Aam Aadmi ministers popularise flight jackets this winters

Radhika Bhalla  New Delhi, January 5, 2014 | UPDATED 14:55 IST Whether Delhi's new chief minister Arvind Kejriwal intended it or not, he has inadvertently struck upon a great fashion fad - the bomber jacket.

It's been rife on the runway for menswear Spring/Summer 2014, with the biggest international names like Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Canali, Fendi, Haider Ackermann, Alexander Wang, Balmain, Bottega Veneta, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Moschino and Roberto Cavalli sporting it as a must-have this season. Here's the pick of the lot to help you lend your support to the most important Aam Aadmi.

DID YOU KNOW?

The bomber jacket, also known as the flight jacket or bombardier jacket, was first created during World War I to keep pilots warm while flying as most airplanes didn't have an enclosed cockpit.

In 1917, the Aviation Clothing Board was established by the United States for creating and distributing leather jackets for pilots, complete with fur lining, high collars, snug cuffs and waists and zippers.

What started as a necessity evolved into a fashion statement, especially with the help of Hollywood flick, Top Gun.

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Ministers blamed for division

Visakhapatnam: AP NGOs state president P. Ashok Babu blamed the union ministers for the uncertain conditions in the state over bifurcation process.
He threatened of intensifying the stir if the Centre went ahead with the process of bifurcation, without doing justice to the Seemandhra people.
He said that they would hold a meeting with all the political parties on December 28 in Hyderabad and finalise the plan of action.
He was interacting with mediapersons here on Thursday and indicated that stir would be more severe in the coming days.
He said that the Centre had postponed the process of division for three months due to the Samaikya stir.
He said that the APNGO association elections would be held on January 5.

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Ministers blamed for division

Visakhapatnam: AP NGOs state president P. Ashok Babu blamed the union ministers for the uncertain conditions in the state over bifurcation process.

He threatened of intensifying the stir if the Centre went ahead with the process of bifurcation, without doing justice to the Seemandhra people.

He said that they would hold a meeting with all the political parties on December 28 in Hyderabad and finalise the plan of action.

He was interacting with mediapersons here on Thursday and indicated that stir would be more severe in the coming days.

He said that the Centre had postponed the process of division for three months due to the Samaikya stir.

He said that the APNGO association elections would be held on January 5.

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