Universal Racer Jacket Mk 2
After a 45 year break the Universal Racer jacket returns to the Lewis Leathers line-up.
21-Feb-12 12:39
Aviakit Mudlarker jacket
The Mudlarker jacket is back! described as 'the peak of motorcycle couture' by Motorcycle Sport in 1967, the Mudlarker is now available from Lewis Leathers once again, take a look below for more information on this great jacket.
20-Jan-12 13:05
CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS
To all our Customers,
please note our Christmas/New Year Opening hours.
22-Dec-11 12:45
LADIES LEWIS LEATHERS
Lewis Leathers have a long tradition of making jackets for the ladies and recently Ben Part, photographer and contributor to Sideburn magazine, did a photoshoot for France's esteemed Cafe Racer magazine using some of our styles. Ben kindly gave us permission to present some of them here.
28-Nov-11 17:32
D Lewis Ltd Countryman and Lumber jackets now out
In recent months we have been working on remaking some of our classic pre mid 1950's jackets, the new range carries the D Lewis Ltd label while the jackets themselves are made to very accurate standards.
14-Sep-11 14:18
Jocks & Nerds Exhibition
Lewis Leathers is currently hosting an exhibition of photographs by Marcus Ross, Editor-in-Chief of Jocks & Nerds website and soon to be magazine. Marcus opted for Lewis Leathers Wearers as his theme and shot a series of photographs here early last December (see earlier blog post).
06-Aug-11 11:47
Lewis Leathers and Triumph
Lewis Leathers has teamed up with Triumph Motorcycles to produce a range of jackets based on two different styles, the Whitfield and the Rathbone.
19-May-11 14:55
Jacket Profile: Super Sportsman
First appearing in 1973, the designers at Lewis Leathers took the Sportsman back to the drawing board and introduced the Super Sportsman as an update of the earlier design.
24-Apr-11 15:08
New 2011 Prices
The recent increase in VAT has forced us to take a thorough look at our prices and, for the first time in 9 years, we have been forced to increase them.
Therefore, from April 1st the prices below will apply: Orders placed before March 31st will be charged at current prices.
Click to read more...
26-Mar-11 12:55
Inspiration Show LA
Organised by Rin Tanaka, this year the host venue was the Queen Mary at Long Beach Port, the show featured the best vintage clothing dealers from the USA and further afield, along with heritage brands also making an appearance and among them Lewis Leathers! We will took a stand there and had a terrific two days chatting to friends old and new.
07-Feb-11 18:56
ALL ABOUT OUR LEATHERS
Customers sometimes ask us for information on our leather, sizing, which colours are available, what type of zips we use etc, we appreciate that this is an important consideration for everyone who may be thinking of ordering a jacket, there is already a page on the site carrying this information but, just in case you missed it first time around, we have re-posted it below.
05-Feb-11 07:42
177 ROAD RACER BOOTS
The Road Racer boot (No. 177) made its way into the Lewis Leathers range in 1977. Essentially a reworking of the 178 Racing Boot which had first appeared a decade earlier and which had graced the feet of many top Motorcycle Racers of the day, the Road Racer's main new feature was its quilted front panel which gave added protection for the shin during kickstarts and possible spillages from the bike.
03-Jan-11 08:07
CHISTMAS / NEW YEAR OPENING TIMES
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS!
OPEN: January 1st 11am - 6pm
CLOSED: January 3rd
OPEN AS USUAL From January 4th
Our usual business hours are 11am - 6pm Monday to Saturday.
26-Dec-10 09:36
LEWIS LEATHERS PHOTOCALL
December 4th saw Marcus Ross host a Photocall day at the Lewis Leathers shop. Marcus is the man behind Jocks & Nerds online magazine and via Facebook and his website he invited people to be photographed in their own Lewis Leathers items or wearing pieces from the shop, vintage or new.
18-Dec-10 11:30
JIM JONES REVUE
The Jim Jones Revue have spent the past 2 months tearing-up Europe promoting their new album 'Burning your House Down' In early November Jim, Rupert and Nick found time from their hectic schedule to visit Lewis Leathers and be fitted for made-to-measure jackets, these were duly delivered during the Spanish leg of the tour:
11-Dec-10 13:39
LEWIS LEATHERS ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL
Lewis Leathers are featured in the current episode of Cafe Racer TV now showing on the Discovery Channel.
Cafe Racer's Mike Seate visted LL back in June with a TV crew and filmed for the best part of a day, interviewing Derek and pattern maker Hiro about the history of the company and also what goes into the cutting of a new pattern for one of our jackets. The crew also interviewed some of our friends who braved the rainy weather on the vintage motorcycles...
28-Nov-10 16:10
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