Black Leather Varsity Jacket, Red Sleeves

Black Leather Varsity Jacket, Red Sleeves

Zipped up and viewed head-on, this is a clean black jacket — smooth top grain cowhide, a fold-down leather collar, slit pockets that all but disappear into the panel. Then the arms enter the frame. Both raglan sleeves run in signal red from collar seam to cuff, turning every reach, wave, and pocket-check into a flash of color the front never advertises. Red-and-black striped knits at the cuffs and hem carry the accent through to the finish.

Keeping red on the sleeves and black on the body puts the brightest color where it moves and the darkest where it anchors — motion draws the eye, so the jacket reads bold in action and calm at rest. There's a practical bonus in the construction too: each raglan sleeve is cut as one continuous panel from collar to cuff, leaving no shoulder seam to press or rub under a backpack strap.

Specifications

Fit & Sizing

Sloped raglan shoulders, a straight easy body, and a striped knit hem that seats the jacket at the hip — built for movement first, silhouette a close second.

Model reference: Shown on a 6'0" (183 cm), 165 lb (75 kg) model in size Medium.

Go with the size you always buy for the fit in the photos, or one up if a hoodie usually rides underneath. Verify against the size chart using a jacket you already trust before you order — measured certainty beats a coin flip on fit.

Why This Jacket

• Color where it moves — red rides the sleeves, so the jacket turns heads mid-stride and settles down the moment you do
• Seam-free shoulders — each raglan sleeve is one continuous panel collar-to-cuff, with nothing up top to rub under bag straps
• Fold-down collar — a black leather collar in place of ribbed knit, nudging the jacket toward blouson territory
• Disappearing front pockets — unpiped black-on-black welts keep the zipped-up view perfectly clean
• Top grain cowhide in both colors — real outer-layer hide on body and sleeves alike, built to soften rather than crack

Care Instructions

The red sleeves live where a jacket works hardest — forearms meet desks, tables, and door frames all day — so give the lower sleeves a slightly more frequent pass of colorless conditioner than the body. Everything else stays easy: dry-cloth dusting, air-drying after rain with heat sources kept at a distance, and a wide hanger in a shaded closet so both colors hold their depth season after season.