People on Staten Island and in Brooklyn are all too familiar with scenes of beleaguered Rep. Vito Fossella showing up to events in his bomber jackets (brown leather for winter; green nylon for summer)

But this week, amid revelations that the freshly nicknamed "Vino" fathered a love child with former Air Force Lt. Col. Laura Fay, Fossella's sartorial habits take on new meaning:

Look closely at the symbol on the right breast of the jacket: It's an Air Force logo. One Fossella observer told Radar, "I once asked him if I could take a picture of him because I liked his jacket. He said 'Thank you. A good friend of mine in the Air Force gave it to me; it's very special.'"

We'll bet. Let's just hope Fossella's gorgeous and long-suffering wife, Mary Pat, took them to the cleaners regularly. It will have been good practice for a possible divorce.