How to Style a Funnel Jacket: 4 Outfit Ideas for Autumn

Trends are all well and good - but you will only really stand out when you understand how to work them into YOUR style. This autumn, it’s all about the funnel jacket. How will you wear it?

With its high neckline, oversized shape and slightly undone feel, it sits somewhere between polished and effortlessly cool. Leather, suede, waxed cotton or something softer; new or pre-loved…the styling formulas available are pretty exciting.

Here are four ways to wear yours.

1. Make shape the statement

When your jacket already has plenty of structure, there’s a temptation to lean into softer sillouettes. I invite you to FIGHT that urge…and instead, lean into shape to make a statement.

Keep the colours and materials relatively classic, then create interest through silhouette instead. A funnel jacket with barrel-leg jeans works particularly well: both pieces have volume, but in different places, so the overall look still feels considered.

Finish with a pointed shoe or slim boot to add a little sharpness at the bottom.

The formula:
Funnel jacket + barrel jeans + pointed shoes + structured bag.

2. Play with proportions

One of the easiest ways to make a simple outfit feel more styled? Contrast the fits.

Try something oversized on top with something cropped or fitted underneath. An oversized leather funnel jacket over slim trousers, capris or a shorter skirt gives you that slightly off-balance proportion that somehow makes the whole thing work.

Keep the main outfit fairly neutral and use your accessories to introduce different colours, textures or prints.

The formula:
Oversized funnel jacket + fitted bottoms + pointed flats or heels + statement accessories.

3. Lean into layering

Autumn is basically an excuse to start putting clothes on top of other clothes again, so use it.

Let a lace or cotton layer peek out beneath your jacket. Add a belt over the top. Tie a scarf around your waist. Or wear the jacket with a dress layered over trousers.

It doesn’t need to be perfectly coordinated — in fact, it’s usually better when it isn’t. The aim is for the outfit to feel collected rather than overly styled.

The formula:
Funnel jacket + visible base layer + relaxed trousers + an unexpected accessory.

4. Bring in the boots

If the jacket is doing the work up top, a great pair of boots can balance everything out.

Knee-high styles are particularly good with funnel jackets, especially paired with a midi skirt. The combination keeps the stronger, slightly masculine shape of the jacket while giving the rest of the outfit a cleaner, more polished finish.

Go sleek and minimal or make the boots the statement — both work.

The formula:
Funnel jacket + midi skirt + knee-high boots + simple accessories.

The best bit? You probably don’t need to start from scratch

Before buying an entirely new outfit, start with the piece you actually want — whether that’s a black leather funnel jacket, a burgundy version for autumn or something pre-loved — then build around what you already own.

And if you are looking for one, SO-ME lets you search new, pre-loved and rental fashion in one place, so you can compare different styles without hopping between endless tabs.

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• Black leather funnel jacket

• Burgundy oversized funnel jacket

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• Autumn jacket to wear with barrel jeans

One search, every option. That’s shopping, simplified.