Women's fashion winter jackets: 6 cult models

“Try again and believe in yourself because you have the power to shape tomorrow. Forget perfection, you are extraordinary”. These are the mantra words with which Max Mara relaunches for autumn winter 2024 a cornerstone of its lexicon, the Olimpia jacket . An iconic garment that embodies the quality that has made the Emilian brand famous throughout the world. Olimpia is a double-breasted jacket in pure camel characterized by broad shoulders and a straight oversized silhouette whose name, inspired by the wife and sister of Zeus - the Queen of the gods, so powerful just by reading it and repeating it mentally, it has the task of evoking the image of a heroine in the contemporary world, reinforcing the idea that every woman can be extraordinary, regardless of who she is, her life or where she comes from. But that's not all. The Olimpia Max Mara jacket is part of a precious and timeless compendium that every wardrobe should host. The new launch campaign sees the model Bibi Breslin in the streets of London, photographed by Oliver Hadlee Pearch, like a woman who projects her inner strength outward. Where perfection is never the final goal: what matters most is making your voice heard in the din of the world.

Winter 2024 fashion goes straight to both shapes and materials. Anthony Vaccarello didn't give an inch when it came to shaping the "new" women's leather jacket for AW24. He chose to decline the classic caban or peacoat in an egg-shaped model with 4 buttons around the body. It is therefore not a leather jacket, but rather a tailored model with a clear rigidity destined to redesign the silhouette of the season.

The family of short winter jackets also includes the bomber jacket borrowed from the Varsity model and declined in a more traditional and tailored way. Stella McCartney offers it with a generous fit in RWS certified wool with an oversized tweed motif. The bold silhouette, emblematic of the 2024 winter collection, harks back to eighties volumes thanks to padded and accentuated shoulders and a contrasting corduroy collar. Perfect with miniskirts, barrel trousers and even ultra-feminine dresses.

It's called Jerika , the cropped parka jacket with leopard print collar launched by Isabel Marant for the 2024 winter season. A piece that features many references to the glorious past of the protest of the seventies to then include the abundance and excess of the eighties. The shawl collar with hood, ir ever and the faux fur sleeves with leopard print join other significant details such as the removable belt and the legendary pockets of the green jacket to complete the hybridization of the two decades. 

We can consider this Patou winter 2024/25 overshirt jacket an overshirt. Made in Rodeo Blue organic denim with a soft fit and featuring large workwear pockets with flaps, it has a corduroy collar and a double closure with a hidden zip and interesting gold snap buttons. The raglan sleeves, as well as the cuffs with JP print on the inside, confirm the desire of Creative Director Guillaume Henry , since 2019 at Maison Jean Patou, now just Patou, to create a versatile garment to be layered over other winter pieces with a lighter consistency. The fact that it is in denim reinforces the sense of casual chic intent.

This one is short, cropped and short, while maintaining the well-known puffy fit of the classic padded jacket. The MIU MIU short down jacket in pongè Tec , a flexible and light fabric made of wool and shiny and smooth silk padding that is here translated into a tech version in 100% polyester, will be a real key piece of winter 2024 as well as copied by the rest of the fashion scene. Once again, it is the details that make the difference, reinforcing the concept of a jacket for winter . From the tone-on-tone leather collar, to the drawstring at the bottom to emphasize the enveloping volume, it is up to the elasticated cuffs to reaffirm its sporty identity.