Harley-Davidson MotorClothes Fall 1998
Harley-Davidson has announced the fall lineup of their MotorClothes branded line of clothing and accessories. This is the sort of thing that would normally be relegated to a short blurb in our New Products page, but for this intro Harley-Davidson pulled out the stops and did something very dear to our hearts: They bribed us.
They started by letting us into the Petersen Automotive museum for free (a $5 value) to gawk at all the cool displays. Then they laid out a gourmet buffet on the roof, featuring killer kabobs and fruit tortes. Finally, before we went home, we received a bag with a baseball cap, fanny pack, keychain, coffee mug, and a pair of H-D boxers. Cool.
The fashion show? It was interesting, kind of like something out of Details Magazine, but with a little too much West Hollywood and not enough Milwaukee. What the hell, though. We're not complaining, not with our new pair of H-D boxers. We're easy.
Helen wasn't crazy about Harley's new line of racing clothing. She preferred the simpler styles they had chosen in the past.
Her favorite piece was the classic brown leather jacket, and she said the long-sleeved white T-shirt combo was something she'd "buy for her man."
We thought our own model for H-D's El Camino Jacket looked more authentic. This guy looks as though he thought he was auditioning for the Village People. You decide.
... but the menswear still looks like the same old blocky rainsuits. At least the reflective strips work well. Neither the hip-hop ski hat nor the baggy clothes did a thing for Helen. She thought it was aiming a bit young and urban for Harley's target market. We're willing to bet that most hardcocre Harely fanatics don't own many rap CDs. |
The staff had no trouble paying attention for the next few presentations. This year Harley emphasized leather pants with these lace-up jobbies along with several styles in the lineup. Helen thought the hip-hugger/white T-shirt combo was "quite sexy."
Another pair of Harley's killer leather pants, with a stripe that starts on the jacket, continues on the shirt and ends up back on the jacket again.
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