The bomber jacket earned its place in menswear by being genuinely useful rather than fashionable, which is exactly why it has outlasted most things that were simply fashionable. Green is the colour that makes it work hardest. Olive and khaki sit close enough to neutral that they go with navy, grey, and indigo denim without any effort on your part. A darker forest green adds a bit more intention without tipping into costume territory. What we’ve been looking for specifically are bombers with the right weight, not so light they look cheap, not so padded they balloon around the middle. The ribbed cuffs and hem need to hold their shape after a season of actual wear. These are the ones that look as good thrown over a hoodie on a Saturday as they do over a crewneck on a night out. The colour does a lot of the work. The cut does the rest.