Pelle Pelle and Avirex Are Back: Here’s How Hip-Hop Popularized Leather Jackets

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  • Image via Complex Original/Photography by @armanilens and Collage by Elijah Justice.

  • Image via Complex Original/Photography by David Cabrera

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  • Image via @Professor.Avirex

  • Leather jackets by Vanson, Pelle Pelle, Fubu and Karl Kani from Monica Morrow’s closet. (Image via Complex Original/Photography by David Cabrera)

  • Image via Complex Original/Photography by David Cabrera

  • Omaur “O Fresh” Bah with Avirex jackets at his store O Fresh. (Image via Complex Original/Photography by David Cabrera)

  • Two attendees show off their vintage Pelle Pelle jackets at Pelle Pelle Day in Chicago. (Image via @Ratchet_Professor)