weather or activity dependent ..

Only really zip or button if it's either too cold or I'm on the bike. If it's zipped or buttoned it's usually NEVER up to the throat .. that's what god made scarves for

HTH

 

[Deacon211]

That's actually a fascinating observation. I don't know if the convention still holds, but in the military there were only two acceptable ways to wear a jacket.

Zipped and off.

It's interesting that many civilians do wear it zipped as the mil still holds (theoretically at least) to old conventions like no hands in pockets, wearing covers outdoors, and fastening uniforms that can be fastened.


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[Smithy]

Very much dependent on the jacket and/or the conditions.

My Irvin - mostly 3/4 zipped, sometimes open, very, very rarely completely zipped.
My A-2 - zipped but either half or 3/4.
Barnstormer - pretty fair mix of buttoned and unbuttoned mostly down to what the weather is like.
Leather car coats/moleskin jackets - as with the Barnstomer
B-15s - zipped 3/4
30s/40s civilian flying jacket - either unzipped or 3/4 zipped dependent on weather

 

[Edward]

Mine get zipped more or less right up (in practice, usually to about an inch or so from the very top - with the like of a thirties halfbelt, the zipper equivalent of a shirt being unbuttoned at the top button) if the cold or wet dictates that to be necessary. Otherwise, I wear them open. Usually prefer the look of any leather jacket open (much like a SB suit jacket). Still, closed is definitely a necessity when determining whether the fit is correct.

 

[gtdean48]

A-2's I typically zip up just the bottom 1/4.
Half Belt & Highwayman I typically don't zip unless it is really cold & windy. They seem to drape better unzipped.