I am from the islands. My jacket game is not on point. I haven’t had to pay attetion to Fall fashion for two years. And all the blogs I generally follow seem to be stuck in some strange state of perma-summer (either they’re all from Southern California OR some brand is always jetting them off to Sao Paulo/ Ibiza where they’re all like, “oh is it November somewhere?”…bitches). But I am obsessed with jackets at the moment. Specifically cool jackets. Jackets that combine the ever so trendy elements of leather, contrasting sleeves, tweed, varsity leanings, tailored fit, quilted-ness, jackets that are really rugged looking shirts….A cool jacket is the perfect way to make the simplest outfit look chic, or dress down a look that might be just a bit much.

I had to put some extra effort into doing some jacket research both online and in-person. Zara is really the winner in the cool jacket game this season stealing all the runway’s best trends and does THE BEST job at presenting them in ways that make you want to BE that girl on the website (this is very rare). Here are my findings…

(Btw, when researching for this post I realized my style blog rotation was shockingly lacking in colour. If anyone has any great black style blog or even better: Caribbean style blog recommendations send them my way!)

As for me, who doesn’t have designers sending me free shit…

See wayyyyy more on my Pinterest here.

Photo credits: Fashionista, Fashiontoast, Song Of Style, Zara, Karla’s Closet, Where Did U Get That, The Sartorialist, Jak & Jil, Street Peeper, Atlantic-Pacific, Sea of Shoes, The Blonde Salad.