Where to start
If this is a first leather jacket, or a first one in years, these are the pieces to look at. They are the silhouettes the range is built around: the classic biker, the bomber and the café racer for men; the cropped biker and the blazer for women. Each is cut in a leather chosen for that pattern rather than a house leather used for everything.
Choosing between them
A biker is the most structured: an asymmetric zip, a notched lapel and a close cut that looks best over a t-shirt or a fine knit. A bomber is the easiest to wear, with a ribbed collar, cuffs and hem in a softer leather, and room for a jumper underneath. A café racer sits between the two, a single zip and a band collar with nothing spare, for someone who wants a leather jacket that does not announce itself.
What they have in common
Full-grain or lambskin leather, hardware that will still work in ten years, a lining that can be replaced, and a fit note written for the pattern rather than copied between products. None of these is a fashion piece; they are meant to be worn for years and to look better for it.
Before you buy
Read the size guide and the fit note. Structured leather does not stretch the way knitwear does, so buy the size that fits now with what you will wear underneath.