You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. From bomber jackets to cargo pants, some of my favorite clothes are inspired by pieces that originated ...

When it comes to style, most laptop bags aim for either techie or chic. MacCase’s Premium Leather Flight Jacket, on the other hand, is designed to appeal to rugged types. As its name implies, the ...

With almost military precision, the leather flight jacket has navigated back into the menswear trend cycle. Dating to 1917, the bomber was sported by WW1 and WW2 fighter pilots, who staved off ...

The author received and meticulously restored a WWII-era A-2 leather flight jacket belonging to Captain Jack L. Martin, embarking on a quest to uncover the history of the garment and its original ...

Since the early days of aviation, the leather jacket has been fashion de rigueur for pilots. Because leather is windproof, these jackets were a favorite of pilots in open cockpits. By the 1930s the ...

Bomber jackets were originally designed as flight jackets in 1917 to keep WWI fighter pilots warm while sitting in open cockpits. Made from heavy-duty leather, they often had wraparound collars, wind ...

The Type A-2 leather flight jacket — commonly called the “bomber jacket” — was standardized in 1931 as the jacket issued to U.S. Army Air Forces officers upon completion of basic flight training. The ...

The U.S. Army Air Corps A-2 flight jacket was among the most iconic and treasured items of military apparel ever issued to American military personnel during World War II. Based upon “Bomber Boys,” a ...