The right jacket makes travel easier, keeping you warm on the plane and presentable when you land. These picks cover denim jackets, utility and field styles, leather jackets and trench coats. Choose based on where you are going and how much you want to carry.
Jackets to Travel In, From Denim to Trench
A Jacket for Every Trip
Start with the style that suits your destination. Haikure's blue Medea Ziggy denim jacket, Frame's sand Safari field jacket, Nour Hammour's black belted Nera leather jacket and Toteme's off-white satin trench cover city breaks, country weekends and everything in between.
Denim Jackets
A denim jacket is the most casual option and rarely looks out of place. Versace's black denim jacket and Khaite's dark Wyatt jacket with a corduroy collar are the sharpest. Zimmermann's belted blue Valiant jacket and Bode's embroidered denim jacket have more personality.
Utility and Field Jackets
Utility and field jackets usually come with generous pockets, which is useful when you are on the move. Barbour's off-white quilted Kirby and Burberry's beige cropped quilted jacket are light but warm. Maison Mayle's pastel pink James jacket and SLVRLAKE's army green Harley jacket are cotton styles for milder days.
Leather Jackets
A leather jacket looks polished on arrival and goes with jeans or dresses. Magda Butrym's brown cropped jacket and Altuzarra's brown Dixon jacket come in warm, rich shades. St. Agni's black Tang jacket and Nili Lotan's black Sue jacket are classic and easy.
Trench Coats for the Journey
A trench is the smartest travel layer, long enough to cover whatever you are wearing underneath. Saint Laurent's mushroom shell trench and Courrèges' merlot vinyl trench are built for wet weather. Studio Nicholson's navy Holin trench is a classic, and Allude's navy wool and cashmere trench is warm enough for colder trips.
Our honest take
A travel jacket should earn its place in your suitcase, or better yet, on your back. If you take one thing away, let it be to wear your bulkiest layer on the journey so it does not take up room in your bag. Denim is the most casual, while leather and trench coats look the most polished when you land. Utility jackets with pockets are handy for passports and phones. We would skip anything that creases badly, since there is rarely time to steam a coat on arrival. Navy, black and tan are the easiest colours to wear with everything else you pack. If you want to keep browsing, I also put together Best Denim Jackets and Denim Jackets For The In Between.
