Spring Outerwear: 5 Styles You Need This Season
Dressing between seasons presents its own special set of obstacles. These five styles of springtime outerwear know how to navigate them.
Once winter finally starts to wane, it takes a good few weeks of odd spring-ish weather for the seasons to entirely switch over. Snow is melting, ice-dripping, mud-forming, and most challenging of all, the temperature just can’t seem to sit still.
Equipped with the correct choice of outerwear, however, man can conquer all of mother nature’s quirks — and in style, too! We call these coats and jackets ‘transitional,’ though you'd be justified in dubbing them ‘essential’ all the same.
For when you want to stay warm, dry, on-trend, or all the above, here are a few foundational outerwear styles you should always have close at hand come springtime.
The Lightweight Vest
A great vest is perhaps the most versatile layering piece a man can own. Just like your heavier Fall/Winter version, these lighter-weight vests can be worn as your outermost piece on warmer days or layered underneath heavier-weighted styles for added warmth on colder days.
Endlessly versatile and effortless to style, every well-appointed transitional wardrobe needs at least one lightweight vest.
The Puffer Jacket
You can think of a puffer or down jacket as the more substantial older brother to an insulated vest. Offering more warmth and protection without adding too much weight or bulk, puffer jackets are a true workhorse of your outerwear collection.
Style yours with a simple sweater and jeans when the weather permits or as an extra layer underneath an overcoat when it feels a little nippy out.
The Raincoat
Rain is one of the many inevitabilities about springtime weather — as the saying goes, after all, April showers bring May flowers... Aptly prepare for la pluie the old-school way with a dedicated raincoat.
Whether you prefer a more classic rendition or something a little more modern, a reliable raincoat is an indispensable item; for this season especially.
The Bomber Jacket
Bomber jackets coined their name for proving useful in the cockpits of fighter planes. Their short hemlines made it easy to maneuver around in tight spaces, though you don’t need to prove you can do a barrel roll to wear one.
These days, bomber jackets offer a sportier alternative to longer coats without compromising on warmth (depending on your bomber, of course). Whether you’re looking for an insulation-heavy piece or something more lightweight, find your next bomber here.
The Hybrid Jacket
Half knit, half jacket, and full of functionality, hybrid jackets offer the best of both worlds when it comes to transitional outerwear. Soft like a sweater where comfort is better and warm precisely where you need it most, you can always count on a hybrid jacket to put in a double shift.
Especially good late spring when the weather tends to be a little more pleasant, we promise you’ll practically live in your next edition — should it be one of these, that is.