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5 Spring Outerwear Trends That’ll Work with *Everything*

Puffer coats, you're done!

Canadian spring is kind of like Russian roulette—you never know what the weather will bring. It could be snow flurries one day, torrential rain the next and high single digits with the sun beaming down, all in the span of three days. Navigating this on the wardrobe front every morning can be stressful, especially when you’re eager to stuff those puffer coats to the back of the closet until next winter. Enter: Spring outerwear.

A spring jacket has many requirements: be warm enough to protect you from chilly gusts of winds yet be light enough so you don’t overheat, and ideally be water resistant in case it decides to rain. And it has to be chic: if you have a few on rotation, it can instantly change up a look from everyday uniform to sartorial statement.

This spring, brands from luxe designer to high street have a ton of styles to offer, at all price points. Scroll down for the five spring outerwear pieces that feel on trend this season and will go with pretty much everything in your closet.

The new denim jacket

spring outerwear denim jacket
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Like a much-loved pair of jeans, a denim jacket is a forever classic and gets better with age. This season, look for a slightly oversized silhouette for a casual cool-girl take. While denim has the perfect amount of heft for a summer evening, a jacket with a shearling or a quilted lining like this one from Levi’s will offer extra warmth. If you already have a lived-in trucker style, there are plenty of different silhouettes on the market, like the Ba&Sh padded kimono-style one below, which offers the versatility of denim but with unexpected polish, especially when cinched with a belt.

Levi's denim jacket
Levi’s jacket, $168, levi.com. Photo: Levi’s
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Ba&Sh denim jacket
Ba&sh jacket, $440, ba-sh.com. Photo: Ba&Sh
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The trench coat

spring outerwear trench coat
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It’s synonymous with the transitional seasons and the trench coat was the outerwear of choice for front-rowers at New York Fashion Week. Its wearability is unmatched (honestly, you can wear it over anything from a chunky knit to a cocktail dress), which is why it’s such an investment-worthy piece. From Joe Fresh’s classic trench to Nobis’ water-repellent shirt-collar version, there’s a trench that’ll fit everyone’s budget and style.

Joe Fresh trench coat
Joe Fresh coat, $89, joefresh.com. Photo: Joe Fresh
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Nobis trench coat
Nobis coat, $795, nobis.com. Photo: Nobis
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The bomber jacket

spring outerwear bomber jacket
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The bomber is back and has the cool-girl stamp of approval. It’s the outerwear piece that can effortlessly give your whole look a new personality. Try styling it like the above fashion show go-er and go monochromatic with a matching pair of cargo pants. Right now you can find the bomber in a wide range of materials and fits, from varsity styles like the Canada Goose one below (which is reversible!) to a no-fuss, seamless version from Aritzia.

Aritzia bomber jacket
Aritzia jacket, $148, aritzia.com. Photo: Aritzia
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Canada Goose bomber jacket
Canada Goose, $1,195, canadagoose.com. Photo: Canada Goose
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The relaxed blazer

spring outerwear gigi hadid relaxed blazer
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Given relaxed suits are all the street style rage, it’s no surprise the blazer is on this list. The wonderful thing about a tailored set is that you can just throw on that jacket over your everyday uniform; it’s cool, polished and has the same coverage as a pea coat. Take Gigi Hadid’s look, above: She’s wearing the matching set, but imagine that jacket with cropped jeans and sneakers for a daytime look or a black slip dress and sling-back heels for evening. See? The options are endless.

rw&co. relaxed blazer
RW&Co. jacket, $100 (originally $170), rw-co.com. Photo: RW&Co.
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Reformation relaxed blazer
Reformation jacket, $425, thereformation.com. Photo: Reformation
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The leather coat

spring outerwear leather coat
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While the leather jacket is eternal, we’re seeing its more elegant and refined sister, the leather coat, take centre stage as of late. Avoid throwing it back to early aughts Matrix vibes by looking for sleek silhouettes that don’t swallow your figure. Dynamite has a faux-leather trench with a cinched waist, while a shorter option from COS can replace a classic peacoat for a non-traditional outerwear look.

Dynamite leather coat
Dynamite coat, $140, dynamiteclothing.com. Photo: Dynamite
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COS leather coat
COS coat, $1,090, cos.com. Photo: COS
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