I wanted to pay a little tribute today to Lizzie Garrett Mettler, author of the blog formerly known as Tomboy Style and owner of the online store currently known as The Reed, with a tomboy style post of my own.

Last night I went on a little hunt for an M65 field jacket. Eventually, that led me to Alpha Industries, one of the original contractors for the U.S. Army who decided to start selling the same jackets for civvies.

Then I came across their version of the MA-1 Flight Jacket, now sized for women. It looks fantastic and I just had to share it.

A little history: The MA-1 was first delivered to Air Force and Navy pilots at the start of the 1950's. They needed something that could wick away moisture as they scrambled to the cockpit and keep them warm at higher altitudes. It also has a reversible orange side to signal a rescue from a mission gone bad or a party gone lame.

Most importantly, they needed it to look cool. Because we can't have them fighting commie MiG-23s looking anything less than ace. Cue Kenny Loggins.