How to choose your bomber jacket for the upcoming season Mini shopping guide for the new season

The bomber jacket makes its first appearance in the 1940s, at the hands of Alpha Industries, with the name MA-1, a jacket with cuffs, knit collar, and polyester core. In the 1950s and 1960s military clothing took to the streets mingling with sub-cultures, and the bomber became the choice for British skin-heads and the LGBTQ community; in the early "big and bright" 80s hip hop music mixed bomber jackets and camo prints, over shapes and denim, but it was with the late 90s minimalism that the jacket arrived on the catwalks. First of all to use it is a young Raf Simons who included it in the Fall/Winter 2001 collection, "Riot Riot," followed closely by the conceptual Helmut Lang. In all the historical flows, there is no designer who hasn't redesigned, reconstructed, and transformed it. Confirming the bomber mania, the Lyst Index reports that in October, after the fashion week tour was over, there was a 72 % increase in search by users, and the thesis is also supported by the numbers reported by Tag Walk: in the SS23 shows there were 129 releases for women and 98 for men with bomber addicted looks. The utmost proof of the timeless appeal of this jacket comes from the last fashion month in which the bomber jacket, reinterpreted by designers, was one of the fixed presences on the catwalk.

A few examples

Leaving the fast and ephemeral trends and aiming to build lasting and seasonless wardrobes-thanks to the essential layering-the bomber jacket is the piece to usher in 2023 and anticipate the new season. And if winter chose to keep leather and padding in equal measure, Spring Summer is letting go of quilting to keep ultra-high-impact leathers and choose off mono- or multi-color nylon. Focused shopping repositions the jacket that forgets and rediscovers the military look making patches, pockets and embroidery appear, or disappear, according to stylistic flair.

Brands to focus on

Among the most beloved pieces that remain at the top of the wish list, are Prada's Re-Nylon bomber jacket, The Attico's  Anja leather jacket, Acne Studios' olive green with contrasting cuffs, Stussy's dyed nylon with orange lining, and Givenchy's total black. To which are added, for the new season, sunlight-proof colors and materials, Loewe's two-tone leather and metallic logo, Saint Laurent's crisp red silk, Palm Angels' color-scaled sequins, Miu Miu's baby pink, and Gucci's bright green satin.