Mid-April Jackets may be delayed until June 15th
Due to Unforeseen Supply Issues by Manufacturer
The Coolest Jacket of the Season .... The Drive Scorpion Jacket
from "Drive," where Ryan Gosling plays a stunt-driver who wants to
be race car driver whose character is named
Driver.
Get Go Retro is an
authorized seller for Steady Clothing and this is a licensed product. It's an amazing silver, scorpion-emblazoned
jacket - but you will have to buy your own tooth pick and driving gloves
to get "the look."
Features
Taupe/Ivory Diamond-Stitched/Quilted Satin
Ribbed Knit collar/sides/cuffs
Heavy Duty gold zipper
Silver Snap on collar
Fully Lined
Functioning Welt Pockets
Gold Scorpion Embroidery On back
Sizes Available: XS, S, M, L, XL and 2X
Note: These jackets do run small.
$149.00
Updated 10/31/2011
Now, about that Jacket: The jacket was
made by Richard Lim of High Society. Below is Oliver Franklin's article
in "GQ Magazine:"
"I'm always facing the jacket question in films. There's something
about men and style and how the jacket is such a piece that they love,
because it's easy and they can wear it with everything. Ryan was really
inspired by these Korean souvenir jackets from the Fifties. We got to
this idea of a white quilted satin jacket with a scorpion on the back.
The scorpion came a little later - that was inspired by this Kenneth
Anger video "Scorpio". We built the jacket from scratch. We used a
tailor in Los Angeles: Richard Lim of High Society. He was really
wonderful - he was able to work with the satin, and used real wool for
the cuffs and the collar. We had maybe ten different styles tested: we
had a baseball cut for the shoulders, then we had a regular sleeve cut.
We tried so many styles to nail the one that fitted and looked the best.
Then there was the whole issue of the colour. A white satin jacket set
the alarm bells off for the director of photography. It's a really hard
thing to light, because it can blow out every scene. So we went through
many iterations of the tone to get the actual colour we used, which is
almost more like silver. At one point we just thought, 'Let's go back
and make it olive green or red' - but in the end we all fought for
saving the white jacket because we loved so much."
Source: Oliver
Franklin/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2011-09/15/gq-film-drive-ryan-gosling-style-fashion-costume-design/drive-jacket
If you watch Conan O'Brien, you'll love the interview Ryan Gosling had
with Conan. You'll also love how much Conan loves the jacket.
Wear the jacket and I wear you will smell the burning
rubber, feel the need for speed and crave the smell of smoke; the
sound of the engine roaring; and the feel of a clutch beneath your feet! Not convinced? Check out the trailer
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