Winter is the Time to Get Puffy With It

When Balenciaga presented a high-fashion bright yellow puffer vest jacket on the runway in 2016, almost instantly, the functional outwear was deemed cool. The ginormous puffer jacket harkens back to Missy Elliot’s iconic outfit from ‘The Rain.’ If you’re like Missy, can’t stand the rain and would like to feel Supa Dupa Fly… or look like a cozy trash bag… or revisit your sporty 90’s ski bunny look, there will be a puffy jacket that fits your style.

Super Puff.  Aritzia’s “Mega Puff Meme” in bright aquamarine ($325, aritzia.com) and the bright shiny red “Drawstring Puffer Jacket” from Acne Studios ($1,150, mytheresa.com)are so super puffy, so eye-catching and traffic stopping, you won’t be able to stop taking selfies.  And people will want to take selfies with you, too.

Print Puff.  Basic black not your thing?  Stand out in the leopard print down “Mary” jacket from Moncler’s collab with buzzy London designer, Richard Quinn ($2,165, moncler.com), or go for the zany “Blue Jungle” puffer from Farm Rio ($300, farmrio.com).

Sporty Puff.  The North Face has reissued their famous Nuptse jacket in a host of colors.  Go get a “Women’s 1996 Retro Nuptse in one to fit your mood ($249, thenorthface.com), and the “Women’s Jacket Sportswear Synthetic Fill” from Nike has a sleek “V” stitch on the front to make you look super sleek and sporty ($170, nike.com).

Hoody Puff.  The “Hooded Down Puffer Coat” from & Other Stories ($299, stories.com), is essentially a wearable sleeping bag, and it’s winter, so why not bust out the corduroy with the “Casey Corduroy Hooded Puffer Jacket” from WHISTLES ($319, nordstrom.com).

Old School Puff.  The “Heritage Velour Flag Puffer” from Tommy Hilfiger  ($269, usa.tommy.com) is a 90’s flashback, but if you want to take it back to the source, Fendi’s “Hooded Holographic Down Ski Jacket” is just like Missy’s… but holographic ($2590, net-a-porter.com).

Budget Puff.  Going puffy doesn’t have to break your budget.  Everlane’s new jacket—made from 100 percent recycled down comforters and pillows—is good enough to sleep in ($168, everlane.com), the “PJ Reversible Down Jacket” from Uniqlo x JW Anderson is like getting two puffy coats for the price of one ($149.90, uniqlo.com), and not to be outdone, H&M has a simple cozy style that’s offered in four neutral shades to match your entire winter wardrobe $59.99, hm.com).

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