13 Facts About Flight jacket

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Flight jacket is a casual jacket that was originally created for pilots and eventually became part of popular culture and apparel.

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The cabins of these aircraft were uninsulated, so a warm, thick flight jacket was an essential piece of equipment for every member of the crew.

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In 1993, a uniform flight jacket was worn as the "national costume" of the United States for the APEC meeting held in Seattle, Washington.

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The Flight jacket has caught on with several police departments across the United States for its sturdy design and heavy insulation.

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Flight jacket has had a resurgence in popularity during the 2010s in street fashion, and is a notable staple of celebrities such as Kanye West.

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Body of the Flight jacket is usually made of boiled wool which provides warmth and the sleeves are generally made of leather with banded wrists and waistbands.

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The military bomber Flight jacket was made to be versatile for functionality as it was a lightweight Flight jacket that kept aircrews warm.

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The B-15 Flight jacket consisted of a fur collar made of cotton which was later changed to nylon after 1945 since it was considered more suitable because it is water resistant and kept perspiration out .

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The bomber Flight jacket remained popular during the later twentieth century as a part of the grunge and street-wear subculture, and maintains popularity today due in part to the “Kanye effect.

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Silhouette of the bomber Flight jacket has not altered much compared to the original, although it has an athletic and masculine silhouette with a fitted waist and more generous fit, like the bulky sleeves and extra pockets so as to be functional.

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The bomber Flight jacket trend inspired a vast majority of fashion designers to reinterpret and revisit the silhouette of menswear today.

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Bomber Flight jacket is a neutral fashion item with no limitations when it comes to genders, ages or styles.

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Since then, there have been various versions of the bomber Flight jacket, from having fur collars, cotton outers, and leather straps to knit collars and orange lining in the bomber Flight jacket to aid in visibility in case an incident were to occur.

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