Perfecto motorcycle jacket
The Perfecto (also Schott Perfecto ) is a leather jacket, the manufacturer established as protective clothing for motorcyclists by the U.S., in New York City in 1928, Schott NYC was presented. The jacket was from its launch, the first of its kind, the motorcycle jacket almost exclusively in nappa leather and mainly in monochrome black model available is made up to the present. Interface and features of the jacket were changed only slightly since their launch. From the Perfecto there are numerous copies of other manufacturers in different degrees of similarity.
By prominent especially among carriers ( U.S. ) film actors and rock musicians became the Perfecto since the 1950s international notoriety. She became a pop culture icon through their distribution and popularity. The Perfecto leather jacket can be attributed to the Americana similar to the well -developed in the U.S. popular garments jeans and sneakers.
History
Company founder Irving Schott designed the Perfecto in 1928 for a Harley -Davidson wholesalers on Long Iceland in the U.S. state of New York. The model should have been the first jacket that can be closed with a zipper. Schott called the jacket after the brand name of his favorite cigar Cuban Perfecto. The first models were sold at the retail price of U.S. $ 5.50.
Equipment
The upper material of the model Perfecto is smooth throughout tanned, dyed buffalo leather (English: Steerhide ) or cordovan (English: horsehide ). The continuous on body and sleeves, solid color silk or nylon jacket lining is quilted stitched. All closures of the model - zippers, snaps, belt buckle and eyelets - made of unpainted, silver-colored metal.
Perfecto leather jackets are hip-length cut. The jackets are front closed with a durable zipper that extends from the bottom edge up to the top of the left Jack impact. The zipper is slightly offset in the vertical axis of the hull to the right side; created by the side several inches wide overlapping fuselage front part when the jacket is closed, a wind deflector (English: storm flap ), the motorcyclist protects against wind. As an additional closure is a about five inches wider, by a plurality of loops encircling belt at the hem, which is closed at the front with a buckle. Both lapels can be superimposed and closed to the base of Kent collar. In the open and semi- open state of the jacket, the tips can be fixed by lapels and collar with snaps on the body of the jacket to prevent them flapping in the wind. Also equipped with zippers are the lower degrees of both sleeves; also this is to minimize the ingress of wind. Through this controlled narrowing of the sleeve hems the jacket can be worn with gauntlets.
The Perfecto is on the hull front with five pockets - furnished - four outside and one inside pocket. Depending on a recessed, zippered insert pocket at the far right and left of the closure is for warming the hands. A third insertion pocket, provided on the outside left chest height, with an angle mounted opening and also with zipper, can be used for storage is always at hand ready items such as driver's license and vehicle documents. The fourth and smallest outer pocket, left inserted ventral to the upper and closed with a buttoned flap is suitable for the accommodation of small parts such as an ignition key. On the left side of the chest, the Perfecto has the jacket lining embedded inside pocket.
When decorating Perfecto leather jackets are provided with shoulder straps that are closed with one push button.
Socio-cultural significance
The American actor Marlon Brando wore a Perfecto in 1953 in the feature film The Wilde in his starring role as Johnny Strabler, leader of a group of young motorcyclists. Thus, Brando made a significant contribution to dissemination, popularity and image of the Schott Perfecto as an expression of youthful non-conformity and rebellion. Since then, among other things, the image of the motorcycle Rockers is connected to the Perfecto. A music group that contributed significantly to the popularity of Jack model in rock music circles since the 1970s, the New York punk band the Ramones. The group used Perfecto leather jackets as one of their trademarks.