Few garments carry as much baggage as the leather biker jacket, and most of it is deserved. Worn badly it looks like a costume. Worn well it is one of the most considered things a man can put on his back. We have spent a lot of time thinking about what separates the ones worth buying from the ones that just look the part in a changing room. Hide weight matters. The asymmetric zip should sit flat, not pucker. The fit across the shoulders has to be exact because you cannot tailor your way out of a bad one. We are also looking at how these wear over time, because a great leather jacket is not a purchase, it is an accumulation. The ones in here work with a plain white tee, a heavy wool jumper, or a tailored trouser without any of those combinations feeling like a stretch. They justify the fuss because not everything does.