Humble leather jackets are a firm stay in capsule-wardrobe edits, essential seasonal investment lists, and fashion editor’s must-haves. This fall, though, and for many past, the staple is being joined by something with more tactility, something that instantly inspires a sense of warmth in both long-sleeved and sleeveless silhouettes: shearling. The material is gaining just as much traction as smooth leather in the world of women’s jackets and fall and winter outerwear.
READ ON TO DISCOVER HOW WE'LL BE STYLING THESE OUTERWEAR ESSENTIALS FOR THE COMING SEASONS.
1: DRESSED UP
Even when it comes to crafting this most classic of closet staples, we couldn’t help but include a hint of cozy shearling to the design of our 2-in-1 Relaxed Bomber Jacket. It’s crafted from smooth, by-product leather and features a detachable shearling collar to soften the neat cut and introduce a soft tactility to the piece.
Shrugged on over a printed or colorful dress, it lends a directional edge to your look, complementing short, midi and maxi ones thanks to its cropped silhouette signed off with a ribbed hem.
In the same cropped cut, our Toscana Shearling Reversible Cropped Gilet is a lighter alternative with more AM-PM versatility. Complementing bright prints with just as much ease as luxe, lustrous yarns synonymous with eveningwear, it’s more than an apt outerwear choice, but an integral element in your finished look.
2: DOUBLE DOWN ON DENIM
Your closet staple and year-round essential. It would be amiss if denim, or more specifically jeans, didn’t get a look in when it comes to styling leather and shearling jackets.
While a single purchase might normally equal a single style, the same can’t be said for our Shearling Reversible Biker Jacket. As the name suggests, it heroes two different finishes; creamy shearling adds softness to dark-wash denim while smooth Nappa lends a cleaner aesthetic to light-wash pieces.
In the same reversible design but this time celebrating a sleeveless silhouette, our Shearling Reversible Hooded Gilet plays a part in bold layered looks styled over fall and winter’s chunkiest knits and under longline coats for added, insulating warmth in the coldest months. Locking in the heat, it features a practical hood while the sides are home to functional pockets to keep your hands toasty.
Swapping thick, dense-pile shearling for a supersoft, fur-like one, this Luxe Toscana Shearling Long Gilet is topped with a statement collar and heroes a sleeveless silhouette. Detailed with hook-and-eye closures down the center to retain an undisrupted finish - even the practical pockets are cleverly concealed, so they don’t detract from the design - it’s a fuss-free piece that lends a look pieced together from simple closet staples a considered finish. Cement your styling amongst fall's leaf-strewn streets filled with ocher and red-tinged hues without committing to dark colors and deep neutrals by layering it over a bold mustard knit paired with jeans dipped in the same shade to instantly enliven your seasonal outfitting.
3: WITH LEATHER
Whether you’re doubling up on the butter-soft fabric or complementing it with luxury shearling coats, leather pants or skirts introduce a polished-meets-punk-rock aesthetic to your look.
Birthday celebrations, surprise parties, dinner in that restaurant you always have to book weeks in advance followed by impromptu drinks… whatever invitation prompts you to turn to your closet for eveningwear inspiration with a jubilant, carpe diem air, leather and shearling coats might feel like odd plus ones. But, when paired in the right way, the result is a grown-up take on exuberant party dressing with a vintage twist. We’re celebrating the occasion with our Toscana Shearling Reversible Cropped Gilet in a dark shade to ground our Pleated Silk Organza Necktie Blouse + Cami tucked into our Italian Leather Relaxed Tapered Sweatpant.
When celebrations come to an end, directional AM-PM wear is defined by our leg-extender leggings, a striped roll neck, and our 2-in-1 Relaxed Bomber Jacket. Embrace the combination throughout the weekend and when Monday rolls around, team the pieces with leather brogues in place of gold-toned sling-backs.
4: ALL FOR ATHLEISURE
Proving that you don’t need a bold color or bright pattern to make an impact in the sartorial steaks: our aptly named Statement Shearling Coat. With a soft hand feel, it’s crafted in the UK from shearling with a natural curl on one side and suede-touch Nappa leather on the other.
Falling to a longline silhouette, it covers your frame in huggable softness that lends classic athleisure pairings a directional edge. Elevate sports-luxe staples such as jogging bottoms and knitted hoodies with the style teamed with canvas or leather sneakers. Alternatively, swap a hoody for a high-neck sweater styled over jogging bottoms tucked into ankle boots and complete your look with our baseball cap. In your pick of two colors, the cream hue brightens fall and winter’s darker palette and the navy complements tonal looks for a more subtle, multi-textural finish.
5: TAILORING
Neither too long nor too short, too overwhelming or too revealing, the middle ground of which Goldilock’s dreams are made. Our Luxe Toscana Shearling Jacket rendered in soft Toscana shearling that is known for its fur-like texture falls to the perfect length to cement structured tailoring in the off-duty portion of your closet as well as your office-bound one.
In a long-sleeved cut, it celebrates a soft shearling outer with a smooth suede underside that locks in heat and introduces an extra covetable texture to your edit of fall and winter style solutions.
Sartorially bridging your working week and the weekend, a gilet in the same luxe fabric helps to build a multidimensional layered look that keeps a bold color-block sleeve or dramatic balloon-shaped one on display. We’ve chosen our Italian Statement Check Wide-Leg Man Pant as the base to grant the finished look a relaxed ease.
