Leather Bomber Jackets

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Ribbed cuffs, a ribbed hem, and a cut short enough to layer under a coat — the men's leather bomber jacket is the one piece in the collection that works from September through March without needing a backup. Descended from the original MA-1 jacket leather pilots wore, our leather bomber jacket keeps the proportions that made the silhouette last this long, rebuilt in full-grain hide instead of nylon. The bomber's genius was always its proportions — a boxy body that skims rather than clings, paired with ribbed cuffs and hem that seal in warmth without adding bulk. Our version keeps that ratio deliberately: room through the chest and shoulders for a knit or flannel underneath, with the ribbing doing the work of keeping the silhouette clean rather than baggy.

Layer it with a leather vest underneath in colder months, or compare it against our leather biker jackets if you're deciding between silhouettes — the full range is on our Gacket as well. Available in black leather bomber jacket and brown leather bomber jacket finishes.

The ribbing itself is knitted to a tighter gauge than most bomber jackets use, specifically so it holds tension over years of daily wear rather than loosening after a single season. It's a small, mostly invisible detail — until the ribbing on a cheaper jacket goes slack and the whole silhouette stops working.

Leather Bomber Jacket: Colors and Fit

A black leather bomber jacket is the safer, more versatile choice — it reads correctly against nearly anything else in a wardrobe. A brown leather bomber jacket carries more vintage weight from the first wear, with a warmer tone that works especially well over earth-tone knitwear in colder months. Neither finish uses corrected-grain leather — both are full-grain hide, hand-waxed, meant to darken and soften with wear. If you plan to layer heavily underneath, order true to your jacket size rather than sizing up — the boxier cut already accounts for a layer, and going a size larger tends to lose the silhouette that makes a bomber work.

Because the bomber sits at the intersection of our most casual and most functional pieces, it's also the style we recommend most often to someone building a first leather jacket wardrobe from scratch — versatile enough to wear constantly without becoming the only options mentioned when someone thinks of your wardrobe.

Custom Leather Bomber Jacket Orders

Want your initials stitched inside, a fit adjusted from our standard block, or a lining swapped to something warmer? Our custom bomber jacket order covers all three. It's also the fastest custom category we offer — most adjustments are measurement-only rather than a full repattern, so in-stock bombers ship within 3 business days and custom orders typically complete in 2-3 weeks.

Bomber jackets are also our most frequently gifted style outside of shearling pieces, largely because the sizing is more forgiving than a fitted biker cut — a reasonable guess on size is less likely to be badly wrong, which matters if you're buying for someone else without their exact measurements.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the bomber run true to size?

Yes, though the cut is intentionally boxier than a biker jacket to allow layering — check the size chart if you'll wear it without a layer underneath.

Can the ribbing be replaced if it wears out?

Yes, ribbing repairs are available through our care team on both in-stock and custom pieces.

Is this the same as a flight jacket?

Closely related — the bomber descends directly from military flight jacket patterns, though ours is built for everyday wear rather than flight-specific requirements.

Why does the leather bomber jacket run boxier than the biker jacket?

It's a deliberate design choice — the looser cut is built specifically to layer over a knit or flannel without losing its shape.

A well-built bomber tends to become the jacket people reach for without thinking about it, which is a harder result to achieve than a jacket meant to be noticed — durability and proportion matter more here than any single design detail. It's also the style we get asked to replicate most often when a customer's original bomber finally wears out after a decade of use.