Choosing a new jacket for fall is always a tricky question. The weather this season is changeable, so the jacket should be warm, but not too heavy, protect from wind and light rain, while being combined with different clothes, but not too boring (after all, summer is just over and I still want to wear something something lighter and brighter), but in the end you have to choose from what filled the stores, in accordance with the latest ideas of designers …
Today we will look at the main types of men's autumn jackets and figure out which ones are suitable for different types and situations.
General rules for choosing a men's jacket
First, let's define the terminology. The jacket is a short piece of outerwear, its length can reach the waist or the maximum of the hips. Autumn jackets, whatever the materials they are made of, are not suitable for wearing over a business suit: if you wear a jacket and tie every day, you better choose a coat, raincoat or trench coat.
A light autumn jacket can be worn instead of a jacket over a T-shirt, shirt, polo, etc. Warm models are combined with jumpers, sweatshirts, sweatshirts.
Even on sunny autumn days, you can't do without a jacket.
Autumn weather is especially changeable: frosts in the morning, warm sunny mid-day and chilly rain in the evening can await us. Therefore, when choosing a jacket for the fall, it is worth considering the possibility of increasing and decreasing the number of layers of clothing. For example, instead of a jacket with a thick wool or down lining, you can choose a lighter option, under which, if necessary, you can put on a sweater in the morning and take it off during the day. Jackets with a removable lining are also comfortable in this sense. Also, in cool weather, a stylish scarf will help to quickly warm up.
Lightweight jackets and windbreakers
Lightweight jackets made of textiles essentially replace a jacket in an informal look
Let's start with the lightest, almost summer option – textile jackets and windbreakers. They are intended for the beginning of autumn, as a rule, they are sewn without lining and not so much give warmth as they protect from the wind.
Nylon windbreakers are most often considered a sporty style of clothing, but some brands also create urban models.
In stores you can find a variety of options for light autumn jackets. Models made of smooth fabric, tailored to fit a jacket or jeans, are suitable for a neutral look with trousers and a shirt. Jackets with a hood, shaped like warmed sweatshirts, look more youthful: they can be worn with any jeans, including ripped and narrow ones. For travel and outdoor activities, windbreakers in a sporty style are suitable.
Jeans jackets
Short jacket in blue denim – a timeless classic
The most famous textile jacket – denim – deserves a separate category. Its history goes back more than a hundred years, and during this time, jeans have almost never gone out of fashion.
The cut of the classic denim jacket has remained unchanged for many years: straight cut, metal bolts as buttons, chest pockets, length approximately to the pelvic bones. The most traditional color of this garment is light blue, but modern fashion also offers jeans in black, gray, white and other shades, they can be with prints, lettering, embroidery, rivets, as well as insulation and faux fur collar.
A classic denim jacket with a white t-shirt and black jeans is a win-win stylish option
The denim jacket has remained popular for many years, but the fashion rules for wearing it have changed. If a few decades ago a denim suit was real chic: trousers and a jacket made of the same denim, today this combination is considered outdated. Denim jackets are supposed to be worn with jeans of a different color (for example, black), tweed trousers or chinos may also work.
Leather jackets
A leather jacket usually suits men of any age and body size
The leather jacket is an undeniable attribute of masculinity and is another wardrobe item that never goes out of style. It can be made from natural or from the now popular artificial, or eco-leather, and have various types of lining: from very light fabric to winter fur. There are also many styles of leather jackets, so you need to understand them in order to choose your own.
When we talk about leather jackets, leather jackets are the first to come to mind: models with a zip on the side, an essential attribute of bikers, rockers and anyone who likes a slightly aggressive style. In fact, such jackets are quite applicable in the everyday life of an office worker, for example, in combination with jeans and a jumper, but then you should choose a discreet model without an abundance of rivets, patches and buckles.
A biker leather jacket is perfect for a casual look when paired with neutral pieces.
Aviator jackets also look courageous, but quite appropriate in any situation: with zippers, roomy pockets and, as a rule, a turn-down collar.
Insulated leather jackets may contain various details that distinguish them from classic models. For example, a fur collar (if we are talking about a jacket for cold weather) or a hood imitating a sweatshirt worn under the jacket (a popular youth option).
Bombers
Bombers are especially trendy this season and can be found in all colors.
Bomber jackets are a separate category. This is a popular model of autumn outerwear for men, which is a fairly loose jacket with a zipper with elastic at the bottom of the product and on the sleeves.
Wool bomber jackets are a great alternative to a coat if you don't wear a suit but want to look more imposing.
Bombers can be made of various materials: smooth textiles, wool, leather. Sometimes they look closer to the sporty style, especially if the elastic bands are decorated with stripes, and the jacket itself is decorated with patches, logos and lettering. In this case, it is better to combine it with jeans and sports shoes. Smooth monochromatic models look much more neutral and can be worn with trousers, a shirt and fall boots, for example, desert or brogues.
Autumn down jackets
The main advantage of an autumn down jacket is its lightness.
For several years now, designers have been actively proposing a new solution for autumn outerwear – a light down jacket. It's not about a warm winter jacket, in which you can storm the snowdrifts, but about an almost weightless quilted jacket with a thin layer of padding polyester or down.
The most compact versions of this outerwear are sold not even on hangers, but in bags: this is how clothing manufacturers hint that this thing will not take up much space. It is convenient to carry such down jackets with you on a trip, when the weather seems to still allow you to do without warm outerwear, but you never know in advance whether there will be a cold snap or rain.
Some fall down jackets look more like a jacket than a jacket.
If you plan to wear a light down jacket often, then it is better, of course, to avoid options in pouches, since for the sake of lightness and compactness, they are usually less durable. When buying, pay attention to the quality of the seams, zippers, fit.
By the way, light down jackets can come in handy in very cold weather: modern fashion suggests wearing them as an additional layer of insulation under coats and winter jackets.
Convertible jackets
Men's autumn jacket “3 in 1” – an option for practical guys
Continuing the theme of additional layers of clothing in cold weather, one cannot but recall all sorts of transforming jackets, or '3 in 1'. Most often they are a jacket with a detachable bottom layer. For example, a woolen bomber jacket, and inside a thin down jacket that is attached with buttons or snaps. Sometimes the bottom layer – a jacket or vest – can also be worn separately as an independent item.
Convertible jackets usually have sporty details
Such transformable things are especially convenient for changeable autumn weather. The lower part of such jackets is often sewn in bright colors and becomes an additional fashionable accent in the image.
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Conclusion
Autumn is the time not only for colorful leaves and fresh vegetables, but also for chilly wind and slush. The weather is getting colder, which means that we all need a jacket, and perhaps more than one. However, thanks to the variety of men's outerwear in stores, there is a great chance to turn this dull duty into a pleasant purchase and get a spectacular fall jacket that will become the basis of your look during this rainy transition period.
