Little-known WWI history behind leather bomber jacket trend taking over New York

The Daily Mail has launched a new YouTube show breaking down the biggest fashion trends sweeping New York City . The first fit tackled by Subway Style Files is the leather bomber jacket, with the episode uncovering the extraordinary wartime origins of a jacket taking the city by storm.The leather bomber jacket can trace its origins to 1917, when the United States joined the allies in their fight against the Central Powers. After declaring war, the country set up the Aviation Clothing Board to provide pilots heading to Europe with protective gear.The newly created clothing board began work on a special jacket for the pilots of bomber planes, who had to contend with freezing temperatures at high altitudes during their raids.