The 20 best leather jackets in the world right now

When it comes to jackets, there's only one that is truly timeless as well as bad ass, and that's the leather jacket.

From absolute classics worn by Elvis and James Dean right up until modern day heroes like Alex Turner and Julian Casablancas, history has never shunned the biker staple and never will; it's one of those pieces you can pass on to your children (if you don't want to be buried in it, that is) and wear with anything.

But with so many leathers on the market today, it can be hard to find the right one. So it's a good thing we've dug out the best so you don't have to:

Wolf & Badger

Punk rock studded biker jacket, £399

Paul Smith

Leather bomber jacket, £1,620

Gucci

Hand-painted studded leather jacket, £3,680

Saint Laurent

Slim fit leather biker jacket, £2,750

Gucci

Patch-embellished fringed leather biker jacket, £3,330

Saint Laurent

Metallic leather biker jacket, £2,900

Hugo Boss

Regular fit 'T-Cafallo' jacket, £899

All Saints

Powell leather biker jacket, £398

Laurie Lee

Vintage hand-painted biker jacket, £595

Saint Laurent

Sequin motorcycle jacket, £6,888

Off-White

Logo-print leather biker jacket, £1,649

Blackmeans

Studded leather biker jacket, £2,700

Balmain

Biker collarless leather jacket, £2,810

Saint Laurent

Fringed leather biker jacket, £3,135

Nudie Jeans

Ziggy leather biker jacket, £460

Schott NYC

Leather pilot jacket, £259.90

Belstaff

Trailmsater oak brown leather jacket, £1,250

Givenchy

Slim-fit appliqued leather and satin leather bomber, £1,760

Reiss

Juassic zip detail navy leather jacket, £325

Belstaff

Falmouth shearling-trimmed leather jacket, £1,595