Bruce Springsteen Keeps Wearing Sick Jackets to the Set of His Own Biopic
CultureMore like Deliver Me in Outerwear, you know what we mean?By Gabriella PaiellaJanuary 14, 2025Photographs: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe ConteSave this storySaveSave this storySaveBruce Springsteen is an American institution and a rock and roll poet, whose art has both been speaking directly to lost souls and resonating with the masses for decades now. Because of the magnitude of his musical achievements, perhaps insufficient time has been devoted to his other accomplishments. Namely, his sick jacket collection.The jackets have been on full display lately, owing to the ongoing filming of the Bruce Springsteen biopic, Deliver Me From Nowhere. The movie, starring Jeremy Allen White as the Boss and Jeremy Strong as his longtime manager Jon Landau, focuses on the making of the 1982 album Nebraska. Springsteen, the president of New Jersey, has been intermittently visiting the Garden State set, which is hilarious for two reasons: 1) Constantly visiting the set of your own biopic is the most Springsteen thing he could possibly do and 2) it means Jeremy Allen White has to play Bruce Springsteen while the real Bruce Springsteen watches him intently. (Speaking of JAW: that guy also has some Good Jackets.)Anyway, since his initial visit on November 4th—when he wore a toasty red flannel coat—every time Springsteen has visited Deliver Me From Nowhere, he’s also delivered us a different new piece of excellent outerwear.Of course, Springsteen has long been known to wear many important jackets in life both personally and professionally (on the covers of Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, and Tunnel of Love, for instance). And as GQ noted as recently as 2019, pegged to the promotional run of his album Western Stars, “Bruce Springsteen can’t stop wearing two jackets.” (So true.) But this chilly-weather filming of Deliver Me From Nowhere has had him on a particular heater. Behold, a running list of every single jacket Bruce Springsteen has worn while visiting the set of his own biopic.January 10, 2025For the first set visit of 2025, when temperatures in Freehold, New Jersey hovered in the 30s, the Boss stayed warm with a thick green olive goat and fur collar. This was paired with an earring stack (three little gold hoops).Bobby BankDecember 12, 2024In December of last year, a well-worn leather jacket with fleece lining accompanied him to the beachside in Asbury Park—with a classic two-hat combo up top.Bobby BankNovember 26, 2024A classic green Dickies work jacket (part of a full workwear look, actually) with an embroidered “Bruce” nametag, lest someone mistake him for an on-set transpo mechanic.Jose Perez/Bauer-GriffinNovember 5, 2024Black jackets don’t just have to be leather, as seen with this lightweight Deus Ex Machina number.Jose Perez/Bauer-GriffinNovember 4, 2024Put your jacket on, fix your hair up pretty, and meet me tonight in Bayonne City.Most PopularGQ RecommendsThe Alex Mill Sale Just Went Double PlatinumBy Gerald OrtizGQ Recommends63 Ingenious Gifts for New Dads (Recommended by Less-New Dads)By Ali FinneyGQ RecommendsThe Best Baggy Jeans Are Taking Their Victory LapBy Leon HedgepethJose Perez/Bauer-Griffin
Bruce Springsteen is an American institution and a rock and roll poet, whose art has both been speaking directly to lost souls and resonating with the masses for decades now. Because of the magnitude of his musical achievements, perhaps insufficient time has been devoted to his other accomplishments. Namely, his sick jacket collection.
The jackets have been on full display lately, owing to the ongoing filming of the Bruce Springsteen biopic, Deliver Me From Nowhere. The movie, starring Jeremy Allen White as the Boss and Jeremy Strong as his longtime manager Jon Landau, focuses on the making of the 1982 album Nebraska. Springsteen, the president of New Jersey, has been intermittently visiting the Garden State set, which is hilarious for two reasons: 1) Constantly visiting the set of your own biopic is the most Springsteen thing he could possibly do and 2) it means Jeremy Allen White has to play Bruce Springsteen while the real Bruce Springsteen watches him intently. (Speaking of JAW: that guy also has some Good Jackets.)
Anyway, since his initial visit on November 4th—when he wore a toasty red flannel coat—every time Springsteen has visited Deliver Me From Nowhere, he’s also delivered us a different new piece of excellent outerwear.
Of course, Springsteen has long been known to wear many important jackets in life both personally and professionally (on the covers of Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, and Tunnel of Love, for instance). And as GQ noted as recently as 2019, pegged to the promotional run of his album Western Stars, “Bruce Springsteen can’t stop wearing two jackets.” (So true.) But this chilly-weather filming of Deliver Me From Nowhere has had him on a particular heater. Behold, a running list of every single jacket Bruce Springsteen has worn while visiting the set of his own biopic.
For the first set visit of 2025, when temperatures in Freehold, New Jersey hovered in the 30s, the Boss stayed warm with a thick green olive goat and fur collar. This was paired with an earring stack (three little gold hoops).
In December of last year, a well-worn leather jacket with fleece lining accompanied him to the beachside in Asbury Park—with a classic two-hat combo up top.
A classic green Dickies work jacket (part of a full workwear look, actually) with an embroidered “Bruce” nametag, lest someone mistake him for an on-set transpo mechanic.
Black jackets don’t just have to be leather, as seen with this lightweight Deus Ex Machina number.
Put your jacket on, fix your hair up pretty, and meet me tonight in Bayonne City.
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