A leather bomber done properly is one of those rare pieces that genuinely gets better the more you wear it. The structure relaxes, the leather softens, it starts to look like yours rather than new. That is the whole point of buying one worth investing in.

What we love about the leather bomber specifically is how much ground it covers. It works over a slip dress for something that looks genuinely considered. It works with jeans and a white tee when you cannot face a decision. It works at the weekend and, depending on your job, absolutely at work too. The silhouette is relaxed without being shapeless, which is harder to achieve than it sounds.

We have been very selective here. The cut around the shoulders has to be right. The leather has to have enough weight to hang properly rather than collapsing on itself. The ribbing at the hem and cuffs has to sit cleanly. These are the bombers we would actually spend our own money on, the ones that look better at year three than day one. A leather bomber jacket should be the piece you reach for without thinking.