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| 10 | [[caption-width-right:275:The {{Trope Namer|s}}, [[WaxingLyrical black as night, faster than a shadow]].]] |
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| 12 | ->''"No cow ever died for a nobler cause."'' |
| 13 | -->-- '''Dave''', ''Series/DropTheDeadDonkey'' |
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| 15 | There's a reason we call the trope "[[DracoInLeatherPants Draco In]] '''''[[DracoInLeatherPants Leather]]''''' [[DracoInLeatherPants Pants]]". There's something about tanned cow hide (or its synthetic or plant-based equivalents) that's cool and extremely sexy to many people. |
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| 17 | Leather's badass associations originally stem from leather being the garb of choice for [[BadassBiker bikers]], who wear it for practical reasons (leather is tough and offers some protection against road rash as well as from the elements). One of the quickest ways to show that someone is badass or sexy in a "[[AllGirlsWantBadBoys bad boy]]/[[TheVamp girl]]" way is to dress them up in shiny black leather. Heroes will typically wear a leather jacket or BadassLongcoat, while villains will more often wear something skintight, with undertones of BDSM. |
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| 19 | It ''will'' be ''black'' leather the vast majority of the time. Other colors just don't have the same effect in most cases, though white and red do sometimes work, as does the traditional brown. For increased badassery, have the black leather lit by a mercury-vapor lamp: Black leather, deep green highlights. |
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| 21 | This is also a common trapping of historical epics and fantasy, as clothing made from leather is percieved as being more old-fashioned and primitive. All kinds of leathery gear is also presented as armor, since it looks cool, can be put together pretty easily by the costume department, may be less uncomfortable for actors to wear than the alternatives, and is well-accepted by audiences thanks to decades of TheCoconutEffect. There are real examples of leather clothing and armor in certain times and places throughout history, but HollywoodCostuming is par for the course. The popularity of leather clothing and armor in a historical setting is often hugely exaggerated; designs may be anachronistic or completely fictitious; and modern forms of tanning and coloring may show up. Furthermore, items made from soft or flimsy pieces of leather are treated as armor when they'd do nothing to resist blades or arrows in real life. Actual leather armor was often thick, heavy, and specially treated to harden it. Not exactly your casual leather jacket. |
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| 23 | This trope often manifests in the form of BadassLongcoat, especially in military settings. See also SpandexLatexOrLeather, PrettyInMink, {{Dominatrix}}, and {{Leatherman}}. Compare its polymer sister trope, DressedAllInRubber. |
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| 26 | !!Examples: |
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| 28 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 29 | |
| 30 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 31 | * Former BadassBiker and now TroubledButCute Riki wears a leather jacket and pants in ''Anime/AiNoKusabi''. |
| 32 | * A surprising amount of characters in ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita'', starting from the [[BrokenAce heroine herself]] and [[TheAce Zekka]], even though they technically don't really need clothing ''at all'', most of them being {{Hollywood Cyborg}}s. They usually wear it for its sheer badass appeal -- there's the definite correlation between the amount of leather and general badassitude of the character in the series. |
| 33 | * ''Manga/DeadlineSummoner'' has Mamoru's Werewolf, who dons a leather jacket and [[{{Stripperific}} not much else]]. |
| 34 | * Naomi Misora and Mello in ''Manga/DeathNote''. Interestingly enough, WordOfGod says that Mello ended up dressing like that because the artist put him in clothes that he likes drawing. |
| 35 | * Archer of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' has some amazing pants. While his breastplate is stated to be some futuristic alloy, the trousers look to be leather (that he purchased at a goth or fetish shop). |
| 36 | * Edward Elric from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' is never seen without his leather pants and occasionally even leather jackets. He's regularly mocked for his tacky taste and gaudy fashion sense. |
| 37 | * Motoko Kusanagi in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellArise'' is decked out in a red leather jacket, red leather pants, and red leather boots. Likewise, her ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' version wears a black leather jacket in the first season and a black leather shawl in the 2nd. Her badassery is never in question, no matter what version of the franchise. |
| 38 | * ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'': |
| 39 | ** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz'', Duo wore a leather jacket and matching pants. |
| 40 | ** Kira Yamato often wear leather outfits as his civilian clothes, mainly in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny''. They are usually complex designs with zipper sleeves and other strange styles. |
| 41 | * [[DesignatedVillain Clair Leonelli]] of ''Anime/HeatGuyJ'' wears black leather pants. Like hats in Westerns, they contrast [[TheHero Daisuke Aurora]]'s white jeans. |
| 42 | * Present Mic wears a leather jacket as part of his punk rocker style in ''Franchise/MyHeroAcademia'' . He’s a hero and good guy but does have a hidden vicious streak if you hurt his friends. |
| 43 | * When Yuuta of ''Literature/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' [[OldShame was under the self-delusion]] of the "[[PlayingWithFire Dark Flame Master]]", this was his attire, complete with TooManyBelts. |
| 44 | * Fate Testarossa of ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' has been fighting in a leather one-piece since she was ''nine''. Before her mother Precia was first shown to viewers, many of them wondered why she let her child dress like that. Turns out that, besides being the [[AbusiveParents worst mom ever]], she ''also'' dresses like that, and her device's most-commonly-used form is a WhipOfDominance, giving her a DressedLikeADominatrix vibe. |
| 45 | * Nico Robin from ''Manga/OnePiece'' wore a very tight, very leather ensemble during the [=CP9=] story, complete with [[ZettaiRyouiki grade-A length]] [[CombatStilettos high-heeled]] leather boots. It's since become somewhat of an IconicOutfit, still showing up in merchandise ''ten years'' later. |
| 46 | * [[Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt Panty and Stocking]]'s [[EvilCounterpart Lawful Evil Counterparts]], Scanty and Kneesocks, wear leather during their TransformationSequence. |
| 47 | * [[TheLancer Joe Asakura]] from ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' wore normal yet skintight clothes in the TV series, but he switches to leather pants and jacket in the OVA. [[WalkingShirtlessScene Note that we only said "pants and jacket"...]] |
| 48 | * Ban from ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' typically dresses in red skintight leather attire. |
| 49 | * In ''Manga/{{Tokko}}'', all members of Tokko wear leather jackets and pants except for Ryoko, who wears a standard police uniform. |
| 50 | * Tsume in ''Anime/WolfsRain'' appears to wear a ripped leather jacket and pants. Of course, that's just part of his disguise (look at the title again). |
| 51 | * ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Takahashi seems to love this one. Surprisingly enough, though, it's mostly his ''protagonists'' that wear leather. Hell Kaiser Ryo in Season 2 of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' plays it straighter than most. |
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| 54 | [[folder:Comedy]] |
| 55 | * Creator/AndrewDiceClay wears a leather jacket as part of his [[GreaserDelinquents greaser delinquent look]]. |
| 56 | [[/folder]] |
| 57 | |
| 58 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 59 | * As revived by Creator/GrantMorrison, ComicBook/AnimalMan is a vegetarian animal rights activist who generally averts this trope, but after [[spoiler: his family is murdered]] he suits up in a leather jacket from his {{punk rock}}er days to avenge them. [[spoiler: Their deaths are later undone by the author, if you're worried.]] |
| 60 | %%* ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'''s Midnighter. Head to toe. |
| 61 | %%* And his inspiration, Franchise/{{Batman}} (though just ''what'' that costume's made of [[DependingOnTheWriter varies]]). |
| 62 | * The ComicBook/BlackCat wears a figure-hugging bodysuit of black leather. |
| 63 | * [[ComicBook/{{Blackhawk}} The Blackhawks]] are a classic example. Zinda Blake, aka ComicBook/LadyBlackhawk, continues the tradition in ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey''. |
| 64 | * Chassis [=Mcbain=]'s racing suit in ''ComicBook/{{Chassis}}''. It's not specified exactly what it is made of, but it certainly appears to be leather. |
| 65 | * The Batman Who Laughs from ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'' wears this flamboyantly, including spiked visor goggles, several straps, and a set of chains. Compared to his previous suit which is made out of kevlar, his outfit seems to be [[AwesomeButImpractical unsuited for active combat, no less protective enough for him,]] but not like it matters to him because [[MemeticMutation he's the goddamn Batman (and half-Joker).]] |
| 66 | * ComicBook/GhostRider wears a leather jacket. From Danny Ketch version on, spikes are also part of it. |
| 67 | * Grendel Prime in ''ComicBook/{{Grendel}}'' is literally covered from head to toe in black leather, including his face. This is to hide that most of his body is artificial. |
| 68 | * ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': When she still had Red She-Hulk power, Betty Ross wore a black leather suit that sometimes wouldn't be torn up when she's transformed. Though it was often [[NavelDeepNeckline unzipped to her navel]]. |
| 69 | * Jason Todd[=/=]ComicBook/RedHood wears a leather jacket most of the time, to help illustrate his edgy "bad boy" persona. |
| 70 | * Pizzazz from ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW'' hates many things. Four of the few things she "loves" are her cat, curly fries, music, and leather. While not exactly a "badass", Pizzazz is the lead singer in a metal band and is the rival of Jem. She has a HairTriggerTemper as well. |
| 71 | * Most of the Front Line in ''ComicBook/NoHero'' wear non-porous leather with special masks for protection. |
| 72 | * ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'''s Jakita Wagner. Black leather bodysuit with red trim. And a bit on the front she leaves unzipped at all times to expose some of her cleavage. |
| 73 | * The Raven royal family in ''ComicBook/{{Scion}}'' LOVE black leather. |
| 74 | * Durham Red in ''ComicBook/StrontiumDog'' is certainly fond of leather. |
| 75 | * The most rebellious ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}}, Kon-El, wears a black leather jacket over his super-suit (along with [[TooManyBelts two crisscrossed leather belts]]). His first jacket was a gift from the Newsboy Legion clones, but it was destroyed in combat and replaced several times over. His second outfit swapped it out for a bomber jacket. The leather jacket eventually made a comeback in ''ComicBook/YoungJustice2019'', now with more metal studs, along with red leather fingerless gloves. |
| 76 | * ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': The platoon of Giant Men use leather clothes while in giant size. |
| 77 | * Negan from ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'', along with its [[Series/TheWalkingDead television adaptation]]. Seemingly justified in that the leather he and the Saviors wear appear to be tough enough to withstand [[NotUsingTheZWord Walker]] bites, making such outfits incredibly valuable in the ZombieApocalypse. |
| 78 | * ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': |
| 79 | ** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': After ComicBook/{{Artemis}} became the new Wonder Woman following the events of "ComicBook/TheContest" Diana returned to superheroing in a new costume, consisting of a [[DressedLikeADominatrix black leather bra thing]], jacket, leather shorts, short leather boots and leather gloves. |
| 80 | ** ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie Sandsmark wore a leather jacket with metal studs and metal pauldrons on the shoulders along with goggles prior to joining ComicBook/TeenTitans, giving her a biker aesthetic in some of her many costumes, especially those that included jeans. |
| 81 | * ''ComicBook/WynonnaEarp'', especially in her original 1990s run. Her later series expand her wardrobe slightly. |
| 82 | * ComicBook/{{X 23}}'s dress style often involves lots of leather. Her two most {{iconic outfit}}s are a leather [[OfCorsetsSexy corset]], miniskirt, boots, and gloves; or leather PaintedOnPants and what essentially amounts to a leather sports bra. |
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| 85 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 86 | * ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' had a rebellious young cow wearing a leather jacket--"just for the shock value," his parents explain. |
| 87 | [[/folder]] |
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| 89 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 90 | * In ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'', the Prowler is decked out from head-to-toe in leather and is a master thief skilled enough to elude the likes of All Might, [[WorldsGreatestWarrior Japan's greatest Hero.]] She can even go toe-to-toe with Spider-Man, ambushing him at the abandoned building he was staying at. She's also incredibly dangerous, having a penchant for [[LeaveNoWitnesses leaving any potential witnesses dead]]. |
| 91 | * ''Fanfic/{{Bait and Switch|STO}}'': Eleya, a definite ActionGirl, has among her civilian clothes a black Klingon-made leather jacket that cost her a month's pay as a lieutenant. |
| 92 | * In ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'', [[spoiler: Maddie/Rachel]] is referred to alternately as 'gorgeous-in-leather-trousers' and 'Death in Leather Trousers', wearing tight black leather trousers and a black trench-coat. |
| 93 | * ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'' addresses this, giving us a simple yet absolutely [[JustifiedTrope logical explanation]] for this fashion choice. |
| 94 | --> "The simple answer is that people like the style. The complicated answer is 'fucking warlocks'. You know how them frockwearers are always finding new ways to use magic to make people's lives miserable? Yeah, one of those wiseguys a few hundred years back got the bright idea that, hey, there had to be a way to [[XRayVision see through fabric]] to the skin below. There was. 'Nuff said." |
| 95 | * ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' AU fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4777932/1/Firefly Firefly]] stars a human Bowser whose [[http://lightninglaveau.livejournal.com/990.html clothing tastes]] consist almost solely of leather and spikes, likely inspired by Nintendo's official [[http://raypc.webs.com/photos/Bowser/224252-bowser_1_.jpg designs]] [[http://www.bowsershrine.com/Images/Media/Renders/bowserdoubledash.jpg and]] [[http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/images/bowser/bowser.jpg artwork]] for him. |
| 96 | * ''Fanfic/TheOfficialFanfictionUniversityOfMiddleEarth'' gave us Elves in Black Leather. (There's some fanart as well.) |
| 97 | * ''Fanfic/OniGaShikuSeries'': Izuku's Hero costume is a semi-formal black leather suit with a green dress shirt, and red leather shoes with steel toe tips. It's unclear what kind of protective properties it has, but he left it for the genius support gear engineer Mei to make it, so it most definitely has some. The getup makes [[RunningGag everyone wonder why Izuku looks like he walked out of a "Yakuza Sunset" movie]]. |
| 98 | * Part of the Isuten Junior High uniform in ''Fanfic/PrettyCureHeavyMetal'', for both the boys ''and'' the girls! |
| 99 | * ''Fanfic/RedFireRedPlanet'': PintSizedPowerhouse Meromi Riyal, the Orion first officer of the IKS ''mupwI[='=]'', wears red and black leather. While in that outfit, she {{curbstomp}}ed HopelessSuitor Norigom, a conscript from [[TheAlcatraz Rura Penthe]], fast enough he had to watch the security feed to figure out what the hell happened. |
| 100 | * ''Fanfic/TheUltimateEvil'': Nataline "Nat" Homato, a DemonSlaying ActionGirl, dresses in black and loose leather clothes. |
| 101 | * ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'': According to Marik, the Pharaoh's power comes from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jnCcejkpjg his leather pants]]. He was half right -- apparently, the Pharaoh gets his power from [[spoiler:his leather shoes.]] |
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| 104 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 105 | * During the Diary of Adam and Eve segments on ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfMarkTwain'', the brief glimpse at Adam and Eve's children shows Cain as an unruly biker. |
| 106 | -->'''Adam:''' Abel is a good boy, but if [[ItMakesSenseInContext Cain had remained a bear]] it would have improved him. |
| 107 | * Sunset Shimmer in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' always wears some form of leather jacket or vest, which has stayed consistent from her "bad girl" days as a villain to becoming a straight-up hero for RuleOfCool. |
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| 110 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 111 | * ''Film/AustinPowers'': Creator/MimiRogers in skintight black leather. And her daughter (Elizabeth Hurley), since Mrs. Kensington is a LegacyCharacter. |
| 112 | * ''Film/TheBankJob'': Both FemmeFatale Martine and Terry the heist crew leader are wearing leather jackets in their first scenes. Averted with Eddie, who also wears leather jackets but is the only member of the heist crew who has no criminal past, and spends the last act as a DistressedDude. |
| 113 | * ''Film/{{Bit}}'': Duke is never seen without wearing her leather jacket in the present. She's a badass {{lesbian vampire}}, and leads a group of them. |
| 114 | * Late-night DJ Midnight Mark wears clingy leather trousers in ''Film/TheBoatThatRocked''. Later lampshaded by Quentin. |
| 115 | * Averted with ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} in ''Film/BatmanReturns'', where her catsuit was made out of latex, vacuum-sealed to the point of discomfort, and coated with a wet silicone lubricant to create the illusion of sheen, and to hide the fact that the stitches were not stitched into the fabric, but glued on after the fact because latex is notoriously easy to tear (so much so that the production team had to make more than 40 catsuits). The closest practical way to make this costume is wet-look spandex, but Catwoman's [[Film/Catwoman2004 solo film]] plays this trope straight, as the designers wanted to make it out of leather so it would be easier for commercial costume makers to reproduce. |
| 116 | * In ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'', Alex Munday (played by Lucy Liu) has a room full of computer nerds eating out of her palm thanks to her sexy leather powersuit (that squeaks every time she walks). |
| 117 | * ''Film/CoyoteUgly'' is about a bar run by women who dance on the counter in tight leather pants specifically to pander to male patrons. |
| 118 | * Heroic characters in ''Film/TheDeathsOfIanStone'' generally avoid leather, but the [[HumanoidAbomination Harvesters]] seem to have realized its intimidation factor. [[spoiler:[[WomanScorned Medea]]]] in particular really works it. |
| 119 | * In ''Film/{{Descendants}}'', it is practically a requirement for kids raised on the Isle of the Lost to be wearing leather at all times. The main four, Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos, are no exception. |
| 120 | * In ''Film/{{Eragon}}'', just about everyone of importance wears leather of some kind. This is extremely inaccurate. An EnforcedTrope, in that the wardrobe production was given little time to make the vast number of costumes needed, and someone had bought large quantities of leather; since further expenditures weren't allowed, they had to use what they had. |
| 121 | * Carla Rainer - the villainess in ''Film/ExceptionToTheRule'' - spends most of the movie wearing a black leather jacket and gloves. As might be expected for a psychotic female assassin. |
| 122 | * In the ''Film/FantasticBeasts'' series so far, many of the Auror offices of different wizarding governments around the world favor leather in their uniforms - namely, leather trench coats, such as the ones seen on the MACUSA aurors and the aurors of the French Ministry of Magic. |
| 123 | * ''Film/FightClub'': Tyler Durden wears red leather and goes as far as to say that in an ideal world a man will own just one set of clothes for his entire life, made of leather. [[spoiler: He's supposed to be a subconscious representation of the repressed protagonist's idea of masculinity.]] |
| 124 | * Emmanuelle Seigner in ''Film/{{Frantic}}'', in [[WrongSideOfTheTracks deliberate contrast]] to suit-wearing Creator/HarrisonFord. |
| 125 | * Once the protagonist of ''Film/{{Freaky}}'' has [[FreakyFridayFlip her body taken by a serial killer]], the ensuing makeover is highlighted by a [[LadyInRed red]] leather jacket. |
| 126 | * In the ''Film/HarryPotter'' series, Bellatrix is constantly outfitted in a black dress and corset with notable leather trimming. Many of the other miscellaneous Death Eaters are seen with similar outfits. |
| 127 | * ''Film/HomeAloneTheHolidayHeist'': Jessica is a burglar who wears leather pants and a leather jacket. |
| 128 | * One of the most distinctive parts of Franchise/IndianaJones' wardrobe is his leather jacket, which was based on the A-2 flight jackets issued to World War II aviators. All of the jackets were custom pieces; the original jackets for ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' were made (over a long and arduous process involving many samples and design rights arguments) by Leather Concessionaires (along with a Wilson jacket worn by the stuntman who climbed under a speeding truck). |
| 129 | * Aragorn in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' is rarely seen without his leather BadassLongcoat. Then he upgrades to one with the insignia of the White Tree in time for the final battle that's even ''more'' badass. |
| 130 | * In ''Film/MadMax1'', the titular hero Max Rockatansky and the rest of the Main Force Patrol wear head-to-toe leather, although by the time of the sequels his clothing is so worn it's more like a NonUniformUniform. |
| 131 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: |
| 132 | ** Johann Schmidt from ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' seems to wear nothing but leather. |
| 133 | ** The Cap himself has a pretty sweet bomber jacket, and wears one a lot during ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. Peggy Carter also wears a leather coat. In fact, since the first film is a [[JustForFun/XMeetsY superhero movie crossed with a war movie]], lots of people wear badass leather coats. |
| 134 | ** Loki wears black (and occasionally blue) leather costumes, loose or skintight, in all five films in which he appears (''Film/{{Thor}}'', ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' and ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''). |
| 135 | ** In ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', Valkyrie initially wears a black leather costume. |
| 136 | ** The Ravagers of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' are SpacePirates dressed as Space Bikers in red leather. By extension, Star-Lord, who was raised by their leader Yondu, wears a jacket like theirs, as does Nebula once she spends time with the gang in [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 the sequel]]. |
| 137 | ** Both Black Widow and Gamora are fond of leather gear, the former crossing with SpyCatsuit. |
| 138 | * ''Film/Masquerade2021'': Besides her fencing mask, Rose wears a leather jacket and tight-fitting black leggings for the second half of the movie. |
| 139 | * Absolutely everyone other than Agents in ''Film/TheMatrix'' dress in a combination of leather and latex. Originally the iconic {{Badass Longcoat}}s were meant to be leather, too, but fabric moved better in BulletTime. |
| 140 | * The 1968 British-French film ''Naked Under Leather'' (a.k.a. ''Girl on a Motorcycle'') where the leather catsuit of the eponymous biker is openly played for {{fanservice}}. |
| 141 | * The SerialKiller in ''Film/NightAfterNightAfterNight'' dresses in black leather and a Beatles wig when he goes out hunting victims. |
| 142 | * ''Film/{{Pistolera}}'': Apart from when she is undercover, Pistolera spends the movie dressed in a variety of skintight, {{Stripperific}} black leather outfits. |
| 143 | * ''Film/TheQuickAndTheDead''. The Lady has a nice set of leather pants, which are [[MaleGaze shown to good effect]] when Cort grabs her ass during the WallBangHer scene. |
| 144 | * ''Film/RazorBladeSmile'': [[http://moria.co.nz/horror/razorbladesmile.htm Leather is a]] [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=razor+blade+smile&search_filter=0 popular fashion choice]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razor_Blade_Smile among vampires.]] |
| 145 | * Velma in ''Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' dresses in leather to seduce Creator/SethGreen's character. Played for laughs because she sounds like she farts when she moves. |
| 146 | * ''{{Film/Spears}}'': |
| 147 | ** Jeff the conman has a black leather jacket that becomes increasingly more tattered as he tries to distance himself from that lifestyle. |
| 148 | ** Halfway through the film, Jeff and Cormac recruit Ashaki, a HighClassCallGirl to help them catch Vadik. She wears tight black pants and a purple jacket, both in leather. |
| 149 | * Red is featured again in the Klingon dinner dress attire in ''[[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry Star Trek VI]]''. |
| 150 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': |
| 151 | ** Anakin Skywalker wears a leather tunic (actually more of a tabard, like medieval knights used to wear) and leather boots in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', and in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' he wears a similar outfit but also has a leather gauntlet (to cover his prosthetic arm). To add to the coolness factor, his wardrobe goes from brown and black to almost all black, too. This foreshadows the [[DarkLordOnLifeSupport iconic black leather and metal suit]] we all know he'll be wearing for the rest of his life by the end of the movie... |
| 152 | ** Han Solo has apparently picked up on this trope for ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/TheForceAwakens'', as he's shown wearing a brown leather jacket in place of his iconic black vest from the original trilogy. |
| 153 | * In ''Film/TheSchoolForGoodAndEvil2022'', Sophie wears a leather corset during her time at the School for Evil. [[spoiler:Most notably when she gains Blood Magic from Rafal]]. |
| 154 | * The HeadlessHorseman in ''Film/SleepyHollowHigh'' wears a black leather BadassLongcoat. His other sartorial decisions are more [[FashionVictimVillain idiosyncratic]]. |
| 155 | * The 2021 Irish film ''Film/{{Spears}}'': |
| 156 | ** Ashaki the HighClassCallGirl who's hired to infiltrate a club and help kidnap Vadik, has a pair of tight black leather pants. She has a leather jacket too, but this one is [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]]. |
| 157 | ** Jeff also has a black leather jacket that he wears out in the field, and it hints that even if he's a NonActionGuy, he's tougher than he seems. |
| 158 | * ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'': |
| 159 | ** Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger in every single movie -- (stolen from a punk in [[Film/TheTerminator the first]], a biker in [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay the second]], and [[PlayedForLaughs a stripper]] in [[Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines the third]]). |
| 160 | ** ''Terminator 3'' also has a female Terminator in a red leather suit. |
| 161 | * ''Film/TopGun'' is credited with not only popularizing leather aviator jackets in the 1980s, but with the US Air Force begrudgingly reissuing leather flight jackets to its aviators (while the Navy depicted in the film continued issuing G-1 flight jackets with only a short pause from 1979 to 1981, the Air Force discontinued them in favor of cloth jackets in 1943 and only surviving jackets and cottage industry replicas survived into the 1950s). |
| 162 | * Selene from ''Film/Underworld2003'' is why leather was invented. |
| 163 | * Creator/MarlonBrando in ''Film/TheWildOne''. In fact, that iconic image of Brando in the leather jacket is a big reason leather and badass became associated in popular culture. |
| 164 | * The ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' is the TropeCodifier for MovieSuperheroesWearBlack as leather vests replace the bright spandex from the comics. However, it was noted by the cast that, although it might not have looked as "silly" as the neon spandex of the source material, it was ''not'' good clothing for action sequences, as they chafed and were really tough to move in. |
| 165 | ** Wolverine is the best example as, besides the X-Men body suit, he often wears a leather jacket. |
| 166 | ** In the original trilogy, Cyclops is frequently seen with a black leather jacket. |
| 167 | ** ''Film/X2XMenUnited'': Mystique has a black leather jacket while seducing a guard. |
| 168 | ** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'': |
| 169 | *** Past Xavier owns a brown leather jacket. |
| 170 | *** Quicksilver is fond of his silver leather jacket. |
| 171 | ** ''Film/{{Deadpool 2016}}'': Negasonic Teenage Warhead's signature look includes a black leather jacket or long coat. |
| 172 | ** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': It's set in TheEighties, so leather clothing is very much in fashion. |
| 173 | *** Both Raven Darkholme and Warren Worthington III are dressed in a studded black leather jacket. |
| 174 | *** Scott Summers' leather jacket is mostly artichoke green with some blue on the front. |
| 175 | *** Kurt Wagner's ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' jacket is made out of red leather. |
| 176 | *** Peter Maximoff sports silver leather pants and a silver leather jacket with black sections. |
| 177 | * As befitting a World War II pilot, the protagonist of ''Film/DakotaHarris'' wears a leather jacket and military cap. |
| 178 | |
| 179 | [[/folder]] |
| 180 | |
| 181 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 182 | * ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'': In "The Separation", [[ActionFashionista Rachel]] is split into "Nice" and "Mean" versions of herself. One of the first things Mean Rachel does is express disgust at her preppy wardrobe and head out to buy some black leather. |
| 183 | * In ''Literature/AutobiographyOfRed'', BadBoy Herakles wears a black leather jacket. |
| 184 | * ''Every'' male character in J.R Ward's ''Literature/BlackDaggerBrotherhood'' wears black leather when fighting lessers. |
| 185 | * Sherrilyn Kenyon's ''Literature/TheDarkHunters'' series: BadassArmy protecting the human world from things that go bump in the night. |
| 186 | * ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' |
| 187 | ** When Greebo, Nanny Ogg's badass cat, is turned human in ''Literature/WitchesAbroad'' and ''Literature/{{Maskerade}}'', he always wears leather and looks like a pirate. |
| 188 | ** In ''Literature/SoulMusic'', the Dean falls under the influence of Music with Rocks in It, and makes himself a leather longcoat with "BORN TO RUNE" spelled out on the back in metal studs. He doesn't know what it means, it just seemed appropriate. |
| 189 | ** Invoked but averted in ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', as the LemonyNarrator is very clear that {{Barbarian Hero}}ine Herenna the Henna-Haired Harridan is ''not'' dressed like "the cover of the more advanced kind of lingerie catalogue for the specialised buyer", instead opting for "light chain mail, soft boots and a short sword". |
| 190 | --->All right, maybe the boots were leather. But not black. |
| 191 | * The Doctor's companion Fitz, from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures, has a leather jacket. He also wears leather trousers once or twice. |
| 192 | * Harry Dresden's distinctive, enchanted black leather duster comes up frequently in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', though the badassery of its leather is rarely explicitly stated. It ''is'' brought up when Harry needs clearance to enter a decidedly shifty night club, but Thomas is able to get him in because he's "A man in a black leather coat." |
| 193 | * [[Franchise/TheWitcher Geralt]] is almost never seen out of his favorite leather jacket with ''lots'' of silver trim and studs and matching pants. Somewhat justified in that leather indeed was a material of choice for combat wear in TheDungAges, and silver is useful [[HeWhoFightsMonsters in his line of work]], but we sometimes almost get to ''hear'' [[TheDandy Dandelion]] cringe at his friend's fashion sense. |
| 194 | * Caine, the badass protagonist from ''Heroes Die'' always wears black leather. |
| 195 | * Arya from the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'' wears black leather in combat, presumably for FanService. This may seem inappropriate given the characterization of elves as hardcore vegans, but then again they do make use of animals that die naturally (for example, an elf wearing a headdress of swan feathers gathered from dead swans and feathers swans had lost). |
| 196 | * Literature/JillKismet wears leather pants for their abrasion resistance: blue jeans can get shredded when you move as fast as she can, thanks to her DealWithTheDevil. It makes her ass look good, too. |
| 197 | * Literature/KateDaniels bought her black leather jacket in her teenage "bravo" days when she was deliberating trying to invoke this trope. [[CharacterDevelopment Developing]] into a more mature, sensible adult doesn't stop her from wearing leather at every chance, though, because leather affords some protection from attacks. |
| 198 | * A DownplayedTrope in the ''{{Literature/Lensman}}'' series, where much is made of the uniform of a Gray Lensman being plain, utilitarian, drab, and, well, gray. But it's only mentioned in passing that it's a gray ''leather'' uniform. |
| 199 | * In her first appearance in Literature/TimeScout, Margo Smith is wearing a nigh-heart-stopping tight leather miniskirt. A character later describes her as "doe-eyed one second, hell-bent for leather the next". |
| 200 | [[/folder]] |
| 201 | |
| 202 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 203 | * ''Series/{{Angel}}''. When Wesley makes his return as a "rogue demon hunter", he's wearing all leather. He has to change out of them though, as they chafe his... [[LastSecondWordSwap legs]]. |
| 204 | ** And Illyria. Oh dear Christ, Illyria. |
| 205 | ** Angelus's trademark is his leather pants, which Spike makes a hobby out of making fun of. |
| 206 | * ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'': Honor Blackman and Mrs. Emma Peel in her first season. |
| 207 | * Parodied in one or more ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' sketches. Benny plays an actor playing a bad boy dressed all in leather while filming a scene. Not only is it not sexy (cause, y'know, it's Creator/BennyHill), the leather squeaks so much whenever he moves that it drowns out recording the dialogue, especially when he sits on a leather-covered chair. |
| 208 | * ''Series/BillyTheExterminator'': Billy and Ricky will often wear combinations of various black leather clothing articles as part of their wardrobe, sometimes with spikes or studs. Billy once explained that the leather is thick enough to protect him from most stinging insects, and the spiked wristbands safeguard his forearms from bites. |
| 209 | * ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' |
| 210 | ** The second incarnation, Blackadder spends most of his series in head-to-toe black leather. According to WordOfGod, the entire female cast went "pwhoar" the first time Rowan Atkinson showed up on set in costume, including the very lesbian Creator/MiriamMargolyes. |
| 211 | ** Creator/RikMayall also had his moment with this trope, appearing in season four in pilot's leathers. |
| 212 | --->'''Rik:''' I mean, you don't think of World War I as particularly sexy, but when I put on the costume, the leather coat and the lariat and. It. Was. So. Sex. I mean, I was a walking penis! |
| 213 | * Both heroes and villains in ''Series/BlakesSeven''. Apparently, an S&M shop made the outfits, as they had the most experience in working with leather (there's a cute anecdote about the shopworkers frantically hiding the porn and the nipple clamps when Creator/MichaelKeating (Vila) turned up for a fitting with his little daughter in tow). |
| 214 | * If Booth isn’t on the job and wearing his suit, you’ll often see him sporting a leather jacket over his T-shirt in outdoor scenes on ''{{Series/Bones}}''. |
| 215 | * Stormfront on ''Series/TheBoys2019'' wears a [[SpyCatsuit form-fitting black leather suit]] with [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red trim]]. Given that she's a virulent racist [[spoiler:and old-school Nazi (meaning that she's also PuttingOnTheReich)]] who murders people of color just for kicks, definitely a villainous example [[VillainWithGoodPublicity despite her public image]]. |
| 216 | * ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'': |
| 217 | ** The tough-as-nails, motorcycle-riding Rosa Diaz usually wears a black leather jacket. Hell, for a Thanksgiving dinner with a suit-and-tie dress code, she promises to wear her "formal leather jacket" ("it's the one without any blood on it"). |
| 218 | ** Jake Peralta's default outfit also includes a leather jacket, although he only ''thinks'' he's a "bad boy". |
| 219 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': |
| 220 | ** Vampire Willow. |
| 221 | ** When Willow is worried that [[BettyAndVeronica Oz is paying too much attention to the sultry Veruca]], she dresses up in leather pants to seduce him. |
| 222 | ** Buffy and Faith are both seen wearing leather pants and jackets on more than one occasion, especially Faith. Angel and Spike both go in for leather jackets. Angel also famously wears leather pants when he turned evil. |
| 223 | ** ''Especially'' Faith. And don't forget: Spike's leather coat is one he took off the corpse of a Slayer he killed. So maybe it '''is''' standard issue clothing. |
| 224 | ** Spike and Faith prefer black leather jackets, but change to brown leather on occasions when they're trying to get in Buffy's good books. |
| 225 | ** At one point Buffy in red leather pants and a black leather jacket fights Faith who also has a leather jacket on. |
| 226 | ** Leather pants in the Buffyverse are colour-coded. We have the: Black Leather Pants of Evil (worn by Angelus, Faith, Vampire Willow, and Xander). Red Leather Pants of Righteousness (worn by Buffy). Green Leather Pants of Jealousy (worn by Willow). Pink Leather Pants of Enthrallment (worn by Buffy). |
| 227 | ** Of course Glory is not above this, with the leather dress she's sporting in Family. |
| 228 | ** This was {{lampshaded}} rather hysterically by Arizona {{filk}}er Nancy Freeman, in the song called (what else?) [[https://web.archive.org/web/20090713183854/https://nansongs.com/lyric/LeatherPants.html "Leather Pants of Evil"]]. They're from an evil cow. |
| 229 | * ''Series/Charmed1998'': |
| 230 | ** Humanoid demons would usually be seen in black leather clothes. In "[[Recap/CharmedS6E22ItsABadBadBadBadWorldPart1 It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World: Part 1]]", Phoebe and Paige go to a MirrorUniverse where the Charmed Ones are evil, that universe's Darryl assumes they've been going undercover in the Underworld, which is good in this reality, due to the "bright happy colours" they're wearing. |
| 231 | ** The episode "[[Recap/CharmedS2E9MsHellfire Ms Hellfire]]" sees a hitwoman trying to assassinate the sisters, and Prue then [[EmergencyImpersonation impersonates her]] to find out who sent her. She's naturally wearing a midriff-baring leather top and tight pants to go with it. Prue helps herself to two outfits from her closet - one being a LittleBlackDress that also appears to be leather, and a similar set of leather pants and basically a black bra. In the latter, she gets a slow-motion SupermodelStrut in as Bane Jessup begins EatingTheEyeCandy. |
| 232 | ** The episode "Coyote Piper" has Piper being possessed by an evil being, who then pulls an EvilCostumeSwitch to tight leather pants and does a sexy table dance on the bar at [=P3=]. |
| 233 | * [[MsFanservice Sarah]] dons a black leather catsuit in several episodes of ''Series/{{Chuck}}''. {{Fanboy}}s were ''very'' happy. |
| 234 | * Britta Perry on ''{{Series/Community}}'' has an affinity for (and a seemingly endless supply of) leather jackets. |
| 235 | * Max from ''Series/DarkAngel'' even had leather ''PANTS''. Hell, the whole X5 Escapees group was hell-bent on wearing leather jackets. |
| 236 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 237 | ** The Ninth Doctor's signature black leather jacket. It's a noticeably stripped-down, no-frills look compared to his predecessors, which says a lot about him from the get-go. Specifically, the jacket is a Kriegsmarine Jacket, but oddly enough, absolutely [[FailedASpotCheck no-one bats an eyelid]] at him wearing the jacket of a U-Boat Captain in the middle of the ''London Blitz'' (aside from Jack Harkness, who lampshades his bad choice of wardrobe). |
| 238 | ** Several of the new series companions (Rose, Martha, Amy, Clara, and Yaz) wear leather jackets, though only Martha does so regularly. |
| 239 | ** Parodied in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones "Smith and Jones"]], in which a "Slab" slave is supposedly leather all the way through. The Doctor's reaction: "Someone's got one hell of a {{fetish}}." |
| 240 | ** [[spoiler:The War Doctor]] also wore one similar to Nine's, except far more faded and beaten-up. |
| 241 | * ''Series/DropTheDeadDonkey''. On seeing Helen's girlfriend -- a lesbian motorcycle courier -- Dave provides the above page quote, while Henry is ecstatic when she straddles her motorbike. |
| 242 | * ''Series/{{Evil|2019}}'': Kristen's mother Sheryl Luria regularly wears a leather jacket and leather pants, along with animal print tops. All of which may indicate a wild past. |
| 243 | * ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. Just... ''Farscape''. John and Aeryn's Peacekeeper uniforms ([[PuttingOnTheReich with more than a touch of the Reich]]), Jool's ab-baring corset, Scorpy's ''gimp suit''... |
| 244 | ** Was described as a "long, hot slog in leather" and Claudia Black has been known to say that all she needed to perk her up when she was tired or burnt out was for Ben Browder to walk in wearing his leathers. |
| 245 | ** There is a reason Creator/WarrenEllis described ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' as "one American's descent into Australia's S&M scene" (aside from him being, y'know, Warren Ellis). |
| 246 | ** In the DVD commentary for the third season two-parter "Into the Lion's Den", Ben Browder quipped that the costuming department bought up every scrap of black and red leather in Australia in order to make all the costumes for the Peacekeeper officers aboard Scorpius's Command Carrier. |
| 247 | * ''Series/FlightOfTheConchords'': Bret and Jermaine use the budget for their tour to buy matching black leather suits for themselves [[spoiler:and Murray]], but mixed with accidentally knocking over an amp, they suddenly gain a reputation as troublemakers and lose gigs. Then the suits get wet in the rain and shrink. |
| 248 | * Ross on ''Series/{{Friends}}'' tries to look cool for a date by putting on tight leather pants. Then he goes to the bathroom and finds that he ''can't put them back on''. |
| 249 | * Lord Tywin Lannister from ''Series/GameOfThrones'' is so fond of black leather jackets that one might confuse him for a Soviet commissar. Similarly, Jaime wears a grey badass leather long coat. |
| 250 | * This seems to be the standard attire along with the BadassLongcoat for Makai Knights in ''Series/{{GARO}}''. |
| 251 | * Bad Janet on ''Series/TheGoodPlace'', the [[{{Hell}} Bad Place]]'s EvilCounterpart to the [[{{Heaven}} Good Place]]'s [[RobotGirl celestial assistant]] Janet (normally clad in vests, skirts, and floral blouses in bright colors), wears a black leather jacket and pants to go with her unhelpful, abrasive attitude. |
| 252 | %%* The Gorma Triumvirate in ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger''. |
| 253 | * Fonzie from ''Series/HappyDays'' is almost never seen without his trademark leather jacket. It's so iconic, it now hangs in the Smithsonian. When the show was entering production, executives were worried about having a character wearing leathers, believing the audience would automatically assume he was the villain - it was initially a requirement that he frequently be shown near his motorbike, in order to explain the wardrobe choice. |
| 254 | * Future Claire in season 3 of ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' has quite the black leather ensemble. |
| 255 | * When Ryu Terui first showed up in ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'', he always wore a leather pants/jacket outfit in either red or black. After [[spoiler: defeating Weather]], he switched to some kind of lighter material with leather patches on the shoulders and joints in red or blue. |
| 256 | %%* Scott Thompson in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxMrWSTlvgg the "Fag" sketch]] on ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall''. |
| 257 | * The Mord-Sith in ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker'' (and the ''Literature/SwordOfTruth'' novels) are a blatant dominatrix archetype. With Cara a main character in season two, every episode is chock full of skin-tight red leather goodness (and somehow even more cleavage than Kahlan). |
| 258 | * ''Series/{{Life on Mars|2006}}'': Sam Tyler wears a leather jacket, which makes a cameo in a late episode of ''Series/{{Ashes to Ashes|2008}}''. |
| 259 | * ''Series/Lucifer2016'': The demon Maze's wardrobe is almost exclusively black leather paired with the occasional corset and chains. She even wears a black leather dress for her [[UnconventionalWeddingDress wedding]]. |
| 260 | * Lampshaded on ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' when Kelly gets dressed for her cousin's wedding. |
| 261 | -->'''Kelly''': Nothing says "Bridesmaids are easy" like short black leather. |
| 262 | * ''Series/OnceUponATime'': |
| 263 | ** Emma usually wears a red leather jacket. |
| 264 | ** Killian's entire outfit. When he gets a wardrobe change, he still has a leather jacket. |
| 265 | ** Rumplestiltskin's leather pants have their own fanbase. |
| 266 | * Sarah from ''Series/OrphanBlack'' wears leather jackets, pants, and boots as part of her punk aesthetic. |
| 267 | * Not by choice, but [[Creator/NeveCampbell Neve Campbell's]] character Julia in ''Series/PartyOfFive'' is forced, along with the rest of the female wait staff, by her employer to wear a leather teddy while serving at a bar [[SexSells to attract customers]]. |
| 268 | * ''Series/PaperGirls'': Mac, a tough and courageous tomboy, loves to wear a leather jacket. |
| 269 | * Played for laughs in ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit''; when discussing animal rights group PETA, the titular hosts are adorned in all manners of leather clothing on their set. |
| 270 | * Stella, ''Series/ProjectRunway'' season five contestant, sure loved her "leatha". |
| 271 | %%* Brian Kinney of ''Series/QueerAsFolkUS''. |
| 272 | * ''Series/TheRising'': Neve, a BadassBiker, liked to wear a long leather coat when alive. |
| 273 | %%* The short-lived series ''Series/{{Roar}}''. This was historically inaccurate, [[RuleOfCool as the actors themselves acknowledged]]. |
| 274 | * ''Series/TheShield'': Vic Mackey is almost never seen without his signature leather jacket. |
| 275 | * ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' did this increasingly so as the series went on. By season five, virtually the entire main cast is wearing as their standard off-world outfits: black leather jackets ([=McKay=], Keller, and occasionally Sheppard), black leather jacket and pants (Teyla), or [[BadassLongcoat black leather trenchcoats]] (Ronon). [[PlanetOfHats Then there's the Wraith]]... |
| 276 | * Intendent Kira in the MirrorUniverse on ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. |
| 277 | * Seven of Nine's first Borg catsuit on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' -- it probably wasn't leather, but it was plainly meant to invoke this trope. |
| 278 | * Derek Hale in ''Series/TeenWolf''. His beta wolves seem to be picking up this habit, too. |
| 279 | * [[RobotGirl Cameron]] from ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' has a leather jacket. [[BerserkButton You really don't want to steal it from her.]] |
| 280 | * In one episode of ''Series/That70sShow'' Kelso gets a leather jacket because he wants to look like [[Creator/MarlonBrando Brando]] in ''Film/TheWildOne''. Instead, everybody laughs at him for looking like [[Series/HappyDays Fonzie]]. When he throws it away in anger Hyde puts it on and immediately becomes irresistible. |
| 281 | * Eric Northman from ''Series/TrueBlood'' appears to wear a different leather jacket in every single appearance (when he isn't stark naked or wearing a tracksuit). This is especially notable as he wears the ''[[LimitedWardrobe exact same]]'' [[LimitedWardrobe singlet and jeans every episode]]. Most of the vampires fall into this to some extent; justified in that a guy in a t-shirt and shorts isn't very seductive or intimidating, same with a girl in a flowery skirt. |
| 282 | * ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E18BlackLeatherJackets Black Leather Jackets]]", Scott, Steve and Fred wear the titular attire as part of their disguise as GreaserDelinquents. |
| 283 | * ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' gives us [[{{Fanservice}} Damon Salvatore]], who is the king of this Trope. Stefan tries, but somehow it doesn't have quite the same effect. |
| 284 | * The ClassyCatBurglar Alex on ''Series/WhiteCollar'' is known to wear a black leather jacket and leather pants pretty often. |
| 285 | * ZSiggy Sobotka in ''Series/TheWire'' celebrates his payout from stealing a crate full of cameras on a [[SuspiciousSpending $3,000 Italian leather coat]] which never gets him the respect or admiration he expects. His coworkers hate him for stealing and flaunting his money, and Cheese is nonplussed by the pricetag and says not even a black man could style the coat to look good. |
| 286 | ** Jimmy [=McNulty=], the LoveableRogue of the Baltimore Police Department is often wearing his dark brown leather jacket. |
| 287 | * ''Series/WizardsAndWarriors'': Seldom has black leather and studs looked better than on Evillll Prince Dirk Blackpool. But it just doesn't work on his brother Prince Geoffrey. |
| 288 | %%* [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena, Ares and Callisto]] all say 'hi'! |
| 289 | * Alex Krycek of ''Series/TheXFiles'' is rarely seen without a black leather jacket. It's rarely the same one from episode to episode, though, since they tend to get ruined when someone (usually Mulder or Skinner) beats him up. |
| 290 | [[/folder]] |
| 291 | |
| 292 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 293 | * Black leather is almost an icon for heavy metal music, in particular for the NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal in TheEighties. In particular, the band that popularized it was Music/JudasPriest, and the [[TropeNamers Trope Namer]] is their song "Hell Bent For Leather" from their 1978 disc ''Killing Machine.'' |
| 294 | ** The best part: Black leather became iconic after Rob Halford decked out [[Music/JudasPriest his band]] in [[LeatherMan BDSM fetish outfits]] and [[MisaimedFandom nobody got it right]]. |
| 295 | * The name of the first demo by Music/{{Metallica}}. |
| 296 | * Music/{{Saxon}}'s "Denim and Leather". |
| 297 | * In their early days, the Music/BlueOysterCult tended to the leather look. (Check out the inner sleeve photos on ''On Your Feet - Or On Your Knees''.) They had a substantial following garnered from two New York groups - gays and bikers. A stage look[[note]] and songs - check out the ''very'' ambiguous lyrics to ''Dominance and Submission'' or ''Hot Rails To Hell''[[/note]] that appealed to both was a no-brainer. Bass player Joey Bouchard recalls they got their stage leather from a BDSM boutique specialising in gay bondage. |
| 298 | * [[Music/{{Queen}} Freddie Mercury]] wore a lot of it in the late 1970s, around the time of ''Live Killers''. |
| 299 | * Music/BillyIdol's leather vest and blond spiky hair are iconic. |
| 300 | * Music/BobDylan [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin mentions this trope by name]] in his 2012 song "Early Roman Kings". |
| 301 | * Music/{{Halsey}} mentions this trope in "Ghost": |
| 302 | -->''I don't like 'em innocent, I don't want no face-fresh |
| 303 | -->Want them wearing leather, begging "Let me be your taste-test".'' |
| 304 | * Music/ElvisPresley in his comeback special: ''Music/ElvisNBCTVSpecial'' (1968). |
| 305 | * Music/MichaelJackson on the cover and in the music video of ''Music/{{Bad}}'', and in red leather for ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. |
| 306 | * "Leather" is also a RunningGag in Music/FrankZappa's oeuvre. He even named his triple album ''Music/{{Lather}}'' after it. |
| 307 | * Music/PattyLoveless in the video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsZ7Yr6x9nQ "Lovin' All Night"]]. |
| 308 | * Cheryl Ladd when she performs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXH5QLs_FPM "Just Another Lover Tonight"]] |
| 309 | * Music/TanyaTucker on the cover of her album, ''T.N.T''. |
| 310 | * Glenn Hughes (no,[[Music/DeepPurple not that one]]). He was the {{leatherman}} in the Music/VillagePeople. |
| 311 | * Music/{{Steelpreacher}} combines this with SpikesOfVillainy. |
| 312 | * Parodied in the Music/WeirdAlYankovic song, "Young Dumb And Ugly". |
| 313 | -->We wear black leather in the hottest weather\ |
| 314 | You can't imagine the smell! |
| 315 | * Similarly, Music/MitchBenn's song "Stinky Pants", which on his radio series ''Crimes Against Music'' he explains is about the fact [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]] appears to be wearing the same leather trousers in all existing footage and photographs, and the difficulty of cleaning leather ''assuming you even try''. |
| 316 | * Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}'s music video for "Angry" has Creator/SydneySweeney wearing a leather corset and chaps dancing along to the song in the backseat of a convertible driving down a street. |
| 317 | [[/folder]] |
| 318 | |
| 319 | [[folder:Pinballs]] |
| 320 | * The unnamed character in Bally's ''Pinball/EightBall'' wears a brown leather jacket, as befitting an unauthorized copy of ''Series/HappyDays''[='=] The Fonz. |
| 321 | * In ''Pinball/{{Rollergames}}'', Chuck Skull (the manager of the Violators) has this. |
| 322 | [[/folder]] |
| 323 | |
| 324 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 325 | * New England-based promotion Wrestling/WAWWrestling has a few examples who could count but the most stunning one would be 'Grimm', a violent gimp covered head to toe in leather fetish gear. |
| 326 | * For much of his career, Wrestling/AdrianAdonis would wear a leather jacket and cap to the ring. |
| 327 | * {{Wrestling/Sable}} would often be seen in leather catsuits, particularly around the time she did a FaceHeelTurn to become an arrogant primadonna. |
| 328 | * Wrestling/KevinNash regularly wore leather pants in the ring, starting with his time as Wrestling/ShawnMichaels' bodyguard, Diesel. |
| 329 | * [[Wrestling/MollyHolly Mona]] started wearing leather pants and corset tops near the end of her time in WCW instead of her usual MiniDressOfPower. |
| 330 | * Wrestling/MandyRose is rather fond of leather inside and outside the ring. |
| 331 | [[/folder]] |
| 332 | |
| 333 | [[folder:Sports]] |
| 334 | * A downplayed example is featured with Canadian figure skater Nicolas Nadeau's [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x71052u long program costume]] from the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 seasons. Only his right sleeve, right shoulder and two rectangular strips on his sides are made of black leather because it would be uncomfortable for him to compete in an all-leather outfit, but the material is included because he performs to a Music/DepecheMode medley, and the leather evokes the band's look during TheEighties. |
| 335 | [[/folder]] |
| 336 | |
| 337 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 338 | * ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Leather armor is, fittingly enough, the armor of choice of the rogue class. Medieval leather armor actually came in two varieties: the less common type was similar to biker-style garments (which is probably what ''D&D'' et al are going for), and the more common one (''cuir bouilli'') was hardened by being boiled into rigid pieces and doesn't look or behave anything like leather clothing. |
| 339 | %%** ''TabletopGame/DarkSun'': Par for the course. |
| 340 | %%* ''TabletopGame/{{Munchkin}}'': The "Leather armor" card. |
| 341 | * ''TabletopGame/VampireTheEternalStruggle'': The Leather Jacket is an equipment card. It prevents all damage from a single attack and is then destroyed. By comparison, the Flak Jacket can be used every round, but only prevents 1 damage. |
| 342 | * ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': Leather jackets made from tanned Squig skin are the go-to armour choice for most lower-class [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Ork Boyz]], because it looks tough and it does offer a bit of protection from primitive weapons like spears and arrows. It doesn't do much against most of the massively overpowered firearms of the setting, though, so if they get shot at, they drop like flies. |
| 343 | [[/folder]] |
| 344 | |
| 345 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 346 | * ''Theatre/{{Elisabeth}}'': In the German production, after the casting of [[{{Hunk}} Mark Seibert]], Death goes from OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous to this. The Creator/TakarazukaRevue productions follow suit, though the ambiguity remains because all characters, including Death, are played by actresses. |
| 347 | [[/folder]] |
| 348 | |
| 349 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 350 | * ''VideoGame/{{Stranglehold}}'': Tequila Yuen sports a brown one and pulls it off. Maybe it's because he is Chow Yun Fat... |
| 351 | * ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'': Rachel is a [[HunterOfMonsters Fiend Hunter]] who dresses in a revealing leotard of black leather. |
| 352 | %% * ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'': |
| 353 | %% ** Trish. |
| 354 | %% ** Dante. |
| 355 | * ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': |
| 356 | ** All of Organization XIII series wear long, black leather trenchcoats. Perhaps this has something to do with their DracoInLeatherPants status among the fandom. |
| 357 | ** [[EvilMakeover Riku]] and [[DressCodedForYourConvenience Va]][[ObviouslyEvil ni]][[MalevolentMaskedMan tas]] play this trope... [[PlayingWithATrope sideways]] with full bodysuits made of what looks to be ''muscle tissue''. Whether muscle counts as leather is left as an exercise for the reader. |
| 358 | * ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'': |
| 359 | ** ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'': Etna has an outfit composed primarily of black leather... [[{{Stripperiffic}} though she's not wearing a lot of it]]. |
| 360 | ** ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'': Fenrich: black leather pants, a red leather jacket, [[WalkingShirtlessScene and not much else]]. |
| 361 | * ''Super Robot Taisen OG: Endless Frontier'': Haken Browning's outfit is a black leather trench coat. He is ridiculed for complaining of overheating during the group's journey through East Elftale. |
| 362 | * ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'', after ''Mad Max'' above. Complete with one arm missing. |
| 363 | ** ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' has Leather Armor, along with Motorcycle Helmets, both of which have gender-specific variants. |
| 364 | ** ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' has the [[spoiler:cyborg]] assassin Kellogg, renowned and feared throughout the Commonwealth [[spoiler:and some parts of New California and the Mojave]] for his brutal methods. Unusually, he wears a dark brown coat instead of black. [[spoiler:Although, given how old Kellogg is, the coat could have been black when he started his career all those years ago.]] |
| 365 | * ''VideoGame/FullThrottle'' |
| 366 | * ''Angel Devoid'', with a really badass-sounding walkloop to boot. |
| 367 | * ''VideoGame/MetalGear'': |
| 368 | ** Psycho Mantis from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''. The man is a villain, true, but given that his personal outfit is a few yards of leather away from being a gimp suit does help solidify his place as one of the most badass bosses in all the games. An interesting example in that, going by his death scene, he abhors sexuality. |
| 369 | ** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidV'', [[ByronicHero Big Boss]] gets a sleek motorcycle jacket with the Diamond Dogs logo on the chest. [[spoiler:You can craft it and wear on missions as [[CloneByConversion Venom Snake]].]] |
| 370 | * A lot of the characters in ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'', but the Fire Barons, Zaulia, and Tainted Coil are standouts. The Tainted Coil is noted in the [[AllThereInTheManual history found during gameplay]] to have dug up the Titans' old cars and motorcycles just to get the leather! |
| 371 | ** This trope especially applies to Lita Halford, who wears a sexy outfit that consists of a midriff-baring, cleavage-enhancing leather halter top and skin-tight leather pants. |
| 372 | ** Special mention to the Baron leader who is modeled after (and voiced by) [[Music/JudasPriest Rob Halford]], the man considered as having brought the leather fashion into HeavyMetal culture. |
| 373 | * Ezio Auditore of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' back in his younger years wore leather pants that left only a bit to the imagination. It is actually {{Lampshaded}} by one of the bystander dialogues. |
| 374 | * [[NinetiesAntiHero K']] and [[AnIcePerson Kula Diamond]] from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''. |
| 375 | -->'''Flustered Lady''': Such ''tight'' leather pants. |
| 376 | * Albert Wesker of the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' ''used'' to wear just normal-looking combat gear in the first game and ''Code Veronica.'' However, he shows up in 5 wearing head-to-toe black leather ''complete'' with a leather BadassLongcoat, just in case the viewer still wasn't completely sure about his alignment. |
| 377 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': |
| 378 | ** Sephiroth of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' fame, in black. His Gackt-Expy [[TheRival rival]] Genesis from ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'' shops at the same place, but goes for red. |
| 379 | *** Vincent Valentine wears some kind of leather suit, which is partially covered by the big red cape. |
| 380 | ** Squall Leonhart from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' has his famous black leather and lion fur jacket and matching pants. On the opposite side, TheRival Seifer wears a white leather trenchcoat. |
| 381 | * ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'''s Voldo seems to have attended the Psycho mantis School of Fashion. [[spoiler:"Siegmare"]] wears leather pants as well, but he's far easier on the eyes, [[spoiler:even with a freak arm]]. |
| 382 | * The Dark Queen from ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}'', to the max. |
| 383 | * Aside from her BadassCape, Karst's outfit in ''VideoGame/GoldenSunTheLostAge'' is mostly black and red leather. Like the above Etna, she's [[MsFanservice not exactly wearing a lot of it]]. |
| 384 | * Travis Touchdown from ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' is well known for his [[IconicOutfit red leather jacket.]] He also has an entire closet filled with all different kinds of other leather jackets as well. |
| 385 | * An option in ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'', but not very effective compared to proper metal or even [[SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset bone]] armor. One use for it is being one of the easiest ways to provide cheap armor for civilians or more expendable militia-dwarves. Given armor doesn't wear out like clothing does, and the fact that dwarves get unhappy about running around naked, leather armor can mitigate the need to constantly replace tattered clothes. |
| 386 | * ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'': As befitting a ProudWarriorRace, the Klingon wardrobe has a lot of leather in it, including bi-colored PaintedOnPants and armored corsets for women. The pants are also available Fedside, and most of the free Starfleet uniform jackets have what seems like a leather texture (though it could also be some form of armor weave). |
| 387 | * While not entirely obvious in-game, Ganondorf's armor in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' is stated to be made of leather in concept art seen in ''Hyrule Historia.'' |
| 388 | * The Wasp in ''VideoGame/AvengersAcademy'' wears a leather motorcycle jacket for her first two outfits, and later upgrades to a full-body SpyCatsuit. |
| 389 | * ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'': |
| 390 | ** Tatsuya Suou in ''VideoGame/Persona2 Eternal Punishment'' wears red biker leathers. |
| 391 | ** ''VideoGame/Persona5'': Multiple members of your PhantomThief, EldritchAbomination-fighting BadassCrew wear customized leather biker jackets and pants, including Ryuji Sakamoto, Makoto Niijima and Futaba Sakura. |
| 392 | * Because it's set on a world with rich animal life but sparse civilization, leather is extremely important in ''VideoGame/{{Rimworld}}'', as a source of clothing and for other constructions like armchairs and animal beds. The hides of the game's most powerful animals (rhinos, elephants, megasloths and thrumbos) can be turned into [[BadassLongcoat dusters]] that are tougher than a flak jacket and can be preferable even to power armour. |
| 393 | * In ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'', standard wear for the Octarians' elite Octoling troops includes a tight black leather ensemble that exposes their midriff. The Octoling protagonist in ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''[='s=] DarkerAndEdgier ''Octo Expansion'' DLC goes even further by ditching the extra chest armor worn by standard Octolings. |
| 394 | * ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'': For a PlayerCharacter who's of the [[LooksLikeOrlok Nosferatu]] {{vampire variety|pack}}, the various clothing and body armor sets look like more and more elaborate leather ensembles with TooManyBelts, culminating in a full-body gimp suit. |
| 395 | * In ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'', the default outfit for Undead features black leather jackets with a fur trim and leather pants, in keeping with their cool, badass image. Many of their later event outfits also feature a lot of leather. |
| 396 | * ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'': Goro Majima's standard outfit throughout the series consists of black, steel-toed leather shoes, black leather pants, black leather gloves and a snakeskin jacket ([[WalkingShirtlessScene and no shirt underneath]]). |
| 397 | * Christie from ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' has an outfit that consists of a black leather bustier, long gloves, fishnets and thigh-high boots. |
| 398 | * [[PlayerCharacter Clementine]] gets a red motorcycle jacket as a farewell gift at the end of ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadSeasonThree''. It's also featured on the promotional materials for and [[spoiler:flashback sequences in]] ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadSeasonFour''. In the game proper, however, she ditched it for a jean jacket instead. |
| 399 | * Due to the rockerboy/rockergirl subculture being an important part of the ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077''s setting, plenty of people tied to the movement feature some leather accents in their outfits. |
| 400 | ** [[BombThrowingAnarchist Johnny Silverhand]] wears leather pants. |
| 401 | ** [[TheRockstar Kerry Eurodyne]] wears a leather vest with studs, a spiked band on his arm and mid-calf leather boots. |
| 402 | ** In the sidequest "A Like Supreme", [[IntrepidReporter Nancy]] will wear an oversized leather jacket. |
| 403 | ** [[TheFixer The fixer]] Dino used to be a rockerboy and still dresses like one, wearing a flashy leather vest with many studs. |
| 404 | ** [[PlayerCharacter V]] can also wear many leather clothes in a similar style that can be bought or found in the world. |
| 405 | * ''VideoGame/{{Witchfire}}'': The player character, called the Preyer, is dressed head to toe in brown leather, with the occasional metal accents, such as adornments to his coat, belt buckles and his signature skull mask. As can be seen [[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/EaPlq8 here]], he sports leather boots, pants, a duster, gloves and even a capotain (the stereotypical witch hunter hat), giving him the CoatHatMask setup. |
| 406 | [[/folder]] |
| 407 | |
| 408 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 409 | * Liberal use of leather seems to be the standard form of fashion in ''VisualNovel/TokyoNecro'' with just about everyone incorporating it in some way into their outfits, if not draped head to toe in it. One of the only exceptions is Iria which alongside many other traits serve to highlight just how out of place she is in the setting. |
| 410 | [[/folder]] |
| 411 | |
| 412 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 413 | * Several characters from the {{Cyberpunk}} webcomic Webcomic/AquaRegia are shown dressed this way, but it's most prominently shown with TheProtagonist, wearing leather clothing even in his civilian life, before becoming a mercenary. |
| 414 | ** {{Lampshaded}} with the title of the first episode, and it's actually his nickname as a mercenary, [[Music/JudasPriest The Leather]] [[RedBaron Rebel]]. |
| 415 | * Flash from Webcomic/TheBugPond constantly wears a leather jacket. |
| 416 | * In ''Webcomic/MiscellaneousError'', the main feature of Jack's LimitedWardrobe is a leather BadassLongcoat. |
| 417 | * ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Von Pinn, lampshaded in [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040503 this exchange:]] |
| 418 | -->'''Von Pinn:''' I teach restraint.\ |
| 419 | '''[=DuPree=]:''' Oh, so your dressmaker's an A+ student then. |
| 420 | [[/folder]] |
| 421 | |
| 422 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 423 | * Benedict from ''WebVideo/WarlockGames'' is an interesting aversion: although he wears leather, he leaves the one fight he helps in abruptly and eventually [[spoiler: dies offscreen.]] |
| 424 | %%* [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Dark Nella's]] BadassLongcoat. |
| 425 | * [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]], the most HotBlooded member of Website/ChannelAwesome, sports a trademark leather jacket that grants him [[Franchise/StarWars Sith-like]] powers. |
| 426 | %%* ''WebVideo/IronLiz'': Judas Liz. Especially appropriate for this trope name. |
| 427 | [[/folder]] |
| 428 | |
| 429 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 430 | * June the BountyHunter from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. |
| 431 | * [[TheDragon Drolta]] [[DarkActionGirl Tzuentes]] from ''WesternAnimation/CastlevaniaNocturne''. Drolta has a taste for black leather outfits, when not blending in with the aristocrats with boyish French formalwear in 18th century France. |
| 432 | * ''WesternAnimation/DorgVanDango'': Jet is a unicorn whose human disguise involves a leather jacket and overall greaser look. |
| 433 | * The Lead Eliminator in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents: Wishology''. No surprise, since he's a parody of the Franchise/{{Terminator}}. |
| 434 | * Episodic character [[TheRival Sigmund the Sorcerer]] from ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum''. |
| 435 | * Vanessa Doofenshmirtz in ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''. |
| 436 | * [[{{Tomboy}} Spinelli]] and [[BearerOfBadNews Butch]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' both wear black leather jackets. |
| 437 | * An episode of ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries'' Sabrina and Chloe are sent inside a video game dressed in costumes that are an obvious parody of [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena and Gabrielle]]. |
| 438 | -->'''Chloe:''' I think we're bad girls now. |
| 439 | [[/folder]] |
| 440 | |
| 441 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 442 | * [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]]. This was memorably deconstructed by Music/MitchBenn in the intro to his song "Stinky Pants": |
| 443 | -->"Given that Morrison seems to be wearing the same pair of leather trousers in every picture there is of him, and given how difficult it is to clean leather properly, assuming you even ''try'', I don't imagine you'd have wanted to stand downwind of the Lizard King." |
| 444 | ** Those pants, which allegedly ''were'' the same pair for a while, are now proudly displayed at the Hollywood Hard Rock Cafe. Thankfully, in a glass case. |
| 445 | * Gerard Way from Music/MyChemicalRomance used to wear leather jackets until they fell apart. See above for speculation on how bad Jim Morrison's pants smelled. |
| 446 | ** "I have a leather jacket that could turn your stomach..." |
| 447 | * Music/JoanJett is a good female example of this- she's frequently seen in leather pants or jackets, or head-to-toe leather outfits. (Though if the leather flag sticker on her guitar is any indication, this may be more than just a fashion choice.) However, in recent years, she has switched to fake leather, as a result of going vegan. |
| 448 | * Many metal artists, including {{Trope Namer|s}} [[{{Leatherman}} Rob Halford]] with a similarly titled Music/JudasPriest song. Ironically, Halford himself prefers pleather so as not to sacrifice innocent cattle, and the song title itself was originally used in the theme to ''Series/{{Rawhide}}'', though these days it's more associated with Halford and Judas Priest than anything else. |
| 449 | * Red Commissars and Chekists of the [[UsefulNotes/RedOctober Russian Civil War era]]. Their uniform included a black leather [[CommissarCap peaked cap]] (replaced with a red headscarf for female commissars), a black leather jacket and jackboots. Particularly [[ActionGirl Ksanka]] in the Soviet action movie ''The Crown Of The Russian Empire, or The Elusives Again''. |
| 450 | ** The crew of Trotsky's personal armored locomotive train wore red leather outfits -- military-style jackets, pants, jackboots, and hats that looked sort of like ushankas. |
| 451 | ** Younger panzer crews in Nazi Germany, particularly in regiments that were formed in the middle to late war years, were fond of wearing U-boat crew leathers. |
| 452 | *** Both of the above had practical considerations, as both train crews and panzer crews were working with hot machinery that could probably set cloth on fire. Plus it really did look pretty badass. So... yeah. |
| 453 | *** Many steam-locomotive crews wore either a jacket or a vest made of thick black leather, to aid in protection from inclement weather in the open cabin and from searing-hot metal parts. Knowing how dirty one gets when dealing with coal dust and also how dirty is the job of lubricating the running gear of the locomotive with grease guns and oil dripper cans, they were [[Series/DirtyJobs worse]] than Jim Morrison. |
| 454 | ** Sappers of the [[LegionOfLostSouls French Foreign Legion]] wear leather aprons, carry axes and are allowed beards as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapper#mediaviewer/File:Pionnier-legion.JPG seen here]]. |
| 455 | * Los Angeles-based clothing designers Lip Service are quite fond of this, as it's been their longest-running line for about 15 years. |
| 456 | * Early aircraft pilots wore fur-lined leather jackets for warmth, and this was continued with practically every air force through World War II issuing leather jackets. |
| 457 | ** The US Army Air Force began issuing the famous A-2 flight jacket in 1927 and they quickly became a status symbol among American military aviators to the point where non-aviators (including infantry) would do anything they could to get one, all the way up to buying replicas made by local European cottage industries. They were discontinued from issue in 1943 in favor of cloth jackets but issued replacements and unofficial wear kept them going in the US Air Force into the 1950s. The Navy never stopped issuing their leather G-1 jacket except for a brief period, however, and the release of ''Film/TopGun'' is credited with the Air Force reissuing new A-2 jackets starting in 1988. |
| 458 | * Suzi Quatro. Especially [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk6kvVGPURA here]] |
| 459 | * Buzz Bissinger (the guy who wrote ''Literature/FridayNightLights''), [[http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/201304/buzz-bissinger-shopaholic-gucci-addiction apparently]]. |
| 460 | * Safety-conscious motorcycle riders often elect to wear what amounts to a suit of leather armor, often with layers of kevlar or carbon or other very tough material to protect them when they fall off the bike (commonly expressed in the phrase "Cowhide, not my hide"). Bikers in general seem to like leather and less safety-driven ones may still wear a leather jacket or vest with leather boots simply because [[RuleOfCool it looks awesome.]] |
| 461 | * [[Music/GunsNRoses Slash]] has worn leather pants for decades. In his book he explains they serve a practical purpose: When you piss yourself in leather pants they don't get soaked and you don't get a chill. He also had his original felt top hat wrapped in black leather to keep it from falling apart. |
| 462 | * The IconicOutfit for GreaserDelinquents typically involves a black biker jacket, usually Perfecto-style. |
| 463 | [[/folder]] |
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