Semilexic on Nostr: In the 1950s greasers wore leather, because they rode bikes and cars without doors, ...

In the 1950s greasers wore leather, because they rode bikes and cars without doors, and you dont lose all your skin if you have a leather jacket. Also leather looked cool.

Later D&D introduced studded leather because they misunderstood briandines and training armor (which is leather).

The hollywood trope is a combination of that.