TOM FORD Suede Flight Jacket | Men Clothing | Coats & Jackets | Leather Jackets | Designers | Tom Ford

As with so many of menswear's most venerated silhouettes, the flight jacket owes its origins to a utilitarian source; in early aircrafts, pilots had little to no insulation or heated, and so needed warm jackets that cropped at the waist and retained full movement in the arms. Here, TOM FORD presents its own rendition in a buttery suede, retaining the classic cut, shearling collar and chunky patch pockets but slimming down the sleeves for a sharpened look.