I started writing this last week when I could bullshit you into thinking it was still summer. But you know what? I can’t do that anymore. It’s Thanksgiving, I wore a jacket to school, and my dog keeps coming inside with enough leaves on her fur to wonder if she’s experimenting with drag. Oh, and I used the word Autumnal yesterday. No one knew what I was talking about but that’s nothing new and the point is:
Autumn is Here.
In no particular order, here are 13+ fall jackets I found on the internet this morning.
- Belle Anna Globo Jacket in Black
- Scarlet & Sam Capsule Bomber in Charcoal
- Gimaguas Corinne Jacket in Blue
- Fanci Club Erin Double Button Trench Coat in Beige
- My Mum Made It Light Trench in Moon
- Attire the Studio Isaac Trench Coat in Navy
- Zara Belted Cotton Trench Coat
- These 3 Weird Jackets from Praying
- Every Jacket from Source Unknown
- Suggestions for you to find your own jacket, you lazy well-employed adult.
Belle Anna Globo Jacket in Black
Starting off strong, this jacket has me in a chokehold. I am so intrigued by the silhouette! The 80’s resurgence on the fashion industry demands bold forms and this jacket is no exception. The high, tight collar balanced by the semi-crop waist line is nearly outmatched by the exaggerated puff of the sleeves, yet it all comes together seamlessly. There is fluidity and structure in this jacket that I cannot take my eyes off.
Those that are cued in on the trends might actually recognize this jacket in a different form. It had originally gained commercial traction when it was produced and released in white with black polka dots, during the height of the fashion industry’s chicken pocks epidemic. When Belle Anna, formerly known as just Belle, released this jacket dripped out in the not-so-micro-anymore trend, the internet loved her. Me, I loved her cousin.
This Jacket Goes With…
- Shield sunglasses (no peripheral vision needed)
- Low rise black trousers
- Pointed-toe boots or heels
- An obnoxiously massive, butter yellow, slouchy pouch held under the arm (you are chicken winging all night), preferably that of Loewe leather
Your Visual Style Guide
Scarlet & Sam Capsule Bomber in Charcoal
I’m cheating here, I have this jacket in Khaki, but I LOVE her. She’s so comfy. I was so desperate to buy her before fall last year, I bought the only size they had in stock, which was the wrong size, but f*ck it, we ball. One time, I went to a St. Paddy’s Day block party and I saw another girl wearing it so I went home to change. You should know that I didn’t do that for me, I did that for the jacket. I won’t let her be seen in saturation.
I have so much lore about this jacket and the brand! Okay, one more. The Australian brand originally went viral around 2021 for their multicoloured crochet long sleeve which you could not go on Pinterest and avoid, it got annoying. But 2021 loved crochet because everyone was at home with nothing to do with their hands. So young creatives started replicating the design with homemade patterns which was adorable until big bugs like Shein and Temu started selling the top and the whole thing went to shit. Anyways, they’ve pivoted clearly. This jacket comes in six colour-ways. Six!!
This Jacket Goes With…
- Equally baggy neutral track pants (not shorts like above – we live in one season at a time, thanks!)
- Sick, colourful sneakers
- Brightly coloured baseball cap
- Textured leather neutral bag
Your Visual Style Guide
Gimaguas Corinne Jacket in Blue
It’s very hard for me to want to spend my money on a denim jacket. It’s very hard. I think, why should I buy you when I can go to any thrift store and spend a fraction of the cost on a vintage levi’s jean jacket. And I never wear it because they’re all the same! Where’s the spice? Oh, you think adding a leather collar on a jean jacket and naming it a barn jacket is gonna make me cough up my money? I think not! But. But.
You put a flirty little peplum and a drop waist belt on it?? I say again, A DROP WAIST BELT, take my money. Hey, keep my wallet. I f*ing LOVE a drop waist. SORRY. It’s my kryptonite. Ask anyone I know. You don’t know them, but ask them. I gotta stop writing now, my heart is gonna go into cardiac arrest.
This Jacket Goes With…
- Capris!!!!! (i dare you)
- Ballet flats
- Slim sunnies
- Matcha and lasagna
Your Visual Style Guide
Fanci Club Erin Double Button Trench Coat in Beige
This jacket is double breasted and when I hear double breasted, I naturally tune out the conversation. I start to think about anything else because my internal bias is based on the fact that I don’t actually know what double breasted means (beside the obvious) and therefore I don’t care. But you’re telling me, the sexiest beige trench coat I’ve ever seen is Double Breasted? Well, you’ve got a convert here on your hands. And only for $980.00 American dollars!!! Less of a convert now, but visually, I’m sold!!
I’m in fashion school, so I just looked up what double breasted means:
“A double-breasted garment is a coat, jacket, waistcoat, or dress with wide, overlapping front flaps which has on its front two symmetrical columns of buttons.” – Who else but Wikipedia
This Jacket Goes With…
- I’m actually obsessed with the way they styled it, but I doubt you have leather half gloves in your closet. I could be wrong though.
- This jacket also comes in a short version, as seen below. Do you have beige, sherpa, bow boots as well?
Your Visual Style Guide
My Mum Made It Light Trench in Moon
This trench was a slow burn for me. When I first saw it, I was meh about the colour. It’s light grey but we’re calling it Moon? Who’s the product developer responsible here? And the way they styled it, I’m not a fan. They chose accessories featured in the same Moon colour and I just think they’re doing it no favours.
And yet, it stayed with me. I kept going back to it, opened it up on my desktop and kept it there for weeks. It’s so damn casual, it might just be editorial. It’s the jacket you throw on an everyday look. You’re carrying groceries in a paper bag with celery sticking out the top, you’re running the first few steps across the street to catch the light, you’re taking your boots off in the bathtub after a good night out. You can’t take it too seriously, it’s Moon for gosh sake! It’s satire! It’s casual! It’s french!!!
This Jacket Goes With…
- Your dad’s old levis
- Whatever trendy sneakers you overwear
- Glasses – you lost your contacts this morning
- That paper grocery bag you hate cuz you ripped the top of it picking it up
Your Visual Style Guide
Attire the Studio Isaac Trench Coat in Navy
Attire the Studio was founded by Xenia Adonts, a German fashion influencer I was obsessed with a few years ago. Her GRWM videos held my for-you page hostage for months, always stopping off to sit front row at fashion shows, and then! I found her brand. Beautiful clothes. Really well done basics with luxurious details that I will never be able to afford. But for those of you who can, this trench coat is perfect.
I would buy this in a second. I’m not a big beige person and it’s hard to find a trench I like in a dark neutral but Attire has made it. This navy is loooovely and the proportions are bold enough to make this jacket a statement piece without cranking up your imposture syndrome along the way. Xenia, love the work, but babe, let’s lower the price. I’m trying to eat here.
This Jacket Goes With…
- Full Garage sweatsuit
- Those sneakers you bought in high school
- Carry all your necessities in your jacket because you can’t afford a purse anymore
Your Visual Style Guide
Zara Belted Cotton Trench Coat
I am begrudgingly adding this coat to the list. For the sake of the masses, fine, I give, I like this jacket. Here’s your token Zara item and leave me alone. And why is it here? I saw a girl wear it at Paris Fashion Week. She was featured in an Elle article and I google lensed my way to the Zara website and now I’m confused. Historically, I’m no fan of Zara, but this girl killed it (see left photo in the Visual Style Guide below)! The casual belted waist is eating, the exaggerated slouchy collar is calling my name, this coat might be the exception.
But this is the thing with Zara and I’m not the first to point it out. Their digital reputation is phenomenal. The online photos scream editorial even if you can’t actually see what the clothes look like on. The whole website gives European fashion luxury, but the minute I step in the store, I feel so American in fast fashion hell I want to throw a tantrum and live life in a yurt.
I think I’m overthinking it.
This Jacket Goes With…
- Wear it like my girl on the left did. Obsessed.
Your Visual Style Guide
These 3 Weird Jackets from Praying
The Marching Band Jacket, the Tie Jacket, and the Jersey Jacket.
Okay, I know what you’re gonna say. That halloween hasn’t happened yet. HAHAHA. Stop. Be real (what ever happened to Bereal?). This is fashion. They’re so gay!!!! A marching band, a tie, and a jersey on a jacket?? Are you kidding? I’ve never seen this before and I want them all. They’re like collectables and one is already sold out and I’m so mad but it only reaffirms my want. Consumerism is so messed up but like restock, take my money, and let’s go out and cosplay a conductor, a finance bro, and an ex-pro football star who shattered his ACL.
These Jackets Goes With…
- Parachute pants
- A fur hat
- Those leather, adidas lace up boots
Your Visual Style Guide
Every Jacket from Source Unknown
I couldn’t pick! I couldn’t pick! They’re all so good and practical. Let’s go through my favourites though.
The Faux Leather Short Parka in Olive. This jacket is beautiful. The structure and the sleeve length is so unserious, I think it’s impossible to cry in this jacket unless you’ve mistaken the rain for your tears because this jacket under an umbrella?? You’re an instant muse, it’s adorable!
The Suede Effect Bomber Jacket in Cognac. This jacket is a classic, you’ll think eh it’s nothing special and then you wear no other jacket in your closet but this one. Pretty soon, it’s a running joke in your friend group (PS your friends also just hate you). And if you don’t love this colour, which is crazy (your friends hate you and you’re crazy), it also comes in brown which reminds me of the dark chocolate you use for cookies. Yum!
The Faux Suede Long Trench in Brown. You can romanticize anything when you’re wearing this jacket. You have to go to the dentist? You’re taking your grandfather to the washroom? You’re crying on the drive home from work because you accidentally gave a customer their entire change for the $100 bill they gave you, and they only left five dollars so you had to tell your boss you basically let them dine and dash? Unrelated, I need this jacket.
These Jackets Goes With…
- Anything you want, literally anything.
Your Visual Style Guide
Suggestions for you to find your own jacket, you lazy well-employed adult.
If you’re actually interested in finding a jacket and were not impressed by this list (which is crazy, did you see the marching band jacket?), here is a list of items and brands to scroll through on your hunt. I considered a lot of these, but they just didn’t have the pizazz I wanted visually. Still great jackets. Have fun!
Specific Jackets I Like:
- Belle Anna Laurel Trench
- House of Sunny Marie Jacket
- My Mum Made It Tailored Gather Trench
- My Mum Made It Buttoned Leather Jacket
- NiiHai Tilly Jacket
- Reformation Veda Reed Leather Jacket
- The Room Antwerp Contrast Collar Oversized Workwear Jacket
Brands to browse, in addition to the ones above:
And then at this point just go to Aritzia and call it a day.
More Jackets to Drool Over
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