Leather

Alphabet Movie challenge: day 25

Your latest Richard Armitage related obsession

Answer: Leather Jackets

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I’ve never really gotten excited about leather. I like it but only have one leather coat that I hardly ever wear. I bought it in High School, so it’s a bit out of style 😕

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My casual attitude towards leather may be my parent’s fault.

(everything is my parent’s fault 😛 )

They both ride motorcycles, so leather is a must for them. Even before that though, my mom had an affinity for leather coats. I remember being young and going into stores that sold leather jackets, crinkling up my nose at the smell… I know, right? kids are so weird 😀

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Lately though, I’ve been giving leather jackets much more attention.

Maybe I should buy one for myself?

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(non-Armitage answer: Les Miserables)

33 thoughts on “Leather”

  1. Oh, I do love leather. I always feel great wearing it. Coats I mean. I’m too old for skirts and pants although I did once (sigh). And our Richard seems to have quite a collection, but my fave is that long, furred Thorin coat. (swoon)

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  2. Do you suppose he wears one until he gets sick of it and gives it away, or does he have a huge closet just full of leather jackets?

    PS. That black one with the quilting on the shoulders? THAT is how they should have dressed Gisborne. Not in a plastic asymmetrical shirt with pvc tubes on it.

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    1. I agree (about Guy) and it’s the first thing I thought of when I saw that one. it still gives off that “motor-cross” image the costume designer was looking for, without seeming so futuristic 😕

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  3. Richard has quite the collection and he doesn’t wear them out. (I may have noticed this detail after years of … research.) I am sure we will see a couple of new ones this year. I can’t wait!

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          1. the interviewer asked if it was true that you needed to use baby powder with leather pants, and he laughed and said yes 😛 I don’t think I remember the orange pants though, what did he say about that?

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          2. He said that when he was a teenager he would buy bright orange pants (just to rebel against his parents) and not have the nerve to wear them.

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          3. interesting…b/c my son just did the same thing 😆 well, he was rebelling against his dad, b/c I thought it was cool that he wanted to wear orange pants; but he never wore them and now he claims they don’t fit *raises eyebrow* uh huh 🙄

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          5. I hadn’t read that article in awhile, thank you for linking it 😎 Richard & I had the opposite problem it seems: he was rebelling against his conservative parents, while I was rebelling against my liberal ones 😕

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          7. you can’t link directly to specific RAnet pages anymore. so for those wanting to read the interview: take note of which one it is in the link(ShowPatrol 23May2008) then go find it manually on the site 😉

            and yes, that epidsode of Friends is unforgettable 😛

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      2. He has said in the past that he wore leather pants during the 90’s, so, I wouldn’t be surprised if he had leather jackets too. 🙂

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  4. I’ve tried leather for myself and it’s just not my thing. I also love the worn-looking brown leather jackets on men in general. ANY leather on Richard will do nicely, though!

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  5. Oh, ps, if I may be allowed an off-topic question. Do you folks recommend I watch Ultimate Force? I have been ordering just about everything else RA is in (RH, Strike Back and MI5 – already tossed series 9 for all the reasons you all mentioned below); I’ve seen the youtube versions of George Gently, Inspector Linley and Moving On. (Good lord he is good as a baddie in that one). But I haven’t heard much talk about his work in Ultimate Force.
    I trust your opinions.
    Thanks in advance
    A

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    1. I’ve only watched the first two episodes of Ultimate Force that he was in, haven’t finished the others yet just because I want there to be *something* left that I haven’t seen 😳 but those two episodes that I saw, I did like (he’s playing Rugby in one of them, so that’s nice 😉 )

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  6. Your Id is calling. Treat yourself. Tip from thrifty girl: Skip the $$$$$ Belstaf and head to overstock.com or a thrift store (genuine pre-worn is more authentic than manufactured pre-worn, and you don’t pay for the lost years!) Maybe pull some gender bending and buy yourself a man’s coat to avoid whatever non-femine “issues” are worrying you? And if you find yourself too self-conscious to wear it outside…turn it into a bedroom prop with your husband. You go, girl! You NEED that coat!!!

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    1. oh I’d definitely be going the cheaper route, I’m too frugal! most of my clothes are very casual so I wouldn’t want to go the actual “boy” route, though I wouldn’t want something that screamed “girl” either; I’m picky, this is why I don’t like shopping 😕

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          2. The ones that he wore himself in various interviews and social situations were leather. I don’t know about the Lucas one. It doesn’t look like leather to me.

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