Leather Jackets Are Expensive: Can You Achieve the Same Look with Rocking Leather Bags?

For a good 50 years and counting, the leather jacket has been an icon of American counterculture. You don’t have to be a Hell’s Angel (or anywhere close) to appreciate the fashion awesomeness of a well-made leather jacket, but these pieces can be quite pricey if you opt for the most haute couture versions. Today, we’re going to explore four biker jacket inspired leather bags that distill the rebel aesthetic down in pretty cool ways.

1. Giuseppe Zanotti Zipped Nappa Leather Shoulder Bag Zippers crisscross this Italian-made grosgrain lined 100% lambskin shoulder bag, much like America’s iconic highways crisscross the western desert. The asymmetric zippers imply a rebellious spirit; the quilted panels hint at a luxe femininity. There are notes of delicateness about this bag as well as the obvious fierceness.

2. Moschino Biker Jacket Nappa Leather Shoulder Bag This 100% calfskin Italian-made bag puns on the traditional hot-red ladies motorcycle jacket. The bag looks like a “lopped off” collar and shoulder from a miniature women’s red leather jacket. It features gold-colored hardware, a plethora of zip pockets and plenty of attitude.

3. St. Laurent Medium Rider Washed Leather Bucket Bag Imagine if you took the Giuseppe Zanotti bag (see above), inverted it, and replaced the quilted panels with rocker chick black buckles on the bottom. That’s a close approximation for this 100% calfskin, Italian-made bag. Be on the lookout for what the manufacturer calls “small irregularities” that form because the manufacturer uses “high quality leather.” These eccentric features add to the bag’s beauty and uniqueness.

4. Moschino Biker Jacket from Nappa Leather backpack Like the red shoulder bag we discussed above, this sleek backpack looks like it was constructed from a leather jacket worn by a tiny person. Also 100% calfskin and Italian-made, it features a bold logo lined belt at the bottom as well as a single shoulder strap that can be transformed into a double strap for different carrying options.

Whether you’re already obsessed with biker chic, and you want to explore delightful and rebellious looking handbags, or you’re looking for amazing gift for a female entrepreneur or executive who’s taken the path less traveled and succeeded righteously, enjoy these four eccentric, Italian-made originals. What are you waiting for? Vroom, vroom – get your motor running! You’ll need to get your wallet running, too $$$$$. Click the red links to indulge.