Origins of the Rockabilly look // From working class necessity to fashion statement: The leather jacket, slicked hair and cuffed jeans were born out of necessity with the emergence of the Hot Rod culture. The black leather jackets, engineer boots and greased-up, backcombed hair served a purpose. They endured the beating of the working class auto-mechanics and moonshine runners who donned them. #elvis #greasers #rockabilly #johnallans