Are bomber jackets ok in a business casual setting?

[Steve Smith]

I get the impression that when people read the word "bomber jacket" on here, they think of just one design. But this


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Interesting. Add a t shirt and cut a pair of jeans mid-calf and I have the gear to be a 61 year old hooligan.

 

[dieworkwear]

That's a CWU-45, yet another type of bomber!

The original neo-nazi style is an MA-1 in green or black nylon.

If people are worried about it, just get a brown suede Valstarino and paint a huge "I LOVE JEWS" on the back.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

I’ve never heard of the neo nazi connection. I guess I just lead a sheltered life.

Perhaps people in Europe worry about such things. I don’t think they necessarily carry the same baggage here.

just wear a cardigan. At worst, you’ll be compared to Mr. Rogers and not mistaken for Michael Kühnen.

 

[dieworkwear]

I’ve never heard of the neo nazi connection. I guess I just lead a sheltered life.

Perhaps people in Europe worry about such things. I don’t think they necessarily carry the same baggage here.

just wear a cardigan. At worst, you’ll be compared to Mr. Rogers and not mistaken for Michael Kühnen.

Really? I'm surprised you're not aware of the connection. In California during the '90s, that uniform was pretty well associated with skinheads and neo-Nazis. During the '90s, I got chased down the road by skinheads who dressed like that.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Really? I'm surprised you're not aware of the connection. In California during the '90s, that uniform was pretty well associated with skinheads and neo-Nazis. During the '90s, I got chased down the road by skinheads who dressed like that.

I guess I just don’t pay much attention to skinheads and what they wear.

 

[dieworkwear]

I guess I just don’t pay much attention to skinheads and what they wear.

White prison gangs still wear that specific kind of bomber jacket.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

White prison gangs still wear that specific kind of bomber jacket.


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Again, a crowd I normally don’t hang with. It’s nice to know what they wear.

 

[dieworkwear]

Again, a crowd I normally don’t hang with. It’s nice to know what they wear.

Not one I hang out with either, but hard to ignore when they're trying to kill you.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Not one I hang out with either, but hard to ignore when they're trying to kill you.

nor am I aware that they have a price on my head. Perhaps they do now.

 

[dieworkwear]

nor am I aware that they have a price on my head. Perhaps they do now.

I think you mistook my comment as saying they want to kill you, in particular. I'm saying that, as a non-white person who grew up in California, it helps to be aware of these associations. As I mentioned, I've been chased down by such groups. It just seems strange to me that someone would not be aware of this skinhead uniform.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

I'm saying as a non-white person, it helps to pay attention since these groups want to kill you. As I mentioned, I've been chased down by such groups. It just seems strange to me that someone would not be aware of this skinhead uniform.

well, what can I say. I plead guilty of being ignorant. I don’t live in an area where in need to worry about them though I’m sorry that you’ve had a bad experience with them.

As for what they wear, I’ve received my education. Anyone wearing a bomber jacket is a skinhead.

 

[dieworkwear]

Anyone wearing a bomber jacket is a skinhead.

Yes, this is the kind of nuance that I was trying to communicate. Good job!

 

[7_rocket]

Some great options in this thread for bomber jackets. I wear a bomber all the time. The more simple the better it looks while wearing "business casual" outfits to the office.

But I mostly wear it with jeans outside the office

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Yes, this is the kind of nuance that I was trying to communicate. Good job!

dude, are you going to break my balls over not knowing what skinheads wear? Seriously? I’m a middle aged Caucasian physician. I live a white bread life and I have never even seen a skinhead unless caricatured in a movie.

 

[dieworkwear]

dude, are you going to break my balls over not knowing what skinheads wear? Seriously? I’m a middle aged Caucasian physician. I live a white bread life and I have never even seen a skinhead unless caricatured in a movie.

1. I was only replying to your comment here:

Perhaps people in Europe worry about such things. I don’t think they necessarily carry the same baggage here.

They do carry the same baggage here. That's all I was saying.

2. My earlier posts were pointing out that bomber jackets can take many iterations, and you don't have to look like a skinhead if you wear a bomber jacket. Then you made some stupid comment about how "now I got my education, everyone in a bomber jacket is a skinhead."

JFC.