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 ...

Langlitz jackets are still made by hand and sold exactly the same way they were when the company was founded by Ross Langlitz in 1947. It doesn’t advertise, and the garments carry no external branding ...

, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The Southeast Division Street staple continues to bustle in ...