It’s hard to describe the feeling you get when you put on a leather motorcycle jacket. It’s something akin to putting on a costume while simultaneously feeling the coolest and best version of yourself. Around here, we like to call it the “Moto Effect.” In layman’s terms, this is the effect the motorcycle jacket has of instantly making any outfit – be it the most feminine of maxi dresses or the grungiest of boyfriend jeans – instantly more put together and, for lack of a better word, cooler.
For us, there aren’t really seasons, just warmer months caught between those temperate enough to wear leather fit for a girl gang.
You know what we are talking about. Tell us there hasn’t been a moment when, dressed in your most put-together of ensembles, you happened across a friend in her black and white graphic tee, crisp dark jeans, and casual yet polished leather moto jacket and thought to yourself, “I want to be wearing what she’s wearing.” We know it has happened to you because it happens to us weekly once the temps start to drop.
Finding the perfect moto jacket, however, is another mission altogether – the right crop, the perfect stiffness (not too weathered but not so stiff your movements are those of R2-D2) and the requisite amount of metal (do you want a belt, what are your thoughts on lapel buttons, how many zippers are too many). It’s a tiring process that can take months if not years. We’ve bought real estate faster.
But once you’ve found it? Well, it’s the ultimate in investment staples, as we would beg to venture there is no sartorial sin that a motorcycle jacket can’t fix. Not a one.
You see, if you select the right one (i.e., bypass the one covered in an American flag, it is 70% off for a reason), it will be both timeless and seasonless, turning you into Superwoman one outfit at a time. And while you may not be able to wear it every day (even superheroes need their rest), we have a feeling you could come pretty close.
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