Supreme x Schott Snow White Hand-Painted Leather A2 Jacket
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
Original — Schott NYC
184SM A-2 Naked Cowhide Leather Flight Jacket
About the original
The Schott 184SM is an A-2 flight jacket cut from naked cowhide leather, with a snap-off mouton collar, bi-swing back, polytwill lining, and knit cuffs and waistband, made in the United States. Schott NYC was founded by Irving and Jack Schott in 1913 on Manhattan's Lower East Side and produced leather flight jackets for the U.S. Army Air Corps during the Second World War; the 184SM was added to the line in 1977 as the civilian version of that A-2 pattern. Supreme's FW24 version is the same jacket finished in white leather with hand-painted graphics, exclusive to the collaboration.
About Schott NYC
Schott NYC is an American outerwear manufacturer founded in 1913 by brothers Irving and Jack Schott on Manhattan's Lower East Side, originally making fur-lined raincoats sold door-to-door. In 1928 Irving Schott designed the Perfecto, the first leather jacket built with a zipper, selling the original at a Long Island Harley-Davidson distributor for $5.50. The off-center asymmetric zip became the template for the genre, worn by Marlon Brando in The Wild One and later by the Ramones and the Sex Pistols. The Schott family still operates the company from a factory in Union, New Jersey. Supreme has collaborated with Schott NYC on Perfecto jackets, varsity jackets, and N-3B parkas.
