A Black Denim Jacket Is Key to Transeasonal Styling
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A Black Denim Jacket Is Key to Transeasonal Styling
Tesco’s flogging daffodils, which means it’s almost time to retire your big winter coat and depend on a lighter layer. The most style-minded, level-headed amongst us opt for a black denim jacket. Why? For ample reasons, three of which we touch on below.
Up first is versatility. Regardless of your age, mood, motivation for venturing outdoors and any other factor that affects the way you dress, a black denim jacket – more so than a blue denim jacket, or any other kind – will work for you on any given day outside of winter. It’s the one transeasonal style that truly transcends subcultures. Think about it: the ravers, the bikers, the eboys, the pretty boys, the punk rockers – they’ve all got one! And they wear it time after time after time.
Which brings us to our second point: timelessness. Humanity has a soft spot for denim jackets, and has done ever since Levi Strauss (yes, that one) invented the layer circa 1880. And since trailblazers like Glenn Martens, Yoon Ambush and Tremaine Emory are presently breaking new ground with their innovative use of denim, we’re completely confident it’ll live a few lifetimes more.
Especially since denim is so durable, which just so happens to be our third and final reason to snatch up a black denim jacket. Denim endures because it's strong and can last for decades (hence the whole vintage denim thing); ergo, a black denim jacket will, in most cases, stick around for as long as you wish – for as long as it brings you joy. It isn't likely to rip like a windbreaker might, and definitely won’t crack and peel like a low-quality leather biker/blazer/coach jacket. Plus, it requires much less maintenance than other transeasonal layers – suede and wool styles in particular.
Convinced to cop a black denim jacket to see you through spring and beyond? Wise decision. Allow us to present you with the top 13 black denim jackets we’d be eyeing up if we were you.
Louis Vuitton/Ralph Lauren - 2/13
1) Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren’s steadfast commitment to crafting top-tier classics means its black denim jacket is the ultimate benchmark.
£255; ralphlauren.co.uk
Ralph Lauren - 5/13
4) Ksubi
Ksubi – an Aussie brand enjoying a well-deserved moment – has a black denim jacket on End available for (almost) half price. Act fast before everyone clocks on.
£98; endclothing.com
Ksubi - 6/13
5) 8 By Yoox
8 By Yoox do black denim jackets with flavour. This particular piece is bold in bandana, and is dying to be paired with some Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 Low black phantoms.
£50; yoox.com
Yoox - 7/13
6) Stüssy x Denim Tears x Our Legacy
Speaking of hype pieces, this, right here – a conspicuous layer released as part of a buzzy tripartite collab – is, perhaps, the most coveted black denim jacket on the market.
£350; stockx.com
StockX - 8/13
7) Weekday
Want something semi-edgy? Weekday’s relaxed-fit black denim jacket sits somewhere between Manchester’s Northern Quarter and Camden Market.
£57; weekday.com
Weekday - 9/13
8) Maison Mihara Yasuhiro
Or do you want something avant-garde? Look to MMY if so, as the iconoclastic Japanese label is renowned for its experimental takes on everyday essentials.
£1,625; farfetch.com
Farfetch - 10/13
9) Ambush
Here’s a much-needed reminder that not all black denim jackets are of a trucker silhouette. Ambush’s, for instance, takes the form of a kimono.
£840; ambushdesign.com
Ambush - 11/13
10) Diesel
And over at Diesel, some black denim jackets are bombers. Very nice, they are, we must add.
£560; farfetch.com
Diesel - 12/13
11) Louis Vuitton
This black denim jacket from Louis Vuitton has a hood! Not to mention a tracksuit-inspired shape and an elasticated bottom hem! North London lads, are you seeing this???
£2,200; louisvuitton.com
Louis Vuitton - 13/13
12) Pull and Bear
But if you’re more than happy with an archetypal black denim jacket, there’s no greater bargain than Pull & Bear's less-than-thirty-quid offering.
£27.99; pullandbear.com
Pull and Bear
