Blue Corduroy jacket at Hockerty Tennessee In 1933, the blue corduroy jacket was adopted as Official Dress. Since then, the jacket has evolved into a symbol of leadership, integrity, and passion for agriculture. There are 14,000 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. National FFA Organization History of the FFA Jacket National FFA Organization FFA Moment: 1933