You don't need wheels to sport the ultimate in biker street cred.
Francesca Fearon roars in to a
range of Harley Davidson gear.
NOWADAYS, fashion pundits and biker aficionados are roaring their
Electra Glides and Fat Boys up to Glasgow's Italian Centre. These are
not oily bikers convening for a Hells Angel meet, rather they're there
to check out a new set of leathers. The mean machine icon of the road,
the Harley Davidson, is now the trade mark stamped across a range of
high-octane clothing that would appeal to Marlon Brando, Peter Fonda,
and their equally rebellious heirs.
V-Twin has just opened in the centre, stocking beautifully crafted
leather jackets, jerkins, sexy stretch mini-dresses, bandanas, belts,
and what every well-shod foot is wearing this season, the sturdy biker
boot, from the Harley Davidson Motor Clothes collection. Tough, raunchy,
and steeped in Hells Angel culture (albeit in a sanitised form), these
are American classics that would never go out of style. Needless to say,
the collection has achieved cult status across America, ironically,
given it is produced in Italy.
The shop in Glasgow is the first in the UK, joining others in New
York, Los Angeles, and St Tropez. The Harley Davidson bar and shield
logo, the rose and that all-American eagle, are embossed across lush
black leather biker jackets, collegiate blousons and waistcoats sporting
heavy metal zips. Black, silver and white tee shirts are branded with
biker imagery. Jeans, silver-buckled belts, and gauntlet gloves all bear
the marque while flames lick the legs of hosiery and bodywear.
Prices begin at #4.95 for accessories with Lycra catsuits at #85,
waistcoats #350, leather shirts #375, boots from #135, and leather
jackets ranging from #450 to #600. The gear is sexy, dynamic, and
befitting of the easy riders who cruise the highways on their Big Twin
or Electra Glides.
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