exactly how to wear the bomber jacket?
Posted by Aloïs Guinut on Saturday, April 23, 2016 · 14 Comments
The bomber jacket is just ideal for spring.
Warm sufficient yet not as well much, as well as offered in an endless panel of colors as well as embellishments.
For the title, I chose the word “bomber”jacket, since this is exactly how most people call it in 2016.
Yet some other may call it a “varsity jacket”
Let’s have a look at their definitions.
Bomber jacket: according to Wikipédia, the bomber jacket was very first designed for the United Air force pilots (indeed genuine “bomber” people…). It had to be solid yet light as well as comfortable. This nylon coat, replaced the much heavier former coats.
It has a zipper, elasticated banded hems around the wrists as well as waist and a rounded shape
Varsity jacket: it is worn by students to represent their institution as well as team pride. The material is casual: it can be boiled wool, jersey or nylon.
The body of the jacket is in the school’s main color as well as the arms are in the school’s secondary color. Some patches representing the institution letters as well as award may be embroidered on the jacket.
Its shape is similar to the bomber jacket. Though typically less voluminous. It is typically closed with snap buttons.
Therefore, most of what we see in the stores nowadays are neither genuine bomber or varsity jackets however are inspired by both.
This comeback is not a new thing: it started in 2011 when Tisci included some in his A/W collection for Givenchy.
The exact same year, the film Drive, starring a hot Ryan Gosling in a shiny bomber jacket, became cult.
Bomber jackets never truly left fashion ever since.
We had wonderful flower printed ones, varsity jackets like ones, transparent ones, as well as now satin richly embroidered ones just like… in Drive however 5 years after!
They were noticed on Saint Laurent as well as Gucci catwalks amongst other.
Gucci
Saint Laurent homme
And you can discover them absolutely everywhere.
I bought my very first one in september 2015: a champagne satin Gerald Darel embroidered with pastel flowers for 5€ on a lawn sale (I suggest lawn sales in St Germain des prés, chic parisiennes from Rive gauche have great deals of stuffs in their closets). It is most likely is from the eighties as well as looks precisely that the ones that you might purchase nowadays. Fashion’s never ending circle…
Think of second hand as well as vintage stores, they may have what you are looking for.
I. exactly how to select the bomber?
As I explained the bomber is simply a shape.
So you can select every color, every material as well as every pattern.
The option of the shape has much more consequences.
A. Oversize bomber
This is the overcool method to wear it best now.
Rihanna likes to hide her hands in it… however if you are not Rihanna, you’ll just look dumb (even if you are actually).
I guidance you to select a bomber that stops just below your bottom as well as sits low on your wrists like in the Saint Laurent show.
Stopping at the largest point of your hips is likewise a great option.
B. Fitted bomber
This is likewise cool, contemporary as well as less risky to style.
The waistline can stop at your waist to the top of your hip bones.
II. exactly how to style the bomber?
I like eccentric bombers since they can make any type of boring outfit look fashionable.
I think, that, if you select a statement bomber, you do not requirement to make much much more effort actually.
A. What bottom?
The bomber has a round shape.
It always looks good when you balance it with a tight bottom.
Skinnies
Jeanne Damas
Fitted pants
The comeback of the hip hugging yet not so slim jeans such as the Levis 501 is a great match for the bomber jacket.
Julia Sarr-Jamois
Tight mini-skirts or dresses
Pencil skirts or dresses
Tight mini-shorts
Tokyobahnbao
Flare pants
Flare pants are tight on the hips, so they do the balance
Boyfriend jeans
Boyfriend jeans are really worn extremely low on the hips as well as for that reason produce no volume on the hips.
I suggest to match them with a tight bomber jacket.
Otherwise, I guidance to add heels (except if you are already tall as well as slender).
Pauline Fashionblog
Fluid mini-skirts as well as dresses
Yes they produce volume, however your bare legs do the contrast.
You can select either a tight or an oversize jacket
Saint Laurent
Flounces as well as pleats are an option.
Fluid midi or long skirts as well as dresses
As seen on the Gucci runway, this is extremely tricky in terms of proportions.
The safest method is to choose a extremely tight bomber as well as to close it it order to define your waist.
Beware of A-line!
A-line skirts, culotte pants, harem pants, bubble skirts… as well as anything that creates a rigid volumedirectly on the hips.
If worn opened the bomber jacket acquires a triangle opening on the front which makes you look larger. (Proof that the outfit was guilty as well as not the girl, right here she is with something flattering). Even if you are Blake L the match does not works.
If worn closed the bomber jacket modifies the shape of those bottoms as well as produce unwanted pleats.
You can handle the mix if you wear a tight bomber which waist meets the waist of your A-line skirt.
B. What underneath?
Anything which has a collar that does not produce any type of fuss where the collar of the bomber sits.
Button-ups are typically a poor option (same bomber jacket, great choice).
Basic T-shirts as well as tops
When you have no concept what to wear, pic a fundamental as well as all will be fine.
Tiphaine Augusto
Basic sweater
Same as above.
India
Romantic top
To contrast with the bomber sporty DNA. thanks Isabel for the style lesson.
Isabel Marant
Be creative, discover some new matchs.
C. What shoes?
I believe you can wear the bomber jacket with any type of shoes you may fancy.
Here are some options.
Sneakers
The bomber is sporty, sneakers are sporty, this is easy, everybody is happy
Dakota Johnson
Rock boots
Make you look like a poor woman in a great way.
Violaine Olga Madeleine
Sexy heels
Nicely spices the sporty DNA of the bomber.
Barbara Martelo
Fancy heels
Same as above.
Collage vintage
III. Complementary questions
A. Do I wear it opened or closed?
As seen above, both work.
B. With a scarf?
Well, they’ll interfer with the collar a bit, however I choose to stay warm if needed.
I’ll pick a sixties tight scarf that reveals the collar underneath or a huge scarf that hides it completely.
IV. My bomber jacket selection
2018 updates:
You have a excellent choice of them at Superdry, check them out here
OR: check thrift stores!
Ready to be the bomb in bomber jacket?
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