How To Channel University Challenge's Kamil Shah Pleather Look (Or Lessons To Avoid)

Feathers were ruffled among the University Challenge lot after contestant Kamil Shah busted out with this pimp daddy number:



Was it the fact that it was pleather (plastic leather)? Was it the cheeky gold chain that reminded us of Joey Tribbiani's Buddy Bracelet?

Or maybe it was that University Challenge tends to be quite shirt and tie heavy like this:



and this

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So is Shah a pioneer? Sadly not. We had a scrounge around on Instagram for other guys pulling off the look and this is what we found:

First the master of leather vest wearers, Mr Axl Rose...

Axllll #axl#axlrose #gnr #gunsnroses #rockiscool #rock #rocknroll #rockstar #longhair#coolhair #leather#leathervest

A photo posted by Axl,Duff,Steven,Izzy,Slash (@gnrfanpagee) on Sep 7, 2015 at 11:25am PDT

Then there's keeping it intense and hench...

#leathermen #sanfrancisco #the15 #the15association #leathervest #gaymen #leathershirt #gaykink #leatherdaddy #gaybeards #gaybdsm

A photo posted by Alex Ray (@alexray_eyes) on Sep 6, 2015 at 1:29pm PDT

A good white shirt with a leather vest is actually pretty fly...

Wir wünschen viel Spaß beim heutigen Länderspiel @shkodranmustafi #shkodran#shkodranmustafi#mustafi#sm5#dfb#dfb11#diemannschaft#nationalelf#nationalmannschaft#em#emquali#deutschlandxpolen#polen#deutschland#frankfurt#fußball#football#fcvalencia#laliga#valencia#milieu#lederweste#leathervest#black#avantgarde#albanien#allblack#fashion#milieu#drk#aw15

A photo posted by MILIEU (@_milieu_) on Sep 4, 2015 at 10:50am PDT

簡單的T-Shirt配上皮背心 輕鬆穿出層次感 騎車方便又增加一層防護 *Fox Creek - Rebel 牛皮背心 #foxcreek #rebel #leather #vest #leathervest #worker #biker #blackvenom #taipei #taiwan

A photo posted by BlackVenom (@blackvenomtw) on Sep 3, 2015 at 2:34am PDT

A photo posted by Hierarchy Clothing (@everydayarmor) on Sep 2, 2015 at 12:07pm PDT

A photo posted by Pelechecoco (@pelechecoco) on Aug 30, 2015 at 6:45am PDT

It's actually quite cool to upcycle...

A photo posted by @reneted on Aug 28, 2015 at 2:14am PDT

But STAY AWAY FROM STUDS

A photo posted by Terror (@terroroncrack) on Sep 2, 2015 at 2:51am PDT

And Satan...

I think my co-worker accidentally sewed this star patch and the 999 patch upside down on this vest. #cobbler #leathervest

A photo posted by Andy Pak (@andypakdotcom) on Aug 28, 2015 at 9:18am PDT

And remember, Zack from Saved By The Bell got there first...

Aaaaaand, this one. @mpgosselaar #TigerBeat #teenagedream #90sdreamboat #zackmorris #zackattack #leathervest #so90s #loveit

A photo posted by Saundra Montijo (@saundramarie) on Aug 29, 2015 at 12:33am PDT