What is the best denim jacket of all time?

Cowboy cuts from the 1930s, the sherpa-lined winter favourite and a few runway reworks: every one of them traces back to workwear.

1. 1
   Levi's Trucker Jacket

   Levi's 1967 Type III jacket with V-seams and slanted pockets, the template for nearly every jean jacket made since.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Polo Ralph Lauren Trucker Jacket

   Ralph Lauren's Americana take on the trucker, with vintage washes inspired by workwear and the West.
   857pts
3. 3
   Lee Storm Rider

   Lee's 1933 blanket-lined denim jacket with a corduroy collar, famously worn by James Dean and Marilyn Monroe.
   735pts
4. 4
   Levi's Type II Jacket

   The 1953 two-pocket, pleated-front jacket that Levi's made between the Type I and the Trucker, now a vintage collector favourite.
   571pts
5. 5
   Calvin Klein 90s Trucker

   Calvin Klein Jeans' boxy 90s-style trucker, a nod to the brand's minimalist denim heyday.
   483pts
6. 6
   Gap Icon Denim Jacket

   Gap's best-selling classic denim jacket, the mall-store staple that put a jean jacket in millions of closets.
   483pts
7. 7
   Levi's Sherpa Trucker

   The Trucker lined with fleecy sherpa and finished with a warm collar, a winter staple since the 1970s.
   483pts
8. 8
   Lee 101-J Rider Jacket

   Lee's 1931 cowboy jacket with a zip-free front, pleats and a short cut designed for horseback riding.
   483pts
9. 9
   Acne Studios Denim Jacket

   Stockholm label's oversized, heavily washed denim jacket that brought the jean jacket to the fashion runway.
   381pts
10. 10
    Wrangler 11MJ

    Wrangler's first denim jacket from 1948, designed with rodeo cowboys and zip-free pockets for comfort in the saddle.
    381pts
11. 11
    Levi's Type I Jacket

    Levi's 1930s single-pocket jacket with a cinch back and pleated front, the original riveted denim blouse.
    0pts

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