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From new to old: leather jackets with patina are now cooler than flawless models

22.4.2022

Translation: machine translated

No money for a new leather jacket? Then you're right on trend! This spring, our outerwear can look really nice and old.

The word is a horror to me, but no matter how I spin it, transitional jacket time is a thing. Especially because for me it means the opportunity to finally wear out my leather jacket. After all, it hangs sadly on its hanger most of the year, dreaming - as I do - of the ideal nothing-half-and-nothing-quite temperatures. And that's exactly what's happening now.

So blissfully, I throw my leather jacket over T-shirts or light sweaters - and my winter jackets a sardonic glance - as I leave the apartment. Countless others seem to feel the same way I do. At least, that's what my Insta feed suggests. Everywhere I scroll, leather jackets are taking selfies, posing outdoors, and strolling through the grocery store.

Ellen Claesson in Acne Studios.
Source: Instagram @ellenclaesson

Sandra Heinrich Sauceda hat ihre Jacke vintage gefunden. — Ellen Claesson in Acne Studios.
Source: Instagram @ellenclaesson

We need secondhand

Notice anything else? Yep, this season, visually flawless leather is on hiatus. Patina is in. You want it to look really nice and worn and lived in. As if you and your leather jacket have been through thick and thin together. In the best case this is true. If you need a little help, it's worth taking a trip to your favorite thrift store. Or to the wardrobe of an older, generous family member. Faded colors and stitching, as well as porous surfaces, are the attributes to look for. Sounds like old clothes collection, but it's exactly the look everyone is crazy about now.

Otherwise, everything stays the same. Leather jackets are allowed to be big and boxy and return to their rough, masculine biker image this spring. Of course, this doesn't mean that you can't continue to combine them with swingy dresses and short skirts. The bigger the style break, the more love. At least that's my own rule of thumb. And if in a few weeks it's already too warm for this small but nice trend*(sigh*), you'd best just read on here: