Who Made Marlon Brando's Leather Jacket?

In "The Wild One" by László Benedek, Marlon Brando is wearing Schott Perfecto #618 leather jacket.

You may notice some differences between the one Brando is wearing in the film and the one that is available to purchase.

Ex: the Perfecto #618 doesn't have the stars on the epaulets.

In fact this has been brought on speculation and discussion among leather enthusiast for years.

If you are looking for an alternative with the stars on the epaulets try the Perfecto #613:

I did some digging and found an old post on Schott's forum for some clarity:

"We have always confirmed that the jacket worn by Marlon Brando was our style #618. After 50 years we can really only comment on what has been told to the next generation of the Schott family based on what jacket he wore. We do know the 613 & the 618 were very close in styling and for a time period the the 618 also had a star on each epaulet. The 613 had no snaps on the collar and the original 618 did have collar snaps. On Marlon Brando's jacket the collar does has snaps and it also has stars on the epaulets. We know his jacket was modified by the Embroidery of the name Johnny on the left chest of his jacket. The costume department could have also added the stars to the epaulets, but we do not think they would have added the snaps to the collar, therefore we feel that the jacket worn by him is the 618."

In short - for aficionados eager to possess this exact jacket the Perfecto #618 is the model worn by Brando. However if you are looking for the stars on the jacket get the #613.

While the exact replica of Brando's jacket with 'Johnny' embroidery might not be available off the rack, the Perfecto 613 and 618 will get you look from "The Wild One".