| A rocker jacket is a leather motorcycle jacket first | | | | in major part through fictional film. Examples include |
| popularized by the greasers and rockers of the late | | | | Marlon Brando's Johnny Strabler character in The Wild |
| 1950s and early 1960s. It is believed that the style | | | | One (1953), Michael Pare in Eddie and the Cruisers |
| was introduced by Schott NYC in the late 1920s[1]. | | | | (1983), as well as the actor James Dean (although he |
| The "classic" style with steel belt-buckle and nickel | | | | never actually wore one in any of his films). Later |
| rivets was invented in 1947 by Ross Langlitz, of | | | | examples include Henry Winkler's character Fonzie in |
| Portland, Oregon. | | | | the 1970s American television series Happy Days, |
| <a rel="nofollow" | | | | which depicted life in the 1950s and early-mid 1960s, |
| onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(' | | | | and the T-Birds characters in the Grease film duo. |
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| a>Rocker jackets can be styled in variety ways, | | | | Institution. Danny Zuko and the rest of the T-Birds |
| and different versions have been associated with | | | | from the 1978 movie Grease would have their gang |
| different subcultures. It has been associated with | | | | name painted on the back of their rocker jackets. |
| groups such as rockers, punk rockers, bikers and | | | | Other examples of the rocker jacket in popular |
| metalheads. The jackets have been used for | | | | culture include the Black Panthers in the 1960s and |
| protective purposes, fashion, and often for their | | | | 1970s, the punk rock band the Ramones, punk |
| intimidating and rebellious appearance. | | | | rocker Sid Vicious as well as part of the Punk fashion, |
| There is a substantial difference between rocker | | | | In the Mad Max Trilogy, Max and police officers |
| jackets made for fashionable purposes and for | | | | sported jackets with armour, in the 1990s, Tre Cool |
| protective purposes (for activities like motorcycle | | | | sometimes sported a leather jacket, the T-800 |
| riding). Rocker jackets designed for protective use | | | | cyborg character of The Terminator movies; the |
| are heavier, thicker, and sometimes equipped with | | | | character Roger Davis, played by Adam Pascal in the |
| armor. A rocker jacket primarily designed for fashion | | | | 2005 movie Rent; and former World Wrestling |
| purposes is not likely to be of much use in a | | | | Entertainment (WWE) Wrestler Bret Hart. In the |
| motorcycle accident. | | | | 1980s, rocker Joan Jett commonly wore leather |
| In the 1950s, the rocker jacket achieved iconic status | | | | jackets. |