Photos: The black leather jacket through the years
October 17, 2013
Curriers prepare tanned leather hides in a workshop, circa 1750. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ( J147820703 )
circa 1805: A workman tanning hides for the leather industry. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ( 96f/15/huch/3772/2 )
1923: A leather and suede waterproof riding suit. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) ( 96f04/huch/3157/23 )
21st January 1932: A worker sprays a hide at Bevingtons leather factory in Bermondsey, London. Before being made into footwear the skins are dipped into lime and water, tanned, dyed and finally sprayed. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) ( 98l/27/huty/12547/11 )
American aviator Amelia Earhart smiles May 22, 1932 upon arriving in London, England having become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone. (Photo by Getty Images) ( 39403301earh_20010905_00068.jpg )
1943: Three American pilots, combat personnel involved in many bombing missions, with the so-called 'Travelling Circus'. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images) ( decades/0927/078 )
circa 1944: General George Smith Patton (1885 - 1945) also known as 'Old Blood And Guts' an American General in command of the US 7th Army in the Sicilian Campaign and 3rd Army in North Europe. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( dave15/first/ggl/msp/00692 )
February 1950: Bikers Marian Willgoes, Joan Nimlo and Gloria Crane reapply their make up during a meeting of their all female motorbike club in Queens, New York. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images) ( 00f/06/huty/14303/19 )
Gen. Douglas MacArthur, in passenger seat wearing leather jacket, tours the newly opened Inchon Front in Western Korea on Sept. 19, 1950 during the Korean War. Accompanying him are, Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond, left, Tenth Corps Commander, and Vice Adm. Arthur D. Struble, Fifth Fleet Commander. (AP Photo/U.S. Army Signal Corps)HC00408 ( KOREAN WAR GEN. MACARTHUR )
Wearing a fur-lined leather jacket over a velvet suit and with a bow tie, Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, strolls arms in arm with Vera Clouzot, wife of the director of the film "Wages of Fear" at the Fifth International Film Festival in Cannes, France on April 15, 1953. Because of his attire, the organizers of the festival were at first reluctant to admit him but on Picasso's own insistence they let him in. At left French actor Yves Montand and French film director Georges-Henri Clouzot at right. (AP Photo) ( France Cannes Film Festival )
Marilyn Monroe put her arms around Pfc. John Fenesy, left, of Caldwell, New Jersey and Cpl. Dick Armstrong, right, of Williston Park, New York, at the 3rd division airstrip during her four day tour of Korea, February 19, 1954. (AP Photo) ( Marilyn Monroe )
Marlon Brando appears in the Columbia Pictures 1954 film "The Wild One." (AP Photo/Turner Classic Movies) ( 000008538.JPG )
In this 1955 file photo, James Dean is shown as Jim Stark in a scene from "Rebel Without A Cause." (AP Photo, file) ( James Dean Gallery )
March 1960: A line of motorcyclists wearing leather masks and jackets. (Photo by Frank Martin/BIPs/Getty Images) ( 97d/04/huch/6079/37 )
Actor/singer Elvis Presley holds his semi-acoustic guitar during a concert in the USA, in December of 1968. (AP Photo) ( USA Elvis Presley )
New York jets quarterback Joe Namath, standing at the peak of football's ladder after his brilliant performance in the super Bowl in which the Jets beat the Baltimore Colts 16-7, wore the leather jacket over a knit shirt, as he arrived to play in the American Football League All-star game at game at Jacksonville, Florida on Jan. 19, 1969. (AP Photo) ( Joe Namath Quarterback )
10th March 1971: Funk front man and self-professed godfather of soul, Mr James Brown. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) ( 95g37/huch/1737/23 )
12th March 1973: American professional boxer George Foreman, arriving at London Airport. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) ( 97p/25/huty/7292/15 )
1974 (Columbia Pictures)
1975: American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist Bruce Springsteen. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Evening Standard/Getty Images) ( 95c38/huch/1790/4 )
In this image provided by Columbia Records, Bruce Springsteen shown Nov. 14, 1975, was practically unknown until this year--but with the release of his third album this year he has emerged as rock 'n' roll’s newest superstar. (AP Photo/Columbia Records)
In this March 1977 file photo, the Sex Pistols, from left: Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones (signing document), Paul Cook, Sid Vicious and their manager Malcolm McLaren sign a new recording contract outside Buckingham Palace in London. (AP Photo/Press Association) ( Obit Malcolm McLaren )
28th January 1980: Former Beatle Paul McCartney on his farm in Sussex. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( 95d41/huch/2001/19 )
1980s: The Ramones. (Sire Records)
British heavy metal group, Iron Maiden, 1981: (L-R) Steve Harris, Clive Burr, Paul Di'Anno, Adrian Smith, and Dave Murray. (Photo by Robert Ellis/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ( T685301_01 )
Pres. Ronald Reagan leaves his office at the White House and points to a folder marked Presidential Statement, Saturday, Jan. 28, 1984, Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz) ( Ronald Reagan White House 1984 )
This file photo from 1984 shows Henry Winkler as "The Fonz". (AP Photo/File) ( Lifestyles Jersey Shore Men )
Actress Farrah Fawcett together with actor Ryan O'Neal taken at Hollywood screening of ?Irreconcilable Differences? in Los Angeles on Sept. 24, 1984. (AP Photo/Harms) ( Farrah Fawcett with Ryan O'Neal )
U.S. President Bill Clinton, left, sporting a 1st.Armoured Division leather jacket and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, right give a brief statement to the press after they meet with Bosnia-bound troops of Task Force Eagle in Smith Barracks Mess hall, Baumholder, Germany, Saturday, December 2, 1995. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette) ( GERMANY/CLINTON )
Republican presidential hopeful Texas Gov. George W. Bush poses in a leather jacket given to him after a tour of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle plant Thursday, March 30, 2000, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) ( BUSH 2000 )
Actor Ben Affleck and actress/singer Jennifer Lopez film a scene on the set of "Gigli" at Will Rodgers Beach on January 12, 2003 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Ben-Ari Finegold/Getty Images) ( 2493026BAF020_split )
Wearing a leather jacket over a denim shirt and pants that he wore while making his entrance driving a motorcycle onstage, presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., shares a laugh with "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno at NBC studios in Burbank, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( KERRY LENO )
Director/producer Robert Zemeckis and actor Tom Hanks arrive at the premiere of 'Polar Express' and the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 7, 2004 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Billy Idol is photographed at the W Hotel Union Square in New York, Jan. 28, 2005. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper) ( MUSIC BILLY IDOL )
Actor Tom Cruise poses for the press at the end of a news conference promoting his new film Mission Impossible III, atop Shanghai's historic Bund 18 building on November 30, 2005 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images) ( 56260977YH056_Tom_Cruise )
Actors Tim Allen, right, speaks as actor John Travolta, left, looks on, during a news conference for the "Wild Hogs Motorcycle Safety Awareness Day" Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007 at the Capitol in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith) ( Super Speeders )
Musician Justin Bieber, winner of T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award, Pop/Rock Favorite Male Artist Award and Artist Of The Year Award, poses in the press room during the 2010 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 21, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) ( 62573373 )
In this film image released by Sony Pictures, Rooney Mara is shown in a scene from "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo." Mara was nominated Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 for an Academy Award for best actress for her role in the film. The Oscars will be presented Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Billy Crystal and broadcast live on ABC. (AP Photo/Sony, Columbia Pictures, Merrick Morton) ( Oscar Nominations )
Singer Rihanna arrives at the opening night of the Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour in Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg) ( Michael Jackson The Immortal Tour )
Jay Pharoah attends a screening of "Friends with Kids" hosted by the Cinema Society in New York, Monday, March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes) ( Film Friends With Kids Premiere )
Dierks Bentley arrives at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, April 1, 2012 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) ( 2012 ACM Awards Arrivals )
Norah Jones poses for a portrait in New York, Monday, April 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes) ( Norah Jones Portraits )
Musician Joan Jett arrives at the world premiere of the music video for Paul McCartney's song, "My Valentine", in West Hollywood, Calif., Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) ( World Premiere of My Valentine )
October 21,2012. Glendale CA. Grand Marshal Jay Leno leads the pack at the start of the 29th Anniversary of the Harley-Davidson Love Ride. Thousands of bikers made their way from Glendale to Castaic Lake. Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews
Cee Lo Green attends amfAR's New York gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) ( amfAR New York Gala )
US President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally on a tarmac of Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on November 1, 2012. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) ( Was7025649 )
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