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The 20 best leather jackets in the world right now

Every man should own at least one decent leather jacket, so choose wisely...

The 20 best leather jackets in the world right now
25 July 2016

When it comes to jackets, there's only one that is truly timeless as well as bad ass, and that's the leather jacket.

From absolute classics worn by Elvis and James Dean right up until modern day heroes like Alex Turner and Julian Casablancas, history has never shunned the biker staple and never will; it's one of those pieces you can pass on to your children (if you don't want to be buried in it, that is) and wear with anything.

But with so many leathers on the market today, it can be hard to find the right one. So it's a good thing we've dug out the best so you don't have to:

Wolf & Badger

Punk rock studded biker jacket, £399


Paul Smith

Leather bomber jacket, £1,620


Gucci

Hand-painted studded leather jacket, £3,680


Saint Laurent

Slim fit leather biker jacket, £2,750


Gucci

Patch-embellished fringed leather biker jacket, £3,330


Saint Laurent

Metallic leather biker jacket, £2,900


Hugo Boss

Regular fit 'T-Cafallo' jacket, £899


All Saints

Powell leather biker jacket, £398


Laurie Lee

Vintage hand-painted biker jacket, £595


Saint Laurent

Sequin motorcycle jacket, £6,888


Off-White

Logo-print leather biker jacket, £1,649


Blackmeans

Studded leather biker jacket, £2,700


Balmain

Biker collarless leather jacket, £2,810


Saint Laurent

Fringed leather biker jacket, £3,135


Nudie Jeans

Ziggy leather biker jacket, £460


Schott NYC

Leather pilot jacket, £259.90


Belstaff

Trailmsater oak brown leather jacket, £1,250


Givenchy

Slim-fit appliqued leather and satin leather bomber, £1,760


Reiss

Juassic zip detail navy leather jacket, £325


Belstaff

Falmouth shearling-trimmed leather jacket, £1,595