Leather bomber jackets, your specification
Made to your tech pack, fabric and colours by a factory matched to the order.
Private label
Your main label, care label, hangtag and polybag. Nominated trims accepted.
The leather bomber is a short jacket with one front zip and knitted rib at the collar, cuffs and hem, cut in soft sheep or lamb nappa. Brands sell it as a menswear staple and as the entry piece of a first leather range. A leather bomber jacket manufacturer in Bangladesh needs two skills in one garment: soft leather sewn without puckering, and rib that matches that leather in colour and holds its stretch.
No leather garment unit is lined up at Garments Hub BD in advance. For a bomber enquiry the desk looks for a unit that already sews soft nappa and sets rib trims, vets and visits it, and answers within 5 working days with a real quote or a straight no.
Kinds of leather bomber jacket
Rib collar bomber
Knitted stand collar, cuffs and hem, a front zip and two welt pockets, usually in sheep nappa at 0.6 to 0.8 mm. Few panels and one zip, which is where many first leather orders start.
Shirt collar flight jacket
A leather collar at the neck, with rib only at the cuffs and hem, and often flapped patch pockets. Usually a firmer goat or cow leather, closer to the military original.
Suede bomber
Goat or sheep suede, softer in look and lighter in colour range. Suede spots with water and rubs onto pale clothing, so the specification needs a water spot check and a rub check on the suede itself.
Shearling collar bomber
A sewn-in or detachable sheepskin collar on a nappa body, often over a quilted lining. Say whether the collar is real sheepskin or a pile fabric, because cost and care differ completely.
How to brief a leather bomber jacket manufacturer in Bangladesh
- Leather and weight
- Lamb or sheep nappa, typically 0.6 to 0.8 mm, and the finish: aniline for a very soft hand, semi aniline for more even colour. Thin nappa shows every stitch line, so ask for a sewn sample panel.
- Rib yarn and structure
- The yarn blend, usually wool with acrylic or all acrylic, 1x1 or 2x2 rib, any tipping stripes, and the rib height at collar, cuffs and hem in centimetres.
- Rib colour
- Rib is knitted and dyed apart from the hide. Send a leather swatch to the rib knitter and approve the rib against the leather in daylight, never against a colour card alone.
- Rib tension
- The relaxed and stretched length of each rib piece against its seam. Rib cut too tight gathers the leather hem; too loose, it sags after one season.
- Front zip and pockets
- Zip size, usually 5 or 8, the tooth metal, and the pocket style: welt, slant or patch with a flap.
- Lining
- Polyester or viscose satin, plain or quilted. A quilted body lining adds warmth; a slippery sleeve lining helps a soft leather sleeve slide over knitwear.
Tests and certificates for leather bomber jackets
- REACH Annex XVII, entry 47 (chromium VI)
- The 3 mg/kg limit for chromium VI in leather touching skin matters on a bomber, whose chrome tanned nappa meets bare skin at the collar edge and wherever the lining stops. Ask for a test on the production lot.
- ISO 105-E04
- Rib colour fastness to perspiration, graded 1 to 5 on the grey scales, belongs on a bomber specification. Collar and cuffs take sweat, and a dark rib can stain a pale shirt collar.
- ISO 12945-2
- Pilling by the modified Martindale method. Acrylic rib pills at the cuffs where it rubs a desk, so ask for the rib result before bulk knitting starts.
- LWG
- Leather Working Group ratings of gold, silver, bronze or audited apply to the tannery that finishes the nappa. Name any rating your buyer requires at the enquiry, because it narrows which nappa the unit can buy.
What moves the price of a leather bomber jacket
- Lamb against sheep or goat nappa: lambskins are softer and smaller, so they cost more and cut with more seams.
- Rib: stock rib in black or navy against rib knitted and dyed to match your leather.
- Pocket style, with flapped patch pockets taking more cutting and sewing than plain welts.
- A shearling or pile collar, and whether it detaches with a zip or snaps.
- Lining: plain polyester against a quilted or printed lining carrying your branding.
Lead time for leather bomber jackets
A leather bomber sample usually takes 14 to 21 days, and bulk runs 45 to 75 days from pre-production sample approval. Rib dyed to match your nappa adds days at the knitter, and a lab test on the rib or the leather adds the laboratory's turnaround. Stock rib in black or navy keeps a bomber at the short end of that range; the quote confirms it.
What we check on leather bomber jackets before shipment
- Rib colour against leatherCollar, cuffs and hem compared with the body leather in daylight on every sampled bomber; no visible shift between rib lots.
- Rib recoveryCuffs and hem stretched by hand and released; the rib returns flat, with no wave where it joins the leather.
- Puckering on soft nappaShoulder seams and the zip line checked for gathers, which thin nappa shows when feed or thread tension is wrong.
- Collar symmetryCollar ends level at the zip top, and the zip closes up to the collar without a gap.
Questions buyers ask about leather bomber jackets
Why is a leather bomber a sensible first leather order?
It has one main zip, few panels and rib that takes up small fit differences at the waist and wrists. That makes it easier to sample and to inspect than a biker or a tailored coat. Soft nappa still needs careful shade sorting, so the leather sample matters as much as the pattern.
Can the rib carry our stripe colours?
Yes. Tipping stripes are knitted into the rib, so each colourway needs its own approval and may carry a knitter's minimum. Send the stripe order and widths in millimetres with the enquiry, and expect rib swatches for approval before the pre-production sample.
Is a leather bomber made like the nylon bomber on the outerwear page?
No. A nylon or polyester bomber is cut from roll fabric and sewn like a padded jacket, while a leather one is cut piece by piece around the marks on each hide. They share a shape and rib trims, not a unit, so order them separately if a range needs both.
Can a leather bomber be lined for winter?
Yes. A quilted body lining with a thin wadding, or a zip-in liner, adds warmth without stiffening the nappa. Keep the sleeve lining smooth. Give the target climate at the enquiry, because a heavier lining changes the pattern ease and the rib length.
Get a quote for leather bomber jackets
Tech pack or sketch with quantities per colour. A vetted unit and a real quote, or a straight no, within 5 working days.
