Rocker jackets.

A rocker jacket is a leather motorcycle jacket first popularized by the greasers and rockers of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Rocker jackets. ... Greaser is an American English slang term for a 1950s youth whose hair was combed back with various oils (greased back), and who was often associated with a street gang. ... The definitive Wild One. ...

Rocker jackets can be styled in variety ways, and different versions have been associated with different subcultures. It has been associated with groups such as rockers, punk rockers, bikers and metalheads. The jackets have been protective purposes, fashion, and often for their intimidating and rebellious appearance. As understood in sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a distinct set of behavior and beliefs that differentiate them from a larger culture of which they are a part. ... Punk fashion is the styles of clothing, hairstyles, cosmetics, jewelry and body modifications of the punk subculture. ... A Biker is someone who rides a motorcycle (motorbike). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

There is a substantial difference between rocker jackets made for fashionable purposes and for protective purposes (for activities like motorcycle riding). Rocker jackets designed for protective use are are heavier, thicker, and sometimes equipped with armor. A rocker jacket primarily designed for fashion purposes is not likely to be of much use in a motorcycle accident. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

In popular culture

In the 1950s, the rocker jacket achieved iconic status in major part through fictional film. Examples include Marlon Brando's Johnny Strabler character in The Wild One (1953), Michael Pare in Eddie And The Cruisers, as well as the actor James Dean (although he never actually wore one in any of his films). Later examples include Henry Winkler's character The Fonz in the 1970s American television series Happy Days, which depicted life in the 1950s and early-mid 1960s, and the T-Birds characters in the Grease film duo. The Fonz's rocker jacket is housed in the Smithsonian Institution. Fictional film or narrative film uses chronological reality to tell a fictional story. ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... What are you rebelling against? What have you got? The Wild One (1953) was the very first outlaw biker film, also made memorable by the youthful Marlon Brando playing gang leader Johnny Stabler. ... Michael Paré (born October 9, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. ... Eddie and the Cruisers was a movie released in 1983, followed by one sequel, Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! in 1989. ... James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor who epitomized youthful angst. ... Henry Winkler as The Fonz in Happy Days. ... Whos cool, and has two thumbs? This guy! -Fonzie Arthur The Fonz Fonzarelli was a character in the American sitcom Happy Days (1974-1984) played by Henry Winkler. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Happy Days was a popular American television sitcom that originally aired between 1974 and 1984 on the ABC television network. ... Look up grease in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ...

Other examples of the rocker jacket in popular culture include the Black Panthers in the 1960s and 1970s, the punk rock band the Ramones, the T-800 cyborg character of The Terminator movies; the character Roger Davis, played by Adam Pascal in the movie Rent; and former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Wrestler Bret Hart The Black Panther Party (originally called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a revolutionary Black nationalist organization in the United States that formed in the late 1960s and grew to national prominence before falling apart due to factional rivalries stirred up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Ramones were an American band widely considered to be the first punk rock group. ... The T-800 (full designation: Cyberdyne Systems Series 800-850 Model 101) is a cyborg, programmed to kill, in the fictional universe of the Terminator movies. ... Seven of Nine, a Borg in Star Trek: Voyager The term cyborg, a portmanteau of cybernetic organism, is used to designate an organism which is a mixture of organic and mechanical (synthetic) parts. ... The Terminator (also known as Terminator in some early trailers and posters) is a 1984 science fiction-action film featuring body-builder Arnold Schwarzenegger in what would become his best-known role. ... Adam Pascal Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, best known for being the first to play the role of Roger Davis in the Jonathan Larson musical Rent on Broadway. ... Rent is the cinematographic adaptation of a musical drama in Broadway musical of the same name, released November 23, 2005. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian former professional wrestler, and part of the famous Hart wrestling family. ...

See also

• Motorcycle safety clothing
• Rockers