Thomas Kromik built Thom Krom on a single principle - quality construction stripped of everything unnecessary. This bomber embodies that philosophy through contradiction: a polyamide shell engineered for performance but finished with a deliberately crashed texture that reads handmade rather than high-tech. The surface is irregular, organic, almost geological - the opposite of the slick nylon bomber every other brand produces.
The cotton rib knit at collar and cuffs is where the warmth lives. Technical fabric keeps the body cool and dry; the rib structure traps heat at the openings and wrists. You feel both in tension - industrial engineering softened by textile craft. Made in Portugal where deconstructed construction meets precision manufacturing, the slightly oversized fit creates layering room without the bulky silhouette of traditional bombers. The two-way zip runs smooth and silent - quality hardware that does its work without announcing itself.
The sleeve pocket carries a slash-stitch logo - Thom Krom's restrained signature. No branding on the chest, no patches on the sleeve. The jacket identifies itself only to those who know where to look. This is Berlin minimalism at accessible avant-garde pricing: the craft philosophy of designers three times the cost, engineered for daily rotation rather than seasonal rotation.