Mens leather bomber jackets have been popular for many years, and remain so today.If you are looking for a men's bomber jacket, it could be that you are finding every kind of material passed ed off as bomber jacket material, from cotton to plastic. Rest assured that there is only one acceptable material that a men's bomber jacket worthy of the name should be made of, and that is genuine, top- quality leather.
The beauty of leather is that there has been leather as long as human beings have managed to tan the leather. The leather that you or the manufacturer chooses for a jacket depends on the purpose.
Vintage flight jackets -- the real thing from World War 1 and World War 2 -- were made of horsehide or goatskin. The Army Air Corps used horsehide for the famous WW2 A-2 bomber jacket. There are still craftsmen in America and the UK who make replicas of these jackets from this type of leather.
Both the Navy and Air Force use goatskin for their G-1 and A-2 flying jackets. Goatskin is arguably the perfect jacket leather because it is durable as well as supple, soft to the touch, and very comfortable to wear.
Goatskin jackets last so long they are passed down from generation to generation and actually improve with age. Not all cowhide jackets are the same either. The finest men's bomber jackets are made from top grade leather and are cut from fewer pieces of hide. This makes them more expensive than just any old leather jacket.
A good-looking bomber jacket has a one-piece back.
Bomber jackets were originally designed with functionality in mind. Bomber jackets gave wearers an edgy, intrepid-adventurer look. In the late 80s and early 90s, the period after Top Gun, bomber jackets were at their peak fashion-wise.
The mens bomber jackets may often be known as a flying or aviator jacket. Pilots wore leather coats because as the airplane ascended and flew fast the atmosphere became colder.
The leather coat was no longer practical.
Today the mens bomber jackets are a fashion statement with pockets for everything including a cell phone.
There has always been a romance between men and their leather apparel and the mens bomber jackets with their rugged looks are no exception.
