“Most people tend to go up a size, but that can backfire unless you’re a fan of the oversized look,” says Garnaut. “Most puffers are already cut quite generously.”
Another simple style trick is to wear a trendy shoulder bag, with a wide shoulder strap (logo optional), across your chest.
“It breaks all the fabric and pulls you out from under all that material. They are also quite fashionable and easy to find.
Among influencers and designers at Australian Fashion Week in May, the puffer jacket was used as paparazzi bait in dopamine tones, cropped styles and suit combinations. In a long, hot pink jacket by Danish label Ganni, Balenciaga wellies and a crimson miniskirt, creative consultant Violet Grace Atkinson triumphantly overcame the puffer jacket’s propensity to overwhelm the body.
“For long puffer jackets, choose a cropped hem below to add another level to the look,” says Atkinson. “Miniskirts are all the rage, thanks to Miuccia Prada, and I think the juxtaposition with a huge puffer jacket is interesting and unexpected. For short puffer jackets, I like ultra-long pants or jeans that are fitted around the waist. waist then widens into a straight leg.This makes your legs look longer and your eyes are drawn to the fitted waist and then to the bottom of the pants.
Moving away from the comfort of your activewear essentials can also brighten up down jackets, with Atkinson looking for adventurous prints and cuts to soften the utilitarian approach of outer layers.
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“What matters most is that you feel comfortable taking risks and that it suits your personality,” she says. “Puffer jackets are also inherently more masculine simply due to their bulkier look, so adding something a little more risque and out of the sportswear genre is an interesting style hack.”
On gray mornings, considering complementary miniskirts, heels and body bags may be too much before your first coffee, so take comfort in Garnaut’s final tip.
“Don’t worry too much about styling your whole look around the jacket,” says Garnaut. “Just choose something warm. It will most likely end up on a peg.
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