Mens Red Leather Jacket - Stand Out in the Crowd

While most of us tend think of the colors black or brown when it comes to a leather jacket, it took Michael Jackson to make the mens red leather jacket popular. Bright red in color and covered with zippers these mens red leather jackets sold out so fast that many manufacturers could not keep up with demand and backorders caused fights to break out and the prices to soar as millions of fans wanted to copy the look that was created for Michael Jackson's video "Thriller"

Michaels Look

In one way or another Michael Jackson left his mark on the worlds of music, video, dance and fashion. Together with costume designer Deborah Landis he made it cool to wear a mens red leather jacket. Not just for the kids either as these jackets could be seen on guys and girls of all ages within days of the video first being seen. When asked about the choice of the color red, the designer simply stated that it was chosen to make Michael stand out against all the blacks, grays and browns of the set and that when he first saw the jacket he fell in love with it.

While this style of mens red leather jacket stayed in vogue for several years and with his recent death has once again become popular as many choose to remember him and honor the contributions he has made to the world.

Not Just for Michael

While Michael Jackson may have immortalized the mens red leather jacket, he is by no means the only one to have worn one and created a new fashion from it. Many of today's top designers use red leather to create some of their latest fashions. Men in Europe tend to be less worried that red is not macho and as perhaps some of those in America making it a common choice for many younger men who feel that the color is more dashing than black.

Many top racing teams such as Ferrari and Honda use red as one of their primary colors and as such the leather jackets that support the teams are created in the same red colors. There is nothing unusual in seeing a man riding his Honda café bike down the motorway dressed in one of their mens red leather jackets covered in patches from various races.

From short waist length jackets to full length trench coat styles worn when the weather is bad, leather jackets are very much back in style. At one time leather was worn strictly for its durability and practicality when the weather was bad, today thank to designers like Armani and DKNY the leather jacket is now considered one of hottest fashion trends going.

One other type of leather jacket that seems to have come across from America and become very popular with the younger crowd is the varsity style jacket with a suede or cloth body and leather sleeves available in a wide variety of colors. Once a staple of the American High School Letterman these jackets are now available in the colors of many of your favorite sports teams to show you support.