NationalWearBlueDay The blue corduroy jacket is celebrating a momentous occasion: 90 YEARS AS PART OF FFA OFFICIAL DRESS! Its origin dates to 1933, when FFA advisor Gus Linter saw a FFA Jacket History 1933: Advisor Gus Linter of Ohio saw a blue corduroy jacket in a store window, bought some and had his chapters name stitched on the back with gold thread. The Notorious FFA Jacket The National FFA Organization's blue corduroy jacket is one of the most recognizable garments in American youth organizations and has become a lasting symbol of agricultural education. The FFA History Part 1 YouTube 3 In 1933, the blue corduroy jacket was adopted as the official dress for the Future Farmers of America (FFA) in 1933, after members of the Fredericktown, Ohio, FFA chapter introduced them