OK, the baseball jacket/ MA-1bomber jacket/ blouson style jacket is not a new invention. Initially is was invented back in the 50ies for the air force pilots and found its way into the rave culture during the late 80ies and 90ies. Besides that it is a symbol of American Rock’n Roll, think Grease. For summer 2014 it is seen frequently in the collection. A trend that seems to continue into fall too.
- Saint Laurent Men SS2014 jacket
- Saint Laurent, baseball jacket, spring 2014, net-a-porter.com
- Barbara Martelo wearing the Saint Laurent baseball jacket during Paris Fashion Week, Feb 2014 by Tommy Ton, style.com and http://www.athens-streetstyle.com as well as http://www.denimblog.com
Besides Hedi Slimane’s Rock’n Roll vampire version floral and tropical printed or appliquéd bomber jackets seem to be trending.
Dries van Noten floral bombers, photos@style.com
- Dries van Noten, bomber jacket inspired by Dutch masters tulip paintings, woman spring 2014, 940 EURO, mytheresa.com
- Dries van Noten, bomber jacket, men spring 2014, 650 Pound, http://www.autographmenswear.com
- Dries van Noten, mens bomber spring 2014
Model Anais Mali wearing the Barabra Bui resort 2014 parrot bomber for the campaign shoot and in the street, photos@cosmopolitain.com & @style.com
- Barbara Bui resort 2014 parrot bomber, 1 270EURO, thecorner.com
And as said before the trend seems to continue into fall as seen by Paul Smith’s floral take on the jacket, Dries van Noten’s orange Duchesse satin version of the classic MA-1 or Karl Lagerfeld’s beautiful tweed or fur styles at Fendi.
photos@style.com
- Fendi, fall 2014
- Dries van Noten, fall 2014
- Paul Smith, fall 2014
