black leather

Rocker's jacket material

Black leather is leather dyed or finished in black, associated with motorcycle culture, punk rock, and BDSM.

A black leather jacket signals toughness or rebellion; black leather pants suggest edginess or fetish wear.

The material carries connotations ranging from classic cool to sexual kink, depending on context: He showed up in head-to-toe black leather.

Related

biker · biker gang · rebel · bad boy · Johnny Cash · rock and roll · sleek · shiny · second skin · punk · rocker · zipper · hide · smooth · tough · dominatrix · fetish · polish

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Opposites
color

black leatherwhite leather

Pale processed animal skin

material type

black leatherwhite lace

cotton · linen · silk · cashmere · suede

cultural/aesthetic connotation

black leatherwhite lace

floral print · gingham · prairie dress · Sunday best · soft pastels

Family

black, leather, blacks, blacked, blacking, blacken, blackened, blackening, blackness

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG