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Fiction and Fashion Merge
Written by Soul Revolver   
16 July 2010

Fiction and Fashion Merge

Soul Revolver is blurring the line between fiction and reality by offering high quality leather jackets based on fashions worn by video game and comic book characters.

Forms of Escape

Video games, comic books and fashion may have more in common that you might think. High fashion captures the imagination because it portrays fantasy.   Think of what you see in a fashion magazine spread - perfectly proportioned models in impractical clothing, outrageous hair and outlandish make-up posing in otherworldly settings.  How different is that from the world of comic books and video games? They all  offer an escape from reality.  And while video games and comic books were once considered the domains of teenage boys and young men, that’s no longer the case.  According to the Entertainment Software Association, the average age of a video game buyer is 38 years old and 38% of them are women. It is not surprising that as these forms of fantasy and escape surge in popularity, elements are colliding and fusing.

Leather Jackets Anchor Costumes

Comic Con, the comic book and pop culture convention, has become a huge sensation, selling out months in advance.   Many attendees invest significant time and money to create authentic costumes so they can attend the event as their favorite fictional characters.   In response to customer demand, Soul Revolver created the Max Payne replica jacket, Wolverine’s jacket from X-Men Origins, and Tony Stark’s jacket from Iron Man. These well-made leather jackets anchor character costumes with their dead-on replica style but unlike costumes, the leather jackets can be worn as street fashion all year long.

Alex Mercer Prototype Jacket Released

Since Activision released its popular game Prototype, gamers have been asking where they could buy a leather jacket like the one worn by the main character - revenge driven Alex Mercer.  The unofficial replica was released by Soul Revolver in June 2010. It comes so close to the actual (virtual) jacket it should satisfy even the most ardent fans in terms of authenticity as well as quality and construction.

The Prototype leather jacket features A-1 full grain black leather with straight zip front, flat front pockets and single zip breast pocket, zippered sleeves and shoulder epaulets, contrasting white double arm bands, red leather collar and embroidered red leather double dragons across the back.   High quality construction allows fluidity of movement enabling the wearer to tear through New York City like Mercer or stalk about in their own neighborhood.   By layering a grey hoodie  inside the Prototype leather jacket, one can easily embody Alex Mercer’s signature style.

Soul Revolver replica leather jackets make it easy for gamers and comic book aficionados to bring a bit of fantasy as well as style into their everyday reality. And tell me, who doesn’t need that?

 
All Leather Jackets Are Not Created Equally
Written by Soul Revolver   
25 May 2010

You know in your gut that some leather jackets are better than others. Some just look cheap.  Others cost a fortune. But what happens in between? What are the qualities that distinguish bad, better and best?  Maybe it’s time to bone up on Leather Jackets 101 courtesy of Soul Revolver.

OK deal with it. Leather is animal hide – usually cow

A cow is pretty big and so is its hide.  What is called “full grain” leather is considered the highest quality and comes from the uppermost layer of the cow’s back.  Inferior leather is often pieced together with hide from the legs and other parts.  To save money, garment manufacturers may use full grain leather for the main part of the jacket and inferior leather in less noticeable places like inside the collar or around the zipper.  But Soul Revolver believes the devil is in the details and uses only the highest quality, A-1 grade full grain leather throughout every leather jacket.

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All Weather Leather
Written by Soul Revolver   
13 May 2010

Excerpted from Sky TV's April 30, 2010 Entertainment Report

Leather is finding its way into the summer collections of today's trendiest designers, according to Sky TV's Entertainment Report as "designers  lust for leather knows no bounds."   Making an appearance on the runway for this summer season are leather shorts, skirts, dresses and boots in addition to the always in fashion leather jacket.

But if leather's your pleasure, a word of advice.  "Double denim may be in vogue but we're not quite ready for leather-on-leather. The fashion police will have you in handcuffs faster than you can say 'Village People.'   Try an oversized jersey T-shirt, vest or super-fine knit to create a soft ying to leather’s yang. "

When the air conditioning goes into overdrive this summer, try wearing your Soul Revolver leather jacket over your T-shirt to ward off the chill while still looking cool.

 
Vampires in Leather
Written by Soul Revolver   
03 May 2010

On both hit television series The Vampire Diaries and True Blood, great fitting leather jackets have become the trademark of male and female characters.  Not surprisingly, viewers are asking how they can get the same look.  Interviewed by Entertainment Weekly.com,  costume designer Jenifer Bryan provided her tips for picking out the perfect leather jacket.

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How to Care for Your Leather Jacket
Written by Soul Revolver   
01 April 2010

Every Soul Revolver leather jacket has a protective coating but try not to spill anything on it – like oil, blood, or hot ash (unless you like the look of course).

Don’t lend your jacket out to your mates (they won’t give it back).

Keep it out of the rain and away from water.

Your Soul Revolver leather  jacket will arrive wrinkle-free as we inspect all of our made to order jackets before shipping.  Prevent wrinkles  by hanging your jacket  after every wearing.   Leather can wrinkle and crease if folded for a long period of time.  If the wrinkles are minor, hanging the jacket could solve the problem.  For more serious wrinkles, try the following:

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