Always on the search for the best leather jacket! 👇 TIMESTAMPS & WHERE TO BUY 👇 1:18 Saint Laurent L01 | Buy Pre-Owned on Grailed, one of our favourite ways to pick up these luxury items for a steal. Use this link to search: tinyurl.com/4v4bj9ys 2:37 Schott NYC Perfecto | Buy Direct From Schott: www.schottnyc.com/products/classic-perfecto-jacket.htm/?partner=radialmag 4:24 Celine Classic Biker | Buy Pre-Owned On Grailed: tinyurl.com/ycxkxvkn 5:25 Mackage Fenton Moto Jacket 6:29 Allsaints Conroy Biker in Oxblood | Buy Pre-Owned on Grailed: tinyurl.com/2njr2ywf 👉 Read the article version here: 👉 radialmagazine.com/best-biker-jackets/ Note: the links above are affiliate links, which pay us a small commission (at no cost to you), and this really helps support the channel! Thanks if you choose to buy something through our link.
Without Schott and the Perfecto jacket, none of this matters. Also, Japanese brands are producing Perfecto style jackets that are amazing and true to the spirit of the original. The YSL jacket is almost $5K… Worth it? Not for me. But to each their own.
@@RadialTV I can’t speak for Rick T., but The Real McCoy's, Rainbow Country, The Flat Head, and Freewheeler & Co. are a few off the top of my head. The issue for me has always been my build and making sure that the jacket fits right before purchasing. Despite me being Japanese, I have a bit of a muscular build so the Japanese sizing is tricky. Also, there aren’t a lot of shops locally, that carry a lot of those brands. I have a Schott store in West Los Angeles, so my first leather jackets were purchased there after seeing which ones fit me well. I really wanted to purchase a Japanese leather jacket, so I went to Snake Oil Provisions and the Self Edge to try whatever they had in stock. They had the Flat Head which I loved the color and detail on…However, that cut did not fit me at all. I couldn’t even get my arms in the sleeves. I was bummed. But I tried on Y’2 and Double Helix. Both fit well but the leather on the Double Helix was better quality, fit was perfect with the cut and sleeve size, and the look fit what I was looking for. I opted for the Double Helix Innovator and I couldn’t be happier.
The brown is called Oxblood. If you search Grailed you might find someone selling one. This colour might be discontinued. Let us know how the ink one works out!
Please make more videos like this. Stumbled upon your channel. And just a tip, try to listen to your audio mix on different speakers (laptop, bluetooth, earphones, headphones) so you would get an idea on how it would sound on your audience's speakers.
Hey thanks so much for the comments and the feedback. I guess we got a little into the music and cranked it up a bit too much! We’re working on more videos, and trying to improve the content and quality with each one. Thanks for the support.
Yeah they can get up there pretty high. Sometime the price doesn't equate to better quality. There's a lot of other factors that come into play - fit, design, brand. Hard to beat Schott. It checks all the boxes in many ways. Saint Laurent and some of the designer ones do have that more triangular lapel vs the peak lapel of the schott, that's the only thing they don't really offer.
Just for anybody interested, I'm currently accruing the funds to get a Schott 613. I'm a fairly short fella (5'6) and was a tad hesitant to get a Schott as I was worried they might be too long. I'm a little more confident in the 618 and 613 considering those are their shortest Perfectos. I'll let y'all know how it fits on my manlet body, for the posterity of all other smol Bois.
@@NorthernD_C It was a little short, actually. But I have a long torso. Having owned a Schott, I wouldn't really recommend them. For a few hundred extra, you can get a completely custom Aero of Superior quality.
@@RadialTV man it's the perfect fit and the jacket is a size small I'm 5'5 160 lbs. It hugs my body and fits perfectly. It's a modern cafe racer with 2 zippers going down the jacket. It's lamb leather but it feels thick but very soft. You can feel the quality.
Damn bro I own both The Saint Laurent and Schott black leather jacket. Couldn't agree more that these 2 brands in terms of Leather jackets are the best in the business
Hey thanks so much. Yes we realized that after it was too late. We just put up a new one on denim jackets, hopefully we got the mix better. Let us know!
Leather jackets aren't meant to be worn with dress shirts or anything of the sort but that's just me. I also kind of hate the fact that something that was once the definitive symbol of rebellion has now made it's way into high end "fashion".
i dunno... i'm an IT nerd who happens to be a biker.... i wear my schott perfecto with button up and dress pants, and it looks great... just as well as my classic jeans and white T.... really just can't go wrong with it!!!
While that’s true. The Biker Jacket has become the definitive jacket. That’s become a staple for any fashion forward Man or Women. (Thanks to the American Biker) The Moto Jacket is now equivalent to the Blue Denim Jacket Causal. To the more formal Navy Blazer. The Biker has become that piece that kind of does triple duty. If worn the right way.
Yes, sorry about our bad mixing job, but thanks for watching anyway. We think we've fixed this on our more recent vids - let us know! Thanks for the feedback.
Save yourself the trouble of those fashion “biker” jackets and just buy an American made Schott. Most “fashion” brands are made in sweat shops and use garbage skins.
@@TC-rx3hv Vanson, aeroleather, langlitz, schott, lost worlds, eastman, therealmccoy... These are imo way better brands than Saint Laurent in term of leather jackets I am a huge leather enthusiast (trader and collector) i owned more than 300 jackets, i'm not an expert but i can pretty much tell just by looking at a jacket if it is a good one or not and the st Laurent is nothing but marketing, lambskin is one of the worst leather and they are selling it 3500e, i mean LOL
wiLL™ interesting. Yeah well lamb leather is just not as durable because it’s softer and thinner. More lightweight and sometimes regarded as more luxurious. Me personally I like cowhide (tougher and lasts longer with better patina). I’ve never tried any of these brands but familiar with Schott of course.
In a warm, humid environment like Houston, Texas, where I live, a thinner leather jacket means more opportunities to wear it as we don't get hard winters. So All Saints makes a lot of sense here..
Unless someone is going to be riding their motorcycle everywhere, spending the money on an ACTUAL MC jacket isn't worth it. What's more... The "designer" jackets ARE NOT real motorcycle jackets... They're flimsy and offer no abrasion protection in case of a fall. An actual motorcycle jacket is going to be made of STIFF, THICK, HEAVY GAUGE cowhide, horsehide or goat leather.. And the sleeves are going to be about 2" LONGER THAN the average person would normally wear, and "set" farther forward and higher than on a "fashion" jacket... To accommodate having one's hands forward on the handlebars. The REAL motorcycle jacket is going to cost someone between $300 and $2,000 depending on the maker and any custom adjustments. But paying any more than about $250 or so for a "fashion" jacket that you MIGHT wear once or twice a year is for dimwits... That money could be better spent in the purchase of a bespoke garment of some kind.
Agreed. Most of these wouldn't be sufficient for riding. The only tough thing with bespoke garments is not everyone has a good bespoke leather tailor near them. Maybe with the internet that's changing? We're in Toronto and we only know of a handful of people that do this work. Definitely prefer to go bespoke whenever possible too as a custom fit beats something off the rack any day!
There,s leather jackets and leather jackets but its finding that jacket with the X factor or WOW jacket something that makes you swallow hard l have much experience of leather jackets starting back in the 80,s with certain la rocka jackets l thought they were very good but l recently acquired a biker leather jacket by a little known German company called la clothing co dusseldorf the jacket is called the civillian all l can say its incredible in its styling absolutely stunning this jacket has got the X factor and wow factor in spades blows all other jackets off the planet!!
I don't like leather jackets that have two V on the neck...........those only look cool for motorcycle people.........I only like general classic shinny leather jackets with zipper and normal neck
@@RadialTV my favorite leather jacket is black mix brown color…. it needs to be smooth and shiny….. whole jacket needs to be leather without clothes connect on it….straight zipper not diagonal zipper…. with normal folding neck and military metal tags on it….. I also don’t like leather jacket with pocket on the top but not on the bottom because it looks ugly to me…. that’s my favorite classic leather jacket I describe to you…. if you know where I could find one of that please let me know…. thanks
@@roger8654 no it was not, get your facts straight Schott created the perfecto but the one worn by Brando was not a Schott www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-legendary-durable-wild-one-jacket.85430/
Lies... Marlon Brando wore a brand called DURABLE. Not Schott. They just ripped off the jacket by adding the star and stealing the design. They also had Talon branded zippers not YKK. Research it
Interesting comment (sorry very late reply lol). So you're saying the original design was by a company called "Durable" and Schott took this company over?
Always on the search for the best leather jacket! 👇 TIMESTAMPS & WHERE TO BUY 👇
1:18 Saint Laurent L01 | Buy Pre-Owned on Grailed, one of our favourite ways to pick up these luxury items for a steal. Use this link to search: tinyurl.com/4v4bj9ys
2:37 Schott NYC Perfecto | Buy Direct From Schott: www.schottnyc.com/products/classic-perfecto-jacket.htm/?partner=radialmag
4:24 Celine Classic Biker | Buy Pre-Owned On Grailed: tinyurl.com/ycxkxvkn
5:25 Mackage Fenton Moto Jacket
6:29 Allsaints Conroy Biker in Oxblood | Buy Pre-Owned on Grailed: tinyurl.com/2njr2ywf
👉 Read the article version here: 👉 radialmagazine.com/best-biker-jackets/
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The jacket sid vicious is wearing is a lewis leather, the oldest and best leather jacket made in london
Hey thanks for the comment. We recently found that out as well, after we made this video! That’s why we love making these because we learn as well.
Oldest?in london maybe cause schott is the first
@@gabrielbelmont5364 Lewis leathers since 1893
@@TigreJoe1994 the perfecto style jacket is made by schott all the others copy it
@@gabrielbelmont5364 we got a badass over here
"background" music is too loud
Yes, we were enjoying the music a little too much when we did the mix!
I was thinking the same thing🤣 Wtf is it anyway? Sounds like someone was playing an electric guitar with a wooden spoon
It would have been a great video but your music was so loud it was incredibly hard to hear a word you said.
Without Schott and the Perfecto jacket, none of this matters. Also, Japanese brands are producing Perfecto style jackets that are amazing and true to the spirit of the original. The YSL jacket is almost $5K… Worth it? Not for me. But to each their own.
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True! Schott's the original, still the best. Which Japanese brands are you liking? we'd like to check them out.
@@RadialTV I can’t speak for Rick T., but The Real McCoy's, Rainbow Country, The Flat Head, and Freewheeler & Co. are a few off the top of my head. The issue for me has always been my build and making sure that the jacket fits right before purchasing. Despite me being Japanese, I have a bit of a muscular build so the Japanese sizing is tricky. Also, there aren’t a lot of shops locally, that carry a lot of those brands. I have a Schott store in West Los Angeles, so my first leather jackets were purchased there after seeing which ones fit me well. I really wanted to purchase a Japanese leather jacket, so I went to Snake Oil Provisions and the Self Edge to try whatever they had in stock. They had the Flat Head which I loved the color and detail on…However, that cut did not fit me at all. I couldn’t even get my arms in the sleeves. I was bummed. But I tried on Y’2 and Double Helix. Both fit well but the leather on the Double Helix was better quality, fit was perfect with the cut and sleeve size, and the look fit what I was looking for. I opted for the Double Helix Innovator and I couldn’t be happier.
Bruh imagine the background music being louder than the actual content
We did! It didn’t work!
L17 is the perfect jacket
Rick owens stooges leather jacket is very comfy and warm 👌
Leather jackets to me is one of the few blessed creations in every century. All I can say about my replica of Easyrider Peterfonda jacket will live on
Yes, can’t go wrong with a great leather jacket. They last forever and get better with age! Great that you found one you love.
I recently ordered the All Saints conroy jacket in ink. I didn't see a brown . I should have it in a week or two. Covid has deliveries running slow.
The brown is called Oxblood. If you search Grailed you might find someone selling one. This colour might be discontinued. Let us know how the ink one works out!
@@RadialTV Hey, great vid btw what's the name of the background music? It has a nice rock and roll vibe
Please make more videos like this. Stumbled upon your channel. And just a tip, try to listen to your audio mix on different speakers (laptop, bluetooth, earphones, headphones) so you would get an idea on how it would sound on your audience's speakers.
Hey thanks so much for the comments and the feedback. I guess we got a little into the music and cranked it up a bit too much! We’re working on more videos, and trying to improve the content and quality with each one. Thanks for the support.
If $900 for a Schott Perfecto is a fraction of the cost made by the other designer brands, I'd hate to see how much they're charging!
Yeah they can get up there pretty high. Sometime the price doesn't equate to better quality. There's a lot of other factors that come into play - fit, design, brand. Hard to beat Schott. It checks all the boxes in many ways. Saint Laurent and some of the designer ones do have that more triangular lapel vs the peak lapel of the schott, that's the only thing they don't really offer.
A saint Laurent jacket is over 5 grand. It’s also not as good as a Schott.
Just for anybody interested, I'm currently accruing the funds to get a Schott 613. I'm a fairly short fella (5'6) and was a tad hesitant to get a Schott as I was worried they might be too long. I'm a little more confident in the 618 and 613 considering those are their shortest Perfectos.
I'll let y'all know how it fits on my manlet body, for the posterity of all other smol Bois.
@Super JLK nah, it’s just the form of the body, you can’t have a 6ft guy whose body is not fit to wear things like the perfecto 118 and rock it
Check out all saints they have great jackets too
Did you ever get the Schott? I’m the same height and currently considering that jacket too
@@NorthernD_C It was a little short, actually. But I have a long torso. Having owned a Schott, I wouldn't really recommend them. For a few hundred extra, you can get a completely custom Aero of Superior quality.
@@mr.jameson218 what didn’t you like about it? I’m trying to find a slim fitting/ heavy leather biker jacket.
Yesterday i just got in a Ralph Lauren Black Label biker jacket i love it, i got my eyes on the Mackage bike jacket the over fitted one.
Nice - how does the Ralph Lauren fit?
@@RadialTV man it's the perfect fit and the jacket is a size small I'm 5'5 160 lbs. It hugs my body and fits perfectly. It's a modern cafe racer with 2 zippers going down the jacket. It's lamb leather but it feels thick but very soft. You can feel the quality.
@@Tiger24kicks amazing. Going to check out some Ralph Lauren jackets for sure. Thanks for the recommendation
Interesting! A lot of them are made in India |🇮🇳 (Kanpur) and I have 3 biker jackets & I got it for 34$.
Wow amazing deal
In the end, Zara wins for the best biker jacket 👍
Damn bro I own both The Saint Laurent and Schott black leather jacket. Couldn't agree more that these 2 brands in terms of Leather jackets are the best in the business
Which one do you prefer?
@@Samuel-fl2wz if you want to pay triple of the price of the Ferrari for Toyota go for ysl. If you want porsche for porsche price go for Schott
Not just price, leather and weight all different too.
Yes that is true. Never went into detail on the weighs and types of leather. Maybe time for an updated video.
The music is too loud. I can't hear anything you're saying about the jackets, bud.
Yeah I know...definitely didn't get that mix right. Thanks for the feedback, and let us know if the newer vids are better!
the Logan by Straight to Hell is a superb and lower cost leather jacket.
Going to check that out. Thx for the suggestion
Really surprised lewis leathers wasn't mentioned.
The best by far
Great article however the music is too load and off putting...please turn the music down.
Yes sorry about the bad mix. We think we improved that on newer vids. Let us know what you think!
Cool content but the music is too loud, makes it hard to hear the narration
Hey thanks so much. Yes we realized that after it was too late. We just put up a new one on denim jackets, hopefully we got the mix better. Let us know!
Background music too loud!
Yes we got carried away with the volume lol
no honorable mention for rick owens?
There's only Schott. The rest are fast fashion junk! Also leather does not "stretch" lol. If it stretches, it is probably pleather or vinyl
Schott is number one! The original 👍
hey, imagine music....but really really loud. ...
Hey Connor thanks, yes we’ve gotten a few comments about the music volume. Hopefully the new ones are better. Appreciate the feedback.
Leather jackets aren't meant to be worn with dress shirts or anything of the sort but that's just me. I also kind of hate the fact that something that was once the definitive symbol of rebellion has now made it's way into high end "fashion".
Fair point. Prefer them with tees myself for the most part.
i dunno... i'm an IT nerd who happens to be a biker.... i wear my schott perfecto with button up and dress pants, and it looks great... just as well as my classic jeans and white T.... really just can't go wrong with it!!!
I mean that’s happened with all clothing over time. A great example are military uniforms transitioning into the modern day business suit
While that’s true. The Biker Jacket has become the definitive jacket. That’s become a staple for any fashion forward Man or Women. (Thanks to the American Biker) The Moto Jacket is now equivalent to the Blue Denim Jacket Causal. To the more formal Navy Blazer. The Biker has become that piece that kind of does triple duty. If worn the right way.
Music doing ma heid in or am I just too old
Music is too loud. Can't hear narration.
Yes, sorry about our bad mixing job, but thanks for watching anyway. We think we've fixed this on our more recent vids - let us know! Thanks for the feedback.
Save yourself the trouble of those fashion “biker” jackets and just buy an American made Schott. Most “fashion” brands are made in sweat shops and use garbage skins.
Schott is number one! The original 👍
You literally inspire me to make better videos !! so crisp -
Thanks man!! It’s just about trying to get a little better with each one. Keep up the great style content.
The music distracts from the content
Yes sorry about the bad mix. We think we improved that on newer vids. Let us know what you think!
Anybody else feel the Saint Laurent might be overpriced? Perhaps just paying for the household name? Thoughts?
Yeah it is shit, so much better jackets
wiLL™ Like which brands?
@@TC-rx3hv Vanson, aeroleather, langlitz, schott, lost worlds, eastman, therealmccoy...
These are imo way better brands than Saint Laurent in term of leather jackets
I am a huge leather enthusiast (trader and collector) i owned more than 300 jackets, i'm not an expert but i can pretty much tell just by looking at a jacket if it is a good one or not and the st Laurent is nothing but marketing, lambskin is one of the worst leather and they are selling it 3500e, i mean LOL
wiLL™ interesting. Yeah well lamb leather is just not as durable because it’s softer and thinner. More lightweight and sometimes regarded as more luxurious. Me personally I like cowhide (tougher and lasts longer with better patina). I’ve never tried any of these brands but familiar with Schott of course.
In a warm, humid environment like Houston, Texas, where I live, a thinner leather jacket means more opportunities to wear it as we don't get hard winters. So All Saints makes a lot of sense here..
MUSIC TOO LOUD
Music too loud to hear what you are saying
Yes, thanks for the feedback. We've improved our audio mixing in newer vids (we think!). Let us know what you think!
Turn down the music 🤷♂️
Yes sorry about the bad mix. We think we improved that on newer vids. Let us know what you think!
Music is too laud, a can't hear you.
Yes, thanks for the feedback. We improved our mixes on our more recent videos. Let us know what you think!
Mackage all the way baby!
Music name please?
Hi thanks for the comment. Music is an original composition and recording we created for the video.
The music is to laud your voice is not very clear
Yes sorry about the bad mix. We think we improved that on newer vids. Let us know what you think!
Music way too loud compared to speak
Yes sorry about the bad mix. We think we improved that on newer vids. Let us know what you think!
Schott is the creator.. they made it in 1913
The music is overpowering what us bieng spoken
Yes, sorry. We definitely mixed the music to loud on this.
You should hire a new editor. The music is too loud, cannot hear clearly what you say, and also the music selection is annoying
Yes sorry about the bad mix. We think we improved that on newer vids. Let us know what you think!
Unless someone is going to be riding their motorcycle everywhere, spending the money on an ACTUAL MC jacket isn't worth it.
What's more... The "designer" jackets ARE NOT real motorcycle jackets... They're flimsy and offer no abrasion protection in case of a fall.
An actual motorcycle jacket is going to be made of STIFF, THICK, HEAVY GAUGE cowhide, horsehide or goat leather..
And the sleeves are going to be about 2" LONGER THAN the average person would normally wear, and "set" farther forward and higher than on a "fashion" jacket... To accommodate having one's hands forward on the handlebars.
The REAL motorcycle jacket is going to cost someone between $300 and $2,000 depending on the maker and any custom adjustments.
But paying any more than about $250 or so for a "fashion" jacket that you MIGHT wear once or twice a year is for dimwits... That money could be better spent in the purchase of a bespoke garment of some kind.
Agreed. Most of these wouldn't be sufficient for riding. The only tough thing with bespoke garments is not everyone has a good bespoke leather tailor near them. Maybe with the internet that's changing? We're in Toronto and we only know of a handful of people that do this work. Definitely prefer to go bespoke whenever possible too as a custom fit beats something off the rack any day!
There,s leather jackets and leather jackets but its finding that jacket with the X factor or WOW jacket something that makes you swallow hard l have much experience of leather jackets starting back in the 80,s with certain la rocka jackets l thought they were very good but l recently acquired a biker leather jacket by a little known German company called la clothing co dusseldorf the jacket is called the civillian all l can say its incredible in its styling absolutely stunning this jacket has got the X factor and wow factor in spades blows all other jackets off the planet!!
I don't like leather jackets that have two V on the neck...........those only look cool for motorcycle people.........I only like general classic shinny leather jackets with zipper and normal neck
cafe racer style?
@@RadialTV my favorite leather jacket is black mix brown color…. it needs to be smooth and shiny….. whole jacket needs to be leather without clothes connect on it….straight zipper not diagonal zipper…. with normal folding neck and military metal tags on it….. I also don’t like leather jacket with pocket on the top but not on the bottom because it looks ugly to me…. that’s my favorite classic leather jacket I describe to you…. if you know where I could find one of that please let me know…. thanks
Brando's jacket was not a Schott
What was it?
@@RadialTV it was a durable, search "durable Brando jacket" and you will find some posts about this
It was
@@roger8654 no it was not, get your facts straight
Schott created the perfecto but the one worn by Brando was not a Schott
www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-legendary-durable-wild-one-jacket.85430/
Im going mad, aero, mccoy, lewis not on the lists
:)
Always with the sunglasses with jackets that don’t fit them the sunglasses don’t even look good with some of these jackets 💀
Fair point
If it’s not a Schott, don’t bother. Everything else is for posers.
Lies... Marlon Brando wore a brand called DURABLE. Not Schott. They just ripped off the jacket by adding the star and stealing the design. They also had Talon branded zippers not YKK. Research it
Wrong
@@ahnafabtahy2260 Right... Lol it up Schott took over Durable around the time the film was released. Hense why the star was added to the perfecto.
Interesting comment (sorry very late reply lol). So you're saying the original design was by a company called "Durable" and Schott took this company over?
Music is to loud
Yes sorry about the bad mix. We think we improved that on newer vids. Let us know what you think!