If You're Going to Invest In a New Fall Jacket, This Is the Trendiest Style to Choose
There are so many different ways you can spend your hard-earned money on fall and winter outerwear. You can choose to invest in pricey, professional blazers for the office or head to your nearest thrift store and find a beat-up leather jacket for your next concert. If you're bracing yourself for snowy weather, you'll be looking for technical fabrics built for warmth, while Southern Californians like me know better than to spend a ton of money on bulky layers. However, if none of these things resonate and you simply want to be ahead of the season's biggest trends, you've come to the right place.
Sometimes, I just want to buy something cool and current. I want to look like I'm in the know and aware of the fashion industry's most popular trends. Right now, I'm here to tell you that band jackets fit these criteria perfectly. I've been spotting them at Mango, Zara, and H&M, as well as luxury brands such as Etro, Khaite, and Nili Lotan. Scroll down to shop my favorite band jackets for fall and winter 2026 that are giving Sgt. Pepper (in the best way).
Shop Band Jackets for Fall/Winter 2026
Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern in 2011—back when the site only published a single story per day. (We have since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC and lives in Los Angeles. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2015, where she is now the Associate Director of Fashion News. From the Oscars to the Met Gala, she leads the site's entire red carpet coverage strategy. She specializes in celebrity and fashion news but also enjoys writing travel features and runway reports. She frequently contributes to WWW's social accounts and has a sizable following on her personal TikTok.