Big coat energy: The best women’s puffer coats for winter 2024
Wrap up warm in this season’s cosiest, chicest style
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If the words ‘puffer coat’ tend to bring to mind practical but far from chic styles once unwillingly worn over your school uniform, we have news for you. The puffer coat is back – and this time it’s cool. Belted or zip-up, cropped or ankle-grazing, with faux fur, huge hoods and voluminous linings, it’s time to upgrade your wardrobe with this season’s most stylish windproof and waterproof outerwear. Shop our edit of the best women’s puffer coats and stay snug as a bug whatever the weather.
Rains Alta Short Quilted Coat
Rains’ Alta puffer coat epitomises the brand’s neo-Scandinavian style, with a cropped silhouette, high neck and bay blue padded finish. Crafted from its signature outerwear PU fabric, it’s warm, waterproof, windproof and wonderfully understated – wear with jeans and boots for a minimalistic contemporary look.
Burberry Reversible Check Puffer Jacket
The Burberry check – the brand’s signature tartan design – was first used in the ‘20s to line its raincoats and is now synonymous with the British brand, inside and out. Wear this puffer coat, adorned in the classic pattern, for a chic autumnal layer, filled with goose down and feathers to keep you warm and with a packaway hood for unpredictable showers. A reversible style, switch around to show off a retro archival Burberry logo across the back.
Moncler Brasseurs Quilted Shell Jacket
Don’t let the cold stand in your way with Moncler’s fully-lined, utterly sophisticated puffer coat. A functional design with cuffed sleeves, pockets and toasty padding to keep you snug, it also features an elasticated buckled waist for a flattering fit, and a faux fur shawl collar to add a luxuriously soft and elegant finish. Wear around the city draped open or zip up on country walks.
Jil Sander Quilted Down Jacket
With its boxy, unstructured fit, this padded jacket encapsulates Jil Sander’s effortlessly cool, relaxed style. Nodding to a ‘90s puffer look, the tonal brown shade will slot seamlessly into your winter wardrobe and keep the cold at bay .
Ganni Technical Seersucker Puffer Coat
Be winter-ready in Ganni’s longline puffer coat. A versatile option, wear from day to night, park to pub, and keep pleasantly insulated from head to toe. A practical and flattering design, it’s lined with recycled polyester and finished with seersucker detailing and bows on the side for a unique, feminine edge.
Agnona Cashmere Quilted Puffer Jacket
Agnona has been delivering slick Italian styles since 1953 – invest in its outerwear for pieces you’ll turn to for seasons to come. Its quilted puffer jacket makes a timeless addition to your winter edit, crafted from the finest, softest cashmere for pure elegance and warmth. Layer over dresses, skirts or trousers, whether heading to the office or a formal evening do.
Acne Studios Fitted-Waist Puffer Jacket
Go for an oversized aesthetic with Acne Studios’ puffer jacket in an earthy dark green tone for a relaxed urban look. The Stockholm-based fashion house has carefully designed this coat with down-feather filling and a water-repellent coating to have your back whatever the weather, and pulled the design in at the waist for a fitted, flattering finish. Complete the look with straight-leg trousers and chunky boots.
Etro Paisley Print Puffer Coat
Pair this puffer coat with monotone outfits and add an instant splash of colour on dreary winter days. The multicoloured paisley print brings beautiful detailing to this fitted jacket and styles perfectly with jeans and skirts alike.
Canada Goose Marlow Quilted Shell Coat
Toronto-based brand Canada Goose knows a thing or two about cold weather. Wrap up in its Marlow puffer jacket and keep protected from the elements via down padding, water-repellent exterior, a curved shawl collar and a cosy hood. And there’s no need to say goodbye to style – cinch in at the waist using the detachable belt for a feminine touch.
Sweaty Betty Nimbus Short Puffer Coat
Wear this puffer coat as part of your winter activewear ensemble and channel your chicest sporty look. The short cut and adjustable hood make for a practical choice for those on the move and the handy interior straps mean you can wear it as a backpack if you get a little too toasty.
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