verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message schott nyc formerly called schott bros industry clothing manufacturing founded new york city united states 1913 1913 founder irving and jack schott headquarters new york city usa area served worldwide products leather jackets army jackets peacoats divisions schott nyc perfecto brand website www.schottnyc.com schott nyc schott bros is an american clothing manufacturing company located in new york city . the company was founded in 1913 by brothers irving and jack schott . schott nyc was the first company to put a zipper on a jacket 1 2 3 and they created the classic perfecto motorcycle jacket made popular in movies like the wild one 1953 . the company made clothing for the us military during world war ii and later also for american law enforcement . schott nyc is still owned by the schott family and still manufacture much of their clothing in the united states . contents 1 the perfecto motorcycle jacket 2 other classic jacket designs 3 external links 4 references the perfecto motorcycle jacket edit main article perfecto motorcycle jacket a schott 613 perfecto motorcycle jacket schott nyc is perhaps most well known for their perfecto motorcycle jackets . in 1928 irving schott designed and produced the first ever leather motorcycle jacket he named it the perfecto after his favorite cigar . the jackets were made out of horsehide had a belted front d pocket flap change pocket zippered sleeve cuffs and shoulder epaulettes . this classic motorcycle jacket was a double riders jacket design which meant that one part of the front zipper was located a couple of inches in . when zipped up this created a seal where no air would pass through when riding a motorcycle . in the late 1940s a new design was introduced the 613 . it was nicknamed the one star because it had a star on each shoulder epaulette . in the early 1950s another version of the jacket was introduced the 618 . the 618 had no stars on the shoulder epaulettes . stores that carried the jackets often had problems with people stealing the stars of the 613 so the 618 became more commercially viable . marlon brando wore a 618 in the movie the wild one 1953 the stars on his jacket were not original but added to the jacket . there has been no word on where this jacket is today . because of the film which was the first outlaw biker movie the black motorcycle jacket became synonymous with bad attitude and was banned from many american schools during the 1950s . u.s. seminal punk rock band the ramones wore schott perfecto leather jackets as part of their distinctive uniform look . japanese jett rock n roll band guitar wolf have their own 613 perfecto design called 613gw . other classic jacket designs edit during world war ii schott nyc being one of several contractors manufactured the wool naval pea coat for the us navy . 4 these classic designs are still manufactured by schott nyc today . another classic jacket design manufactured by the company is the caf racer leather motorcycle jacket . caf racer jackets are single rider jackets that have a stand up collar . peter fonda wore a caf racer style jacket in the movie easy rider 1969 . external links edit visit the schott nyc website visit the schott nyc discussion forum references edit http www.vice.com read the first wild one 000211 v20n2 http theuniformant.com item schott nyc perfecto tanaka rin december 10 2012 . schott nyc 100 years of an american original . japan cycleman book . p. 160 . isbn 978 098891890 0 . international directory of company histories volume 67 jay p. pederson gale 2 feb 2005 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title schott nyc & oldid 743690609 categories clothing companies of the united statescompanies based in new york citycompanies established in 1913motorcycling retailers1913 establishments in new yorkhidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2014all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran aisitaliano edit links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 18 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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