The Versatile Shacket Is Exactly What You Need to Transition From Fall to Winter

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It’s a notoriously tricky time of year to get dressed. The mornings are brisk, but the afternoons are temperate. It’s too warm for a wool coat, but too chilly to leave the layers at home. Enter the best shackets, which have become a transitional wardrobe essential going toe-to-toe with the classic trench coat. The shacket is a versatile layering tool that is designed to be slightly thicker than a shirt, but not as heavy as a jacket—making it the ideal piece to style before the weather dips into winter. Shackets have endless styling potential, too; you can wear them day, or night, and dress them up or down.

Vogue’s Guide to the Best Shackets:

The Luxe Denim: Khaite Mahmet top, $980
The Classic Flannel: Isabel Marant Harveli plaid shacket, $695
The Pairable Plaid: Levi's Lola shacket, $148
The Wooly Must: Burberry wool overshirt, $2,890
The Boucle Option: Gabriela Hearst John Austin cashmere shirt jacket, $3,100
The Outdoorsy Pick: Doen Clifton jacket, $498
The Oversized Choice: Me + Em oversized cord shacket, $385

When it comes to styling this transitional item, you can pair a plaid option with baggy jeans and a smoking loafer, for a cozy weekend afternoon, or you can use a suede or corduroy pick to add autumnal texture to a monochrome look. You can also play with the trending colors of now thanks to Khaite’s oxblood Lana jacket, and Ralph Lauren’s chocolate brown button-front shirt.

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Below are the 24 best shackets we’re eyeing this season, from Miu Miu to Guest in Residence.