Men's military jackets

The men's military jacket is a fashionable element of the men's wardrobe, which should be tried on by every representative of the stronger sex. These include traditional flight bombers and parkas, classic pea jackets and trench coats.

When deciding what to wear with, how to choose a short or long jacket, you need to focus not only on your own preferences. The military style has held the leading position for many seasons. Fashionable jackets in military colors and cuts are also undergoing minor changes. Those who want to stay in trend should pay attention to the clothes that are produced on the catwalks and in mass tailoring by the world's leading brands.

A modern men's military-style jacket must be fashionable. You can easily recognize the most relevant cut options by the following signs.

• Using high density materials. Usually it is cotton with the addition of synthetic fibers, high quality genuine leather.
• The presence of paramilitary cut elements. First of all, these are shoulder straps, chevrons, metal fittings. Military style elements also include patch pockets, stand-up collars.
• Lack of bright accessories. In this case, leather stripes, belts, buckles, massive "zippers" and metal buckles are used.
• Straight silhouette. A slight fit of the jacket is allowed, sometimes it is achieved with the help of special drawstrings. Bomber-type models use waist length with elastic at the waist.
• High level of protection. The jackets have windproof flaps, hoods or layered collars, additional cuffs on the sleeves.

All existing military styles of jackets for men can be divided into the following categories.

• Pea jacket. This is a kind of hybrid of a jacket and a coat, in a modern design it is equipped with a hood, patch pockets on the chest and hips, and a zipper. In this version of outerwear, it is impossible to freeze even in the coldest periods. Materials based on wool are used for sewing.

• Pilot. Leather jacket with or without warm lining. It is supplied with a practical zipper, the material of the collar and cuffs is always contrasting. Actual colors - black, red, brown.

• Bomber. The most popular military style jacket. She got into the military style from the wardrobe of professional pilots. Bombers are distinguished by their length to the waist, the presence of an elastic band or a belt along the lower edge, hypertrophied volume on the sleeves and in the chest. Available in winter and summer models, with a hood, stand-up collar.

• M65 or park. Winter, demi-season military-style jacket, which also came to the men's wardrobe from the arsenal of the gallant polar paratroopers. These are insulated clothes with many pockets, a branded bright lining, and an obligatory hood.

The military style generally does not imply significant length. The standard version for a pea coat and trench coat, a tunic - up to mid-thigh. The bomber also does not imply a significant length. In any of its incarnations, it is precisely a short jacket, with a length not below the hip line. Its style allows you to comfortably fit in the car, cockpit, motorcycle saddle.

If a man leads an active lifestyle, a short jacket is suitable for him, allowing him to ensure freedom of movement. In a long version, there is a pea coat, more like a coat with a zipper, and a parka. M65 jackets are available in various lengths - to the waist, to mid-thigh, almost to the knee. The cut can be loose or tight-fitting, fitted.

Long jackets in military style are popular with travelers, hikers, hikers. They are ideal for men who work outdoors. With the right length, you can avoid discomfort while driving or snowmobiling.

Military-style jackets are characterized by a certain set of colors and prints. First of all, these are khaki - the main tone of military uniform in most countries of the world. Dirty green and gray-green shades, which are well suited to the camouflage function of the garment, also fall into the given category. In the summer version, sand, beige, cream tones, faded to whiteness, aged fabric are used.

The entire range of brown colors is also used in a modern military style. Coffee, olive, sand are often combined in a spotted camouflage fabric. Jackets in blue, gray, blue colors look interesting. Black and coffee leather bombers with shoulder straps and breast pockets are considered classics. Among the prints used, one can distinguish small specks, pixel coloring and even traditional "blots", combining several tones of similar color.

Military-style jackets have a fairly clear division of the seasons. Parks are produced exclusively in a warmed version - for different climatic zones, from arctic to temperate. In the winter version, they have a hood with fur trim, goose down or feather filling, synthetic materials. Also it is customary to refer to the winter jackets as the "pilot" and "bomber" models. In the first version, military-style clothing has cuffs, a collar, and a natural sheepskin lining.

Winter bomber jackets are made in a quilted version with synthetic fillings. The same models can be produced in a demi-season version, without a warm lining. Only light jackets and windbreakers belong to exclusively summer ones.

Military-style jackets bring brutality and charisma to the image of a man. To create a stylish ensemble for the city with them, it is enough to choose skinny black jeans or chinos with suede chelsea boots, a white shirt outside, a voluminous bag. An olive-green autumn jacket up to mid-thigh length can be diluted with blue straight-cut jeans, a swamp-colored jumper, and tone-on-tone suede brogues.

White pants also go well with military-style clothing. It is enough to add to them suede loafers in a rich shade of truffle, a gray-steel dress shirt, a brown belt with a massive buckle. Slim joggers in gray and blue are the perfect match for a shabby jacket in dark green, sand or olive tones. Inside, you should wear a plain blue or gray turtleneck, perhaps a jacket, loafers or slip-ons.

Dress pants and brown genuine leather boots make a good pair with an oversized Hemingway-style sweater and a pale green khaki jacket. In warm weather, you can wear a thin turtleneck in wine or gray-blue.