The biker jacket is one of those pieces that looks effortless on some people and slightly like a costume on others and the difference is almost entirely about confidence and styling rather than the jacket itself. We went through a phase of wearing one and feeling like we were performing rather than just wearing a jacket before we figured out that the trick is to treat it as a straightforward outerwear piece rather than a statement. When you stop thinking of it as the interesting thing in your outfit and start thinking of it as just your jacket it suddenly starts working much better. We love a classic black leather biker with straight jeans and a simple white or grey tee for exactly this reason. The jacket does enough. Everything else can be quiet. It works in a way that gets more comfortable the more you wear it and a genuine leather one only gets better looking with age and use.