Eight ways to wear a suede leather jacket

Before our series of Gimmick video looks analyses, Jordan offered you an article showing Eight ways to wear green pants .

I would like to take up this concept and offer you inspiring looks commented on around a mid-season garment: the suede leather jacket.

More flexible and comfortable than its smooth leather counterpart, I also find it a little less intimidating, more accessible from a style point of view.

On the way.

Outfits 1 and 2: Double hit

This visual by Andreas Weinas is interesting because it shows two very different ways of wearing the same jacket.

This one is dark and its shape is reminiscent of a bomber jacket with its shirt collar and two patch pockets with flaps.

Left look: chic

These are the pants that we see the most here. They are the lightest element of the outfit. Grey, in wool, their cut is impeccable.

The other two items of clothing, dark brown, are more withdrawn: smooth leather boots and a polo shirt buttoned up to the neck.

This outfit is easy to read because it is made up of only two color families.

Also note the use of the double zip . The raised bottom allows you to show off the high waist of the pants.

Right look: casual

On the right, we have a much more casual look: white t-shirt and blue jeans, it always works with a brown jacket .

The sneakers are also suede, but in taupe. It's lighter than the jacket.

There is no need to do more here: it is well executed and reproducible at will.

Outfit 3: casual chic

Harrington Baracuta

I like Mr. Porter's looks.

The styling is just for those who appreciate the casual chic style . The outfits are accessible while being well-crafted.

The jacket is once again brown and dark. The shape changes: it is a Harrington with two slanted patch pockets and a buttoned stand-up collar.

We find our dear white t-shirt seen in the previous outfit, layered with a checked shirt in light tones.

Below, white canvas sneakers and well-cut beige chinos .

This choice of pants is interesting : it both complements and contrasts with the jacket. It complements because beige is part of the brown color palette. It contrasts because this light color stands out well from the dark brown of the jacket.

This is a pretty easy outfit to recreate . Vary the shirt depending on what you have. As long as it's casual, it'll work.

Outfit 4: A little more casual chic

General Office Jacket

Here's another relatively simple outfit before moving on to stronger options.

Where the previous outfit relied more on a monochrome, this one is based on a more marked contrast of colors, simple but effective: white, green, blue .

These simple colors are where you'd expect them: blue pants, white sneakers and t-shirts.

The outfit finds its salt with this jacket in a very beautiful dark olive green.

You don't have to wear a green shirt underneath, although it works great here. To make it simpler, wear a light blue shirt.

Outfit 5: Play it like Shuhei

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Shuhei Nishiguchi is a great source of stylistic inspiration.

Layering with a trucker jacket as a mid-layer between a sweater and a raincoat is shiny.

Two color families stand out:

• On one side, three garments in three different shades of brown . The suede jacket is dark. The coat is light. The pants are an intermediate color and act as a link.
• On the other, two dark clothes : a navy blue sweater and black desert boots. I think that navy blue desert boots, like those from Sanders , would have been even more appropriate here.

If we look more closely, we can appreciate some nice details:

• A discreet green bandana
• You will see by sliding on the third photo, on the far right, that the pants have a contrasting braid along the outside leg. This detail is taken from the tuxedo pants

Outfit 6: Mixing Styles

Here, the base is casual: white t-shirt, white jeans. The red Van's can be replaced by another color. I would like to see black or beige ones.

This outfit finds its interest thanks to two other items of clothing:

• First up, a military-inspired green padded vest
• Next, a tobacco-colored western shirt. Yes, the western shirt, traditionally made of denim , is offered here in suede leather.

You will notice that green and brown go very well together.

This look comes from the Italian brand Fortela , whose military and workwear inspirations are assumed.

The whole thing is cohesive and works well. If the white pants don't tempt you, replace them with gray chinos or blue jeans .

Outfit 7: Assumed workwear

A very nice workwear outfit.

We change the shape of the jacket once again and this time we arrive at a trucker jacket. This jacket, which comes from Levi's , is in a visually very hairy suede leather.

This mid-tone brown is very versatile: lighter and brighter than a dark brown but less than a camel.

Two denim garments are paired together: the light shirt and the dark jeans contrast well.

On your feet, suede boots that remind you of the jacket. These shoes from the Visvim brand are intriguing. You can easily substitute them with a pair of more classic lace-up boots. Red Wing Moc Toe models for example.

Simple in composition, excellent in execution.

Outfit 8: Suede

Did you think that the fringed jacket from the film Le Daim with Jean Dujardin was a bit ridiculous and impossible to wear well? Think again.

Here's how to do it.

The jacket is fawn-colored, very warm and cozy.

It is paired with a light beige turtleneck, ecru pants and chestnut suede boots.

This outfit looks harmonious because the colors are natural.

The scenery in the background contributes to this effect.

In this respect I find that the cap is almost too much, the navy blue breaking up this ensemble of soft colors.

Hey, we make suede leather jackets too!