Style Essential: The Oversized Denim Jacket

Oversized denim jackets

Our story begins last September during LA's worst heat wave in decades. I'd escaped to the mall (free air conditioning!) and was pawing through the racks of fall apparel when the softest denim jacket I'd ever encountered caught my attention. It called to me with its vintage wash and borrowed-from-him fit, whispering promises of the countless outfits it could transform with its casual insouciance. But the outside temperature hovering at 110 degrees, and I could no more contemplate buying a pricey jean jacket than I could building an igloo in my backyard. Especially not for $400. So I moved on.

How to wear an oversized denim jacket

Weeks passed and the jacket haunted my thoughts like a distressed denim ghost. Evenings grew chilly and my trusty trench felt suddenly overwrought. Street style arbiters appeared in droves modeling their own take on the trucker topper. My every outfit seemed incomplete and each returned my gaze in the mirror with a silent remonstrance that said: 'If only you'd bought that jacket.' I entered 2015 with cold shoulders and a heavy heart.

Best denim jackets for spring

Then a stonewashed miracle occurred. The oversized denim jacket—which I'd of course been stalking online like a lover spurned—went on sale. After a moment's deliberation and a click of my mouse, it was on its way into my closet. Not that the jacket has spent much time there, for it's delivered on all its promises. I wear it with everything from my favorite lunch date look to my dog walking uniform of sweats and a hoodie. The moral of our tale? If you love something, let it go. Or at least wait to buy it at half price.

P.S. Head to my Pinterest for more spring style ideas! Shopping Guide: 1. ASOS Vintage Denim Jacket 2. Target Denim Jacket 3. Levi's Boyfriend Trucker Jacket 4. AG Jeans Nancy Denim Jacket 5. J. Crew Washed Denim Jacket 6. Current Elliott Trucker Jacket, my personal fave, currently on sale and also available here and here. Images: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7

  1. I’ve had a love affair with my denim jacket for more than a decade. I reach for it more than any other thing in my closet, nothing is as comfortable or as versatile.

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