PORTLAND, Ore. — “This is a Crown zipper from the late ‘40s,” said Bennie Goodson, the general manager of Langlitz Leathers, an Oregon store that is a magnet for the motorcycle world. “Try it. You’ve ...

2443 SE Division St., 503-235-0959, langlitz.com. Closed Saturday-Sunday. Founded by motorcycle racer Ross Langlitz in 1947, not much has changed in this custom leather shop and shrine to motorcycle ...

, the homegrown maker of motorcycle apparel operating in a low-rider building on Southeast Division Street. Over by the worktables, a crew from a Swedish high-fashion television program, is ...

What do Neil Young, Clark Gable, Andy Devine, Bruce Willis, Johnny Depp, Geena Davis and Jay Lenoall have in common? The jacket on their back. The leather jacket. Benicio Del Toro owns 5 or 6. Those ...

Portland's favorite maker of leather gear for bikers -- and, increasingly, fashionistas -- is Langlitz Leathers, in Southeast Portland. A cult of fans, from Harley riders to celebrities seeking "the ...

Family-owned Langlitz Leathers keeps a low profile in its retail and production shop in southeast Portland. For more than 60 years it has constructed high-end custom biker apparel that has attracted a ...