This style borrows features found on the famous Buco J-21 and J-24 motorcycle jackets, both of which were classics of early 1950's motorcycling in the USA. The design features zippered sleeves, numerous pockets, including the famous "D" pocket, and leather belt loops for adding an optional belt, all carefully incorporated in a tailored design that fits closely to the body.

Lovingly crafted by leather artisans on the bench one jacket at time, with each panel cut by hand versus stack cutting by machinery, the ELMC Roadstar leather motorcycle jacket is a throwback to an era where quality was king.

Adding to the vintage aesthetic and comfort found in this style is a hand-applied light treatment of vintage patina – just enough so that the leather looks slightly broken-in for both a rugged look and lived-in comfort.

This is not a leather jacket to be found in malls or department stores – it’s a leather jacket of extreme distinction to last a lifetime and beyond. And with factory repair services available for the parts subject to normal wear such as linings, zippers, buttons, etc., your investment in both history and style can be refurbished to original spec. – there’s nothing disposable about an ELMC leather jacket!

Each example is also outfitted with all the vintage detailing one could hope for, which includes:

• Premium, imported Italian horsehide conforming to 2.5 ounces in weight, fully vegetable tanned and aniline dyed, with a full grain of rivulets and valleys that yields all the character typically associated with old-school, vintage leather jackets

• All-wool body lining in a muted plaid

• All-cotton silesia lining the sleeves

• Hard-wearing, all-cotton drill cloth used in pocket lings

• Vintage-style, matte-finish, nickel-plated metal zippers on pockets, sleeves and front closure

• Black oxide snaps

• Three zippered pockets, plus a snap-down coin pocket

• Bi-swing action back for greater range of movement

• Snap-down epaulets

• Snap-down belt loops for optional belt (sold separately on this website)

• Vintage-style union label in pocket

• Vintage-style labels in lining woven on vintage shuttle looms

Sizes available: 36-46 regular.  Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit.

Imported from England

This style borrows features found on the famous Buco J-21 and J-24 motorcycle jackets, both of which were classics of early 1950's motorcycling in the USA. The design features zippered sleeves, numerous pockets, including the famous "D" pocket, and leather belt loops for adding an optional belt, all carefully incorporated in a tailored design that fits closely to the body.

Lovingly crafted by leather artisans on the bench one jacket at time, with each panel cut by hand versus stack cutting by machinery, the ELMC Roadstar leather motorcycle jacket is a throwback to an era where quality was king.

Adding to the vintage aesthetic and comfort found in this style is a hand-applied light treatment of vintage patina – just enough so that the leather looks slightly broken-in for both a rugged look and lived-in comfort.

This is not a leather jacket to be found in malls or department stores – it’s a leather jacket of extreme distinction to last a lifetime and beyond. And with factory repair services available for the parts subject to normal wear such as linings, zippers, buttons, etc., your investment in both history and style can be refurbished to original spec. – there’s nothing disposable about an ELMC leather jacket!

Each example is also outfitted with all the vintage detailing one could hope for, which includes:

• Premium, imported Italian horsehide conforming to 2.5 ounces in weight, fully vegetable tanned and aniline dyed, with a full grain of rivulets and valleys that yields all the character typically associated with old-school, vintage leather jackets

• All-wool body lining in a muted plaid

• All-cotton silesia lining the sleeves

• Hard-wearing, all-cotton drill cloth used in pocket lings

• Vintage-style, matte-finish, nickel-plated metal zippers on pockets, sleeves and front closure

• Matte-finish snaps

• Three zippered pockets, plus a snap-down coin pocket

• Bi-swing action back for greater range of movement

• Snap-down epaulets

• Snap-down belt loops for optional belt (sold separately on this website)

• Vintage-style union label in pocket

• Vintage-style labels in lining woven on vintage shuttle looms

Sizes available: 36-46 regular.  Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit.

Imported from England

This is the leather belt that matches the ELMC Roadstar 1950s motorcycle jacket in American Walnut.  This belt is ordered in sizes to correspond to the jacket size you order, thus a size 42 belt corresponds to a size 42 jacket and not your waist measure.  Please note these features found on this rugged belt design:  

• Premium, Italian, full vegetable-tanned, burnished front-shoulder leather corresponding to 6.5 ounce weight

• Polished, nickel-plated, solid-brass buckle

• Riveted buckle keeper

• ELMC branded

Available in sizes 36 - 46.   Imported from England

This is the leather belt that matches the ELMC Roadstar 1950s motorcycle jacket in Black.  This belt is ordered in sizes to correspond to the jacket size you order, thus a size 42 belt corresponds to a size 42 jacket and not your waist measure.  Please note these features found on this rugged belt design:  

• Premium, Italian, full vegetable-tanned, burnished front-shoulder leather corresponding to 6.5 ounce weight

• Polished, nickel-plated, solid-brass buckle

• Riveted buckle keeper

• ELMC branded

Available in sizes 36 - 46.

This classic, vintage-style tee shirt was produced exclusively for ELMC by the John Lofgren workshops of Japan. The expertise in making such a garment is really only found in one place in the world these days – Japan - and John Lofgren is the master.

These tee shirts are created using a thread that was developed in Japan that replicates the look and feel of vintage fabric; because these cottons all have different length staples (fibers), the thread has a distinctive texture that is similar to vintage fabric. This specialized thread is called ‘Raffy’, which is a combination of American Supima cotton, Egyptian cotton and Turfan cotton. The fabric is then woven on rare, vintage, circular knitting machines, so the body is a complete tube with no side seam and known as “body-size.”

Tube-knitting machines can only weave one set diameter per loom; this means the factory needs a different loom for each size - very expensive - which is why you hardly ever see true tube construction in modern-day garments. Tube construction ensures true shape is maintained, not only during its construction, but during its life of wear.  This is the proper way to make a tee shirt; in the good old days, the proper way was the only way.

The body section is produced by one company and another makes the ribbing - each specializing in their own field of expertise. The cost is, naturally, much more expensive than regular mass-produced material, but the finished product is superior.

Of course, all of the authentic detailing is incorporated in the design, thus these classic, vintage tee shirts have shorter sleeves than most contemporary tee shirts, which was known back in the day as quarter sleeves. And our shirts have the vintage fit, which is sensibly trim and lacking sloppy, droopy shoulders, excess blouse in the body width and length, and no sleeves hanging down to your elbows. Lastly, the labels in the neck are woven on vintage shuttle looms for the correct vintage look and feel. This vintage tee shirt design is the exact type seen being worn by Marlon Brando in the famous cult-classic, “The Wild One,” where a renegade biker club holds a small town hostage and the image of the biker bad boy was solidified in the public’s mind.  

Available in sizes 36 - 46.  Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit.  

Imported from Japan

This classic, vintage-style tee shirt was produced exclusively for ELMC by the John Lofgren workshops of Japan. The expertise in making such a garment is really only found in one place in the world these days – Japan - and John Lofgren is the master.

These tee shirts are created using a thread that was developed in Japan that replicates the look and feel of vintage fabric; because these cottons all have different length staples (fibers), the thread has a distinctive texture that is similar to vintage fabric. This specialized thread is called ‘Raffy’, which is a combination of American Supima cotton, Egyptian cotton and Turfan cotton. The fabric is then woven on rare, vintage, circular knitting machines, so the body is a complete tube with no side seam and known as “body-size.”

Tube-knitting machines can only weave one set diameter per loom; this means the factory needs a different loom for each size - very expensive - which is why you hardly ever see true tube construction in modern-day garments. Tube construction ensures true shape is maintained, not only during its construction, but during its life of wear.  This is the proper way to make a tee shirt; in the good old days, the proper way was the only way.

The body section is produced by one company and another makes the ribbing - each specializing in their own field of expertise. The cost is, naturally, much more expensive than regular mass-produced material, but the finished product is superior.

Of course, all of the authentic detailing is incorporated in the design, thus these classic, vintage tee shirts have shorter sleeves than most contemporary tee shirts, which was known back in the day as quarter sleeves. And our shirts have the vintage fit, which is sensibly trim and lacking sloppy, droopy shoulders, excess blouse in the body width and length, and no sleeves hanging down to your elbows. Lastly, the labels in the neck are woven on vintage shuttle looms for the correct vintage look and feel. This vintage tee shirt design is the exact type seen being worn by Marlon Brando in the famous cult-classic, “The Wild One,” where a renegade biker club holds a small town hostage and the image of the biker bad boy was solidified in the public’s mind.  

Available in sizes 36 - 46.  Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit.  

Imported from Japan

This vintage tee shirt design is typical of those used by sports teams back in the day, where the trim color on collar and the entire sleeve denoted the team.  Our classic, vintage-style tee shirt was produced exclusively for ELMC by the John Lofgren workshops of Japan. The expertise in making such a garment is really only found in one place in the world these days – Japan - and John Lofgren is the master.

These tee shirts are created using a thread that was developed in Japan that replicates the look and feel of vintage fabric; because these cottons all have different length staples (fibers), the thread has a distinctive texture that is similar to vintage fabric. This specialized thread is called ‘Raffy’, which is a combination of American Supima cotton, Egyptian cotton and Turfan cotton. The fabric is then woven on rare, vintage, circular knitting machines, so the body is a complete tube with no side seam and known as “body-size.”

Tube-knitting machines can only weave one set diameter per loom; this means the factory needs a different loom for each size - very expensive - which is why you hardly ever see true tube construction in modern-day garments. Tube construction ensures true shape is maintained, not only during its construction, but during its life of wear.  This is the proper way to make a tee shirt; in the good old days, the proper way was the only way.

The body section is produced by one company and another makes the ribbing - each specializing in their own field of expertise. The cost is, naturally, much more expensive than regular mass-produced material, but the finished product is superior. Of course, all of the authentic detailing is incorporated in the design, thus these classic, vintage tee shirts have shorter sleeves than most contemporary tee shirts, which was known back in the day as quarter sleeves. And our shirts have the vintage fit, which is sensibly trim and lacking sloppy, droopy shoulders, excess blouse in the body width and length, and no sleeves hanging down to your elbows. Lastly, the labels in the neck are woven on vintage shuttle looms for the correct vintage look and feel.  

Available in sizes 36 - 46.  Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit.  

Imported from Japan

This style is a direct copy of a vintage 1940s leather motorcycle jacket originally produced by one of America’s 20^th century greats – Montgomery Ward. The design exudes quality from every seam, and its rugged, durable, medium weight and sleek tailoring will make this your loyal companion on or off the road.

Lovingly crafted by leather artisans on the bench one jacket at time, with each panel cut by hand versus stack cutting by machinery, the ELMC Windward leather motorcycle jacket is a throwback to an era where quality was king. Adding to the vintage aesthetic and comfort found in this style is a hand-applied light treatment of vintage patina – just enough so that the leather looks slightly broken-in for both a rugged look and lived-in comfort.

This is not a leather jacket to be found in malls or department stores – it’s a leather jacket of extreme distinction to last a lifetime and beyond. And with factory repair services available for the parts subject to normal wear such as linings, zippers, buttons, etc., your investment in both history and style can be refurbished to original spec. – there’s nothing disposable about an ELMC leather jacket! Each example is also outfitted with all the vintage detailing one could hope for, which includes:  

• American top-stitched seams to the side-panels and inside facings exactly as per the original. This style of seaming (often faked by just two rows of normal flat-bed sewing) requires a special machine (a vintage 1940s Union Special, in this case), which covers from underneath, allowing the seam to be folded out flush, but keeping strength, thus giving the garment a very tidy and smooth finish.

• The outline pocket is piped inside with leather, not cloth cord, which is sewn, in turn, with an American top-stitch to hold securely. The quilted lining (which runs through body and sleeves) is 100% rayon-satin backed with a 3mm all-wool filling (not polyester or other synthetic hollow filling), which allows the lining to breathe, thus giving a true glowing warmth and not a trapped hot one (this style is ideal for temperatures down to the lower 40s Fahrenheit).

• Premium, imported Italian horsehide conforming to 3 ounces in weight, fully vegetable tanned and aniline dyed, with a full grain of rivulets and valleys that yields all the character typically associated with old-school, vintage leather jackets

• Fully lined with wool-quilted, 100% rayon satin for warmth and easy sliding on and off

• Cossack-style frontal closure

• Gusseted armpits for greater range of motion

• Hard-wearing, all-cotton drill cloth used in pocket lings

• Vintage-style, matte-finish, nickel-plated metal zippers on pocket and center front

• Two hand-warmer pockets, one slanted breast pocket, and hidden zippered pocket under flap

• Half-belt on back with elasticated sides provides for a reasonably snug fit to keep out chilling winds

• American top-stitched seams

• Vintage-style union label in pocket

• Vintage-style labels in lining woven on vintage shuttle looms

Sizes available: 36-46 regular. Long fittings available at no additional cost on special order only.  Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit. Imported from England

This style is a direct copy of a vintage 1940s leather motorcycle jacket originally produced by one of America’s 20^th century greats – Montgomery Ward. The design exudes quality from every seam, and its rugged, durable, medium weight and sleek tailoring will make this your loyal companion on or off the road. Lovingly crafted by leather artisans on the bench one jacket at time, with each panel cut by hand versus stack cutting by machinery, the ELMC Windward leather motorcycle jacket is a throwback to an era where quality was king. Adding to the vintage aesthetic and comfort found in this style is a hand-applied light treatment of vintage patina – just enough so that the leather looks slightly broken-in for both a rugged look and lived-in comfort. This is not a leather jacket to be found in malls or department stores – it’s a leather jacket of extreme distinction to last a lifetime and beyond. And with factory repair services available for the parts subject to normal wear such as linings, zippers, buttons, etc., your investment in both history and style can be refurbished to original spec. – there’s nothing disposable about an ELMC leather jacket! Each example is also outfitted with all the vintage detailing one could hope for, which includes:  

• American top-stitched seams to the side-panels and inside facings exactly as per the original. This style of seaming (often faked by just two rows of normal flat-bed sewing) requires a special machine (a vintage 1940s Union Special, in this case), which covers from underneath, allowing the seam to be folded out flush, but keeping strength, thus giving the garment a very tidy and smooth finish.

• The outline pocket is piped inside with leather, not cloth cord, which is sewn, in turn, with an American top-stitch to hold securely. The quilted lining (which runs through body and sleeves) is 100% rayon-satin backed with a 3mm all-wool filling (not polyester or other synthetic hollow filling), which allows the lining to breathe, thus giving a true glowing warmth and not a trapped hot one (this style is ideal for temperatures down to the lower 40s Fahrenheit).

• Premium, imported Italian horsehide conforming to 3 ounces in weight, fully vegetable tanned and aniline dyed, with a full grain of rivulets and valleys that yields all the character typically associated with old-school, vintage leather jackets

• Fully lined with wool-quilted, 100% rayon satin for warmth and easy sliding on and off

• Cossack-style frontal closure

• Gusseted armpits for greater range of motion

• Hard-wearing, all-cotton drill cloth used in pocket lings

• Vintage-style, matte-finish, nickel-plated metal zippers on pocket and center front

• Two hand-warmer pockets, one slanted breast pocket, and hidden zippered pocket under flap

• Half-belt on back with elasticated sides provides for a reasonably snug fit to keep out chilling winds

• American top-stitched seams

• Vintage-style union label in pocket

• Vintage-style labels in lining woven on vintage shuttle looms

Sizes available: 36-46 regular. Long fittings available at no additional cost on special order only.  Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit. Imported from England