Leather jackets have been in trend since decades. Every other man in the early 40’s could be spotted wearing a leather jacket those days. This craze for leather still continues and keeps on increasing. Everybody wants to walk hand in hand with the latest fashion trends and desires to get a celeb like look with a leather jacket. Being a step ahead with the latest styles and designs in their leather jackets is the attitude of the younger generation who has just stepped into the world of fashion. Since a long time, leather jackets have been associated with the macho man image. But as time passed by and the change in generation happened women wearing leather jacket has become a common sight.  The vogue for leather is equally shared in today’s time amongst both women and men. So, basically leather jackets are now dominating the fashion trends in 2011. But, do you know what makes leather jackets so popular??  If we take a look at the history of leather jackets, one my notice that it was used as a clothing to protect from rough conditions. They were majorly used in by the bikers and the trend was followed by people in the military and in the aviation industry. Then on, the trend of wearing leather jackets came to be influenced and I got used by pop singers, street dancers where on the trend continued and leather jackets came to be used by various characters in movies. There on, almost every other individual may it be a man or woman was spotted wearing a leather jackets in various styles. Since then, leather jacket came to be used for various occasions and luckily it suited majority of the events, thus making it a perfect outfit which can be paired with any casual or formal apparel. So, if you want a casual look then just wearing a simple t-shirt and a pant or a denim jean teamed with leather boots and a leather jacket can give you a cool scintillating casual look you want. This casual look is applied for both men and women. If you want to get a trendy and formal look then opting for a plain bright shirt even lined with a leather pant for men and a leather mini skirt for women with high heels teamed with a leather jacket is sure to render a professional yet up-beat look to a man and give a seductive and a spectacular look to the woman wearer respectively. Thus, leather jackets can always be the first preference to boost your persona.