The A-1 flight jacket revolutionised not just flight clothing, but the production of jackets in general. This new style of 'windcheater which was lightweight, cut to the waist and used knitted components, influenced not only its immediate successor the A-2 but most sports jackets from its first development in the 1920s.
Most A-1's were made from capeskin, a soft lightweight sheepskin leather ideal for use as it was windproof and comfortable, though it proved to be impractical for the rough conditions of combat. There were very few A-1's made from horsehide, though surviving examples have an almost mythological status.
This jacket is made using Buzz Rickson's 'Bronco' horsehide a veg (wood bark) tanned, hand painted aniline-dyed Italian horse-hide which has a superb depth of colour and variation of tones, which will age individually and uniquely.
- Italian Veg Tanned Aniline Dyed Horse Hide
- Custom Woven 100% Cotton Lining
- Custom Woven Two-Tone 100% Worsted Wool Knits
- Reproduction Woven Label
- Button-Front
- Leather Loop Collar Fasteners
- Buttoned Flapped Front Pockets
- Pen-Slot on Left Pocket
- Riveted Ventilation Holes
- Made in Japan