Bomber jackets have always been an autumn staple. More elevated than a baggy parka , and more casual than a trench, the bomber – especially the big, puffy kind – is the cold weather hero we all need. “At this time of year, you’d be hard pressed to get through a day in London without seeing one,” British Vogue ’s Julia Storm wrote earlier this month, adding that, “these days you’re just as likely to spy one at a dinner party or an elegant evening event”.
But if there’s one type of bomber I’ve seen time and time again lately – at car boot sales, book shops and slouched all over the Windrush line – it’s the kind with the fluffy faux fur trim. You know the one I’m talking about – like a parka without a hood; a regular bomber with a bit of a zhoosh; a fluffy jacket without going full Big