Spring is great and all, but if we're being honest, that awkward period filled with confusing transitional weather can be a pain in the butt. Will you be too hot in a coat? Too cold without one? Oh, and now you have to carry around this random jacket that doesn't even match your look just in case you catch a chill? Well, we find the best way to tackle this confusing time of the season is via extreme organization and some fine-tuned sartorial thoughtfulness.
No worries—we did all the thinking for you by providing 30 light spring jacket styles you'll be able to grab every time you face the aforementioned conundrum. While classic trench coats and boxy blazers are the obvious choices (and no shade to them whatsoever), we figured we'd go ahead and make a comprehensive list of the lightweight layers that are even more elegant and trend-forward than the obvious mainstays, just in case you're looking to level up your spring outfits. The jackets ahead will ensure you are ready for whatever weird weather comes your way—from funnel-neck bomber styles to cool cinched-waist styles and everything in between.
The cinched-waist shape makes this feel very right now.
To wear as a top, obviously.
Simple but so beautiful.
Even more iconic than a Barbour jacket? One handpicked by Alexa Chung.
Technical jacket have never been cooler.
Aligne really outdid itself with this butter-yellow bouclé take on its popular Daphne jacket.
If this isn't sold-out by April 15, I quit.
All the internet's cool girls are wearing Lioness this season.
I swear this could pass as Loro Piana.
The type of piece Rosie Huntington-Whiteley would wear with jeans and aviator shades.
Gap making the coolest denim jacket of the season wasn't on my bingo card.
The Row showed shortened belted trench coats in its fall/winter 2025 collection, but this H&M pick is only $55 and available now.
The suede craze is only growing stronger.
The jacket that's probably on 80% of the fashion crowd's spring wish list.
So ladylike.
So sporty.
From the waistline to the sleeves to the dark rinse, this is unbelievably chic.
It's the firefighter-style hooks for me.
A bold claim, but this just might be the last leather bomber jacket you need to see.
If I'm wearing a blazer this season, it's a shrunken or fitted style.
The trendsetting set will style this with a sleek pencil skirt and pumps.
As timeless as ever.
The hue of the season.
The cool-girl denim brand to know.
Perfectly polished.
This is already selling out at Net-a-Porter.
The sculpted blazer update I've been eyeing for months now.
Spring's richest-looking jackets feature a contrasting collar. Just saying.
Functional and forward.
An outfit idea I'll be stealing.
What type of jacket is best for spring?
Spring's in-between weather can swing from arctic in the early morning to downright balmy by midafternoon, all in a day, so a jacket that has a lightweight feel and ample layering opportunity is best. We suggest prioritizing relaxed silhouettes you can wear over a sweater or thin T-shirt (or both) like bomber jackets, barn jackets, workwear and chore coats, lightweight leather jackets, boxy blazers, and of course, classic trench coats.
What is the best fabric for a lightweight jacket?
Any jacket can be a spring jacket if it's on the thin side—no matter what it's made from—although, as far as fabrics go, twill, cotton, canvas, nylon, linen, and denim won't lead you astray. That being said, suede and leather can work when they come in lighter and thinner iterations that won't be too heavy to wear when temperatures start to creep higher.
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