Mens Black Leather Bomber Jacket with Fur Collar

A black leather bomber jacket with a fur collar is a waist length zip front jacket in leather, with ribbed knit cuffs and hem and a fur or faux fur collar at the neck. This one is black genuine hide with flap front pockets, in sizes XXS to 3XL.

A black flight bomber is a modern idea, not a historical one

Worth knowing, because most listings in this category imply otherwise. Military flight jackets were brown. Every one of them. The A2, the B3, the G1, the B15, all issued in shades of seal brown or russet, because that was what the tanning process gave and because brown hid oil and grease on a flight line. Black flight bombers came later, from civilian manufacturers who took the shape and dropped the heritage. That is not a criticism. Black is easier to wear, it does not fight with the rest of a wardrobe the way brown does, and it reads as urban rather than costume. But it does mean anybody selling you a black jacket on a story about wartime authenticity is selling you a story. The shape is authentic. The colour is a modern choice, and it is a good one.

The fur collar is the part to ask about

On a jacket like this, the collar is where the money either went or did not. Real fur and faux fur behave differently. Real fur has guard hairs of varying length over a denser undercoat, so it moves in the wind and recovers its shape after being crushed. Faux fur is a uniform pile on a woven backing. It looks convincing when new, it flattens where it rubs against a seatbelt or a bag strap, and it does not spring back. Neither is wrong. Faux is cheaper, warmer than people expect, and it does not raise the ethical questions. Just know which one you are buying, and check the specification table on this page rather than the photograph, because a photograph cannot tell you. Ask one more thing: does the collar come off. A detachable collar makes the same jacket wearable across three seasons instead of one, and it is the single most useful feature a bomber like this can have.

Black leather shows scuffs more than any other colour

The trade off nobody mentions when they sell you black. Black leather is the easiest colour to wear and the hardest to keep looking new. A scuff on brown leather blends into the existing variation in the hide. A scuff on black shows as a pale grey line, because the abrasion lifts pigment and exposes lighter material underneath. The fix is straightforward but you have to actually do it. Condition it twice a year, and treat scuffs early with a conditioner rather than leaving them. A black jacket that has been looked after ages into something better. A black jacket that has been ignored looks tired in two years.

Fit

Regular bomber cut. Take your usual size for room over a shirt and a light knit. The ribbed hem gathers at the waist, which is what stops a bomber looking boxy. If the hem is loose on you rather than gathering, the jacket is too big regardless of what the chest measurement says. That is the check to make.

Care

Condition twice a year. Wipe rain off with a dry cloth and dry at room temperature, never near a heater. Keep conditioner off the fur collar, whichever type it is. Brush the fur with a soft brush rather than combing it, and never apply heat to it. Store the jacket on a broad hanger with air around it, not sealed in plastic.

Specification table

Specification	Detail
Outer material	Genuine leather
Lining	Quilted polyester, full body and sleeves
Closure	Front zip
Collar	Fur collar
Cuffs	knit
External pockets	Two pockets at the waist
Internal pockets	Two inside
Back detail	Solid
Colour	Black
Fit	Regular, takes a mid weight layer
Sizes	XXS to 3XL, plus made to measure
Care	Condition twice yearly. No machine wash, no heat drying

Garment measurements by size. Measured flat, in inches. These cells stay empty until you send production figures. Publishing a measurement that is wrong causes returns, so I have not guessed.

Size	Chest across	Shoulder	Sleeve	Back length
XXS	40	18	25	25
XS	42	18	25	25
S	44	19	25	26
M	46	20	26	27
L	48	20	27	27
XL	50	20.5	27	27.5
2XL	52	21.5	27	28
3XL	54	23	28	29