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The barn jacket, otherwise known by its various monikers that range from chore jacket to utility coat interchangeably, this fairly unassuming outerwear item has risen from its agrarian roots to take its place at the top of the fashion crop.
Call it what you want, there’s no denying that barn jackets are simply everywhere this season, but just because the style may be taking off overseas, doesn’t mean we have to wait till the weather cools for our turn. On the contrary – the barn jacket may just be the ultimate cross-season staple.
The Best Barn Jackets, According To maire claire:
- Best Quilted: Barbour Quilted Jacket, $460
- Best Oversized: Toteme Country Jacket, $1,480
- Best Khaki: Everlane The Barn Jacket, $325
- Best Statement: COS Leather-Collar Field Jacket, $400
- Best Lightweight: Doen Pascual Jacket, $755
With its lightweight body and casual, yet elegant fit, the utilitarian jacket is the perfect layering piece for whatever the climate requires.
And while the essence of the workwear-inspired barn jacket may have been around forever, its contemporary uptake found its footing in streetwear style thanks to brands like Carhartt Wip, or the the slightly less edgy, but enduringly classic Barbour (a Glasto celeb favourite), and making it onto the high fashion circuit in Loewe’s S/S23 collection, and then Prada’s S/S24 designs.
Ever since, the style has been an unstoppable fixture on the fashion scene, but less trendy and more timeless, the barn jacket truly deserves its elevated-essential status.
So, whether you’re looking for that not-quite-summer layer, or an answer to your winter styling woes, the barn jacket is here to tick all the boxes.
