06th Oct 2009
Black Jackets – The Fashion of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Jackets are a standard fixture of any person’s wardrobe, be they male or female. It is sometimes referred to as a coat, but as a general rule, jackets are shorter in length and end around the waist level, whereas coats continue to mid-thigh or further. Jackets can be worn as protection from the elements, but more often than not are worn as fashion pieces and like any other piece of clothing, jackets come in a variety of colours and materials. You can get anything ranging from black fleece jackets to more exotic colours such as a yellow pea coat.
Motorcycle jackets are a fairly popular style of jacket and normally appear to be your standard black leather jacket. Motorcycle jackets are often made of leather because they provide substantial protection against the wind and the cold when riding at high speeds. The black leather jacket peaked in its popularity in the mid 1900s when it was worn by many film and television characters, including The Fonz from Happy Days and Marlon Brando’s character in The Wild One. The mainstream black leather jacket trend ended around the 1960s but has continued to be a part of several modern fashions such as punk and goth.
Long black jackets are usually variations of the black leather jacket which stretch past the waist to mid-thigh or further. Although referred to as jackets, these three-quarter articles of clothing tread the line between jacket and coat. These black leather jackets have featured prominently in pop culture, especially in many futuristic science-fiction movies. Arnold Schwarzeneggar’s character in the Terminator movies was always seen sporting a black leather jacket and Neo (Keanu Reeves) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) in the Matrix trilogy were also always wearing long black leather trenchcoats.
Arctic jackets are hooded jackets designed especially for extremely cold climates. Arctic jackets are also known as anoraks in the United Kingdom and parkas in the United States. These jackets are usually used in snowy environments and are specially lined to provide maximum protection from wind chill and extreme temperatures. Arctic jacket colours range to both extremes. They are either black to absorb any warmth from the sun that a wearer will experience while in extreme conditions or brightly coloured to be easily spotted against snow. Arctic jackets are rarely white because not only does white reflect warmth from the sun, it also blends in with the snowy surroundings, making it difficult for search and rescue if needed.
Although all jackets can be worn by both sexes, jackets tend to be customized for the gender that will be wearing it. This means that a men’s black jacket won’t look its best on a woman and vice versa. However, every style of jacket is made for both genders so even though a black denim jacket specially designed for a male won’t look as good on a woman, females are still able to purchase the same style of black denim jacket but one that looks better and fits better than a men’s one.
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