Winter Coat Ideas - Men's Fashion in 2024

With temperatures paralleling another Polar Vortex, the writers at Kinowear put together a list of coats for you to continue surviving this year’s winter… In style

The Peacoat

The thicker cousin of the blazer, and just as formal. The Peacoat can be extremely versatile, successfully functioning as an overcoat (depending on the length you choose, see the Kinowear Bible for specifics) and a killer blazer. The durability and insulation provided by cotton make for fashionable warmth. Classic colors that go with most wardrobes are navy and gray. Double breast preferred.

The Puffer Coat

The Puffer. Quite the misnomer since most companies design lightweight (yet effective) insulators that can be flattened and compacted with ease. Ergo, the fit better be spot-on. Don’t turn into a globe with an oversized jacket this winter! While these coats come in especially bright colors, we recommend that you don’t follow this trend unless you regularly go backpacking and need to be seen from afar.

The Denim Jacket Done Right

An increasingly popular look nowadays, the denim jacket has become something of a controversy. Yes, it’s possible to have the right jacket with the right set of jeans, but this is highly subjective to each person’s taste in denim. In general, light should contrast dark. The materials in each jacket and the texture of the denim should also aim to be different between the top and bottom. Failure to do so results in the infamous “Canadian Tuxedo.”

The Bomber

With Shearling making another comeback in the form of a staple badass jacket, you will not have to worry about the cold, no matter what your weatherman says. Shearling tends to be more expensive, but the quality and and overall look/feel is undoubtedly worth it. However, the Bomber also remains made of leather as well, for those going for a slightly more militaristic look (for more help with army colors, check out our article discussing wearing camo)

The Leather Jacket

Since it’s discussed in the Kinowear Bible, this part of the article will be broader to just cover the basic ideas. With a leather jacket, the color should fit the rest of your wardrobe. That said, don’t choose a color that can only work in one season or an unnatural shade for leather.

You’re better off investing in a staple color that can at least fit in through the fall and winter so that you wear it often enough to make the steep price of investing in genuine leather worth it. What use is a jacket to you if you hardly wear it?

The main takeaway for this is to buy a color that suits you and your needs as well as FIT. It must be a perfect fit, or it’ll kill the effect. What effect, do you ask? The undeniable badass style that’s been replicated to this day since the 50s by the likes of James Dean and Marlon Brando. In short, unless it’s the one, don’t buy it. Take a look at the Kinowear Bible to learn more about leather jackets and choosing the right one.

The Wool Blazer

This is easily the most formal option available, but was introduced to keep your professional side warm yet still incredibly stylish for the winter. With the dropping temperatures, it’s essential to change your daily fabrics. What was cotton and short in length during the summer has been traded out for long sleeves, wool,and other thickly knit materials.

The wool blazer is no exception; the thickness and vintage woven pattern over the entire material’s surface makes it so ideal as a replacement to your cotton one.

What’s better is that with buying a lighter colored blazer in the winter (I’d go with almost any shade of gray) is that they’d contrast well with your darker pants for the if you want to dress it down with a flannel shirt, chinos, and possibly a pair of Wingtip boots.

The Parka Winter Coat

With its somewhat large size and unconventional fur hood, the parka is definitely one of the more fashion-forward jackets to go to for this season and the next few years. As you can see in the above picture, it’s really simple to just add another layer as the chill of winter intensifies.

The parka is meant to completely ignore sheer cold. Being made to brave any cold, the bulkiness of the parka is something that designers have kept intact for it to retain its original function. If large coats aren’t your thing, it may help to look elsewhere for outerwear this winter. However,

The Windbreaker

Almost somewhat of a comeback of the vibrant colors from the 80s, windbreakers/rain jackets have returned in a much more accessible way to work well with the rest of your wardrobe.

As one of the jackets I’ve purchased for this winter, I can personally vouch for the windbreaker as a layer you should consider investing in due to its versatility. With the steadily declining temperatures, having multiple layers serves as the best strategies this season as opposed to having any one go-to jacket.

That being said, windbreakers can also be convenient in their construction; the one I bought from K-way ($55, kway.com) is not only wind and waterproof, but it can be collapsed as a packable jacket, making it perfect for travel and insulation that keeps the cold out and the heat in. The diversity of sizes and cinched waistband make it extremely simple to fit a multitude of builds, and I’m no exception.

In The End

As with our two-parter on Winter Boots, the purpose of these two articles was to give you a different opinion on outerwear that would hopefully inspire ideas. It’s important to know your tastes and how you dress so that you can easily find a jacket that can fit in and really resonate with the rest of your wardrobe. Again, the jacket’s real worth is how much and how often you wear it, not the price tag itself.