Ever wonder where the leather jacket came from? ✨EARLY 1900’s✨ The leather jacket was born in the early 1900s, with its origins found in military wear. In 1917, the US Army Aviation Clothing Board created “flight jackets” for WWI pilots. These special jackets were necessary because the cockpits in WWI fighter planes were open-air and uninsulated. The term “bomber jacket” was coined for these brown leather jackets. Lined with sheepskin, their main purpose was insulation, keeping the pilots warm i