After the end of hostilities in 1945, both the D. Lewis shop at 124 Gt. Portland St. and its competitor S. Lewis, around the corner in Carburton St., sold used, ex-military stock. Reconditioned for sale to the British public, the jacket pictured here was originally sold by S. Lewis in...

Show us Your Photographs wearing Lewis Leathers, S. Lewis and D. Lewis 1926 to 1996. You might know that Lewis Leathers released a book on our history in 2017 called Wings, Wheels and Rock’n’Roll Vol. 1. Penned by Rin Tanaka and Derek Harris, this covered the period from the firm...

The 1939 pattern (22/C 225-233) is the rarest of the WW2 period RAF footwear. In order to save leather the order went out to construct the leg part out of vulcanised canvas material, the problem was that the canvas absorbed water and this would freeze when the aeroplane reached the...

LEWIS LEATHERS – Interview with DEREK HARRIS The pinnacle of British leatherwear at the heart of the cultural scene. Lewis Leathers, renowned for its leather jackets that boast a distinctive British elegance and sharp silhouette, has influenced a wide range of cultures, centred especially around motorcycling. We conducted an interview...

The sleeve lining used in the majority of our jackets is the only lining fabric approved by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to be utilised by approved military tailors in the production of uniforms, mess kits and ceremonial wear for the Defence Forces. HM The Queens' household cavalry also use this lining in their jackets.

 The The Story of Lewis Leathers - Wings, Wheels & Rock’n’Roll BookUK Free delivery, EU Half price delivery now. HEREDerek Harris signed copy also available.The The Story of Lewis Leathers - Wings, Wheels & Rock’n’Roll BookUK Free delivery, EU Half price delivery now. HEREDerek Harris signed copy also available.

Back in the 1930's, D Lewis Ltd was equally well known amongst Aviators and Motor Cyclists and during WW2, D Lewis Ltd supplied members of the RAF with Flying helmets, Goggles, Gloves, Scarves and Flying boots.

People often ask us why we use the Aviakit logo as aninternal label in our jackets and what its significance is to Lewis Leathers asa company.The answer lies in our association with flying clothing andkit in the first quarter of the 20th Century, looking at theearliest advertisements we have in the LL archive, it can be noted as early as1930 that the name AVIAKIT is used as the Telegram address as can be seen at the foot of the advertisement on the left.At around the same time D Lewis Ltd produced woven labelswith the Aviakit brand name, the earliest type has the wording Shrunk BDA‘Rigmel’ below –which presumably means that they were first developed for theCivilian all-cotton Summer flying helmets featured in adverts of the time and werethen later used for the leather versions, D Lewis Ltd labels can also be seenin helmets from the same period.