HYDE Forza Bomber — Navy Lambskin with Napa Collar | Men's Luxury USA-Made Leather Bomber Jacket

Why we selected it

The Forza is in the Hyde collection because the bomber jacket is one of the most copied silhouettes in menswear — and this is one of the few executed at a standard that justifies the original. The Navy shell is the lightest weight leather the Los Angeles atelier produces — a supple English lambskin suede that drapes and moves in a way heavier leathers cannot. Against it, a smooth Napa double collar provides contrast in both texture and structure. Soft suede and smooth Napa, light and substantial, in a single considered piece.

Craftsmanship

Made in Los Angeles by a three-generation family leather atelier with over four decades of craft behind every seam. The shell is the lightest weight English domestic lambskin in the atelier’s range — a suede finished with a light resin coating that gives the surface its distinctive luster and fine hand feel. Over time, as the resin naturally wears, the nap of the suede buffs up beneath; the colour and visual character of the skin remain unchanged, only deepened. The double collar is finished in smooth, supple Napa lambskin — a contrast in surface and a complement in tone. Two finishes of English lambskin, each chosen for what it contributes. Six to seven skins hand-matched per garment. Every seam sewn at exactly ten stitches per inch. The entire finished garment pressed.

The double collar

The Forza’s defining construction detail is the signature double collar in smooth Napa lambskin — a clean, lustrous surface that frames the neck and contrasts the matte suede of the shell. The zip-front closure sits behind a fold-over panel secured with button snaps, giving the chest a clean face while sealing out cold air completely. The elastic hem keeps the silhouette trim. These are functional decisions made by craftsmen who understand how a jacket actually gets worn.

Styling

Navy is the closest thing to a universal outerwear tone. Wear it over a cream or oatmeal roll-neck and dark wool trousers for mountain evenings, or open over a chambray shirt and selvedge denim for a weekend in the city. The Napa collar looks best worn up in wind and folded down in warmth. The lightweight suede shell layers cleanly under a longer overcoat without adding bulk.

Investment quality

The lightest weight lambskin in the atelier’s range is also its most technically demanding to produce — achieving this hand feel and luster at this weight requires the finest tanner’s skill. The light resin finish is applied with precision: too much and the drape is lost, too little and the suede is unprotected. The smooth Napa collar ages alongside the shell, each surface developing its own character over years of wear. At $2,295 the Forza is the bomber jacket you buy once and wear for decades.

• Handcrafted in Los Angeles — English skins, American hands, Hyde specifications
• Shell: 100% English domestic lambskin — lightest weight suede with light resin finish
• Double collar: smooth Napa lambskin — supple, lustrous, contrasting surface
• Signature double collar construction
• Zip-front closure with fold-over snap button panel
• Elastic hem band
• Comfort fit — designed for ease of movement
• Each garment individually patterned from 6–7 matched skins
• 10 stitches per inch, every seam
• Professional suede leather cleaning only

Fit notes

• Comfort fit — slightly relaxed through the body
• True to size — order your usual jacket size
• Elastic hem sits at the hip
• Designed to layer over mid-weight knitwear

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