Technical Jacket

Technical fabrics make for excellent trans-seasonal companions thanks to their ability to multitask: they can be worn come rain or shine, over a T-shirt or on top of onion-like layers, depending on the forecast.

And now both streetwear and high-end designers have fallen hard for the style’s unpretentious aesthetic charms. By adding menswear nous to the jacket’s tech-heavy spec, the danger of looking like a hiker that’s taken a wrong turn has been vastly reduced.

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“Active-driven silhouettes such as the technical anorak have emerged as must have items this season, combining seasonal flexibility with an outdoor expedition sensibility,” says Michael Taylor, senior buyer at Urban Outfitters. The difference between off-route rambler and part-ironic, part-practical menswear don lies in the colour of technical jacket that you stick on your back.

“The best examples reflect nostalgia and normcore dressing: choose retro, boxy, 1990s colour blocking options which have visually arresting clashing colours to make a strong statement,” says Taylor. Peak throwback, but in the best possible sense.

Trucker Jacket

The trucker jacket has been a casualwear staple for more than 150 years because it’s so unbelievably handy: it’ll accommodate plenty of layers when the temperature’s not pleasant, but it’ll really earn its worth on those days when you’re not sure whether it’s jacket weather or not.

Best of all, this neat slice of American workwear can easily be worn with a pair of jeans and hiking or Chelsea boots.

Just never pair it with a trucker cap.

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The trucker jacket is a safe option and isn’t known for swerving from one style to another season after season. To make sure yours isn’t middle of the road, pay attention to fabric and finish, says Gove. He recommends wool, suede, corduroy or twill, although classic denim will never fall out of style, either.