Supreme x Schott NYC Leather Clip Jacket
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
About the original
The Schott NYC leather clip jacket is a heavyweight cowhide blouson closed with three silver-toned toggle clips down the front placket in place of buttons or a zipper. Schott NYC was founded in 1913 by brothers Irving and Jack Schott on East Broadway in Manhattan and introduced the Perfecto motorcycle jacket in 1928 — the first zippered leather jacket, still cut and sewn in the USA. Schott's clip-front pattern descends from their mid-century work and deck jacket production. The Supreme SS25 version uses Schott's standard heavyweight leather with the Schott neck label retained, adds a cotton lining, and embosses a small Supreme wordmark at the chest. Construction is done in Schott's Union, New Jersey factory.
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.
