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The DictatorWhere to buy a red leather jacket that won’t make you look like Michael Jackson
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I’d love a red leather jacket. Who makes the best ones?
Red Alert, Sai Kung
The Dictator rules: Is this a trick question? I doubt it’s been asked since Michael Jackson posed it in about 1982. All you Thriller lovers out there can simply search for “Michael Jackson jacket” on Amazon.com to find a pretty faithful replica for as little as HK$176.
Saint Laurent’s biker jacket comes in red goat’s leather suede. That is, if you know where to look (HK$27,130; mytheresa.com). Acne Studios also has its interpretation of the belted, zippered motorcycle jacket in scarlet lambskin leather (HK$12,500; Lane Crawford). Zadig & Voltaire is rocking biker style jackets in red leather (HK$7,950; Pacific Place, Admiralty) or dark red, fringed suede (HK$6,950). If you hurry, you’ll be able to snag one on sale.
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Emporio Armani brings its subtlety to a gorgeous, slim-line, double-breasted red leather jacket lined in grey (HK$12,500; Pacific Place), as well as a red nappa leather biker jacket (HK$8,200). Alexander McQueen has amazingly sculpted leather jackets, including a belted biker jacket with extra zip detail at the cuffs and hem, and an off-centre zip closure in red leather with silk lining (HK$32,705; farfetch.com).
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A slight departure from red would be burgundy, as on the cropped, collarless leather jacket with an off-centre zip up the front by Max & Co (HK$3,680; Pacific Place). For teens and budget shoppers, there is also Bershka’s cropped, belted biker jacket with notched lapels in red (or pale pink, green or black) faux leather for only HK$299 (bershka. com).
Finding one will be easy. Creating an outfit won’t. Try it over a rock tee with blue or black jeans. Or mix things up by layering it over a floral dress.
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