Wool Bomber Jacket

A bomber is the most forgiving jacket shape there is: the ribbed collar and hem hold it in place on the shoulders, so it stays sharp over a shirt and stays comfortable over a knit. This one is cut in a wool melton with the fibre left visible in the cloth rather than pressed flat, which is what gives it the dry, matte surface that smartens up a plain outfit. The stall published two colourways — a mid grey that shows the weave, and a black that swallows the seams — and shot the grey in daylight against stone, which is the honest way to show a wool jacket.

Why a bomber holds its shape

The ribbed collar, cuffs and hem are knitted rather than woven, so they grip. That is why a bomber does not slide off the shoulder or flap at the waist the way an open overcoat does, and why the same jacket works with a shirt as well as with a heavy knit underneath.

Wool left with its texture

Cheap wool cloth is pressed and sheared until it looks like felt. Melton keeps the fibre visible, which reads as texture at arm’s length and hides the marks a smooth cloth would show after a winter of wear.

Two colours, five heights

The stall lists this jacket in grey and black, and sizes it by body height in five steps from 170 to 190 centimetres rather than by chest. That works for a bomber because the ribbed hem, not the chest, decides where it sits.

Details

• Colour: Grey · Black
• Size: Sold by body height, as the stall lists it: 170 · 175 · 180 · 185 · 190 cm. Chest, sleeve and length DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED
• Material: The stall names 羊毛 (wool) throughout the listing and no other fibre, but publishes no percentage, no blend panel and no test report. The composition is the maker’s claim and DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED
• Fit: A bomber cut — straight through the body, with ribbed knit at the collar, the cuffs and the hem and a small notch at the front of the hem where the zip ends

Care

• Brush wool melton rather than washing it: a stiff brush along the nap lifts dust out and puts the surface back.
• If it must be cleaned, have it dry cleaned, and ask for the ribbed knit to be blocked afterwards — knitted trims are the first thing to lose their spring.
• Hang it on a broad hanger with the zip closed, and give it a day to recover between wears.

Why we chose it

Because it comes from the stall behind the wool wrap coat already here, because the grey was shot in daylight instead of against a seamless roll, and because a bomber is the one jacket shape that works over both a shirt and a heavy knit — the layer the menswear side of this catalogue was missing.

One piece is fine. Buy a single piece at the price shown, or ask for a trade quote from ten units — written by a person, never read off a table.