Paris based Hoon made a name for itself as a high end jewelry line to date. Today we present you their first venture into clothing. The Hoon Clothing Collection only consists of leather jackets, translating well their philosophy of jewelry into clothing. Only the finest leathers were used and nice metal details make a good finish. Most pieces were inspired in terms of look and fit of the classic baseball jacket, but with a more fitted silhouette.
Have a detailed look at the first Hoon collection after the jump.

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Today we give you a first look at the Converse Chuck Taylor High "Leather Jacket", which is part of the Century Collection. 
"The appeal is obvious – bikers, rockers, greasers, straight edgers and even fashionistas will all want a piece of this nasty noir joint. Whilst the idea itself and link with rocking Converse heritage is credible, it’s the details in the development that make this one stand out as something much more than a simple idea done nice. This Leather Jacket has had a lot of love thrown at it – the sole is righteous in detail and the vintage moto-cycle jacket leather is locked down with finely stitched patching. There’s black anodized metal zips and deluxe waxy laces to complement the nylon quilted lining and to top it all off, there’s an embossed All Star patch and tuff-nuts buttons on the tongue of the left shoe." Via Sneaker Freaker.
The shoes will be released at premium retailers in July.
More images after the jump.

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Shinsuke Takizawa shows first images of some upcoming Neighborhood leather jackets. The brand has always had strong leather pieces in their collection of superior quality to what is mostly available on the market. These jackets come in black and royal blue and are decorated with patches, strupes and embroideries, while still keeping them overall simple. The patches look like the ones that you usually find on varsity jackets.
We are not so convinced by the royal blue colorway, but there is always space in the closet for a quality black leather jacket. More pics after the jump.

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Today we show you the latest and last releases by Bounty x Hunter for 2007. This releases consists of clothing as well as accessories.
They dropped sweat pants, one of their classic leather jackets, some t-shirts and in terms of accessories they released a skull keychain with Swarovski eyes and a ring. Check out the entire release that just entered Revolution Information after the jump.

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Commonwealth received some new Original Fake goods and among them was this leather jacket. The Original Fake Leather Jacket features a soft lamb leather shell, 100% polyester inner lining with repeated “XX” patern, ribbed waist and coughs, and double zipper pulls stamped with the iconic Kaws X’s.
The jacket does not have any 3M, Gore-Tex, Chompers Design or anything else loud that would attract attention. That’s exactly what we like about it. Original Fake until now only presented “loud” pieces, which we also appreciate, but in the case like this, a classic leather jacket, should stay simple and on point. Knowing the quality of Original Fake, the price of the jacket of 575 USD, does not even seem too high.

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Junya Watanabe got together with Vanson Leathers for their Fall/Winter 2007 collection. Vanson Leathers is America’s largest manufacturer of leather motorcycle jackets and motorcycle riding apparel. In business for over thirty years in Massachusetts, USA, Vanson has consistently innovated and evolved its product line to exceed the expectations.
Once again it is impressive how the brand searches for the highest quality in the market to add their own flair to a classic. There are 49 steps involved in putting together the simplest Vanson jacket, and up to 126 steps in the construction of their most complicated pieces. All of these steps are done by hand in America. We have seen the same idea of taking a high quality classic by Junya Watanabe earlier with Levi’s, Lacoste, Fred Perry and Moncler. From the outside the jacket looks like a regular Vanson – Junya Watanabe added their camouflage to the inner lining. Pics via Reinforce.
Check out the released Junya Watanabe x Vanson leather motorcycle jacket after the jump.

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