Autumn: The Season Of The Shacket
Autumn is traditionally the season of fashion transition. We are still having some gloriously sunny days even as we move to late September, but the evenings are chillier, the rain comes down, and you can feel the warm days moving to an end. This means that our wardrobes are starting to change, layering is on the agenda, and even though we are still wearing some of summer clothes, we are adding chunky knits and boots into the mix. Oh, and shackets, we are most definitely adding shackets.
The Rise of the Shacket
The shacket is a hybrid, a classic mix of a shirt and a jacket. It is decidedly retro in style, bringing to mind the grungy, lumberjack shirts of the early 90s. The shacket is a style that suits all ages and works well with a range of looks, whether it is worn with jeans or leather style leggings, or worn over black dresses the way I have styled mine below. Shackets can also work with denim shorts, either as a cover up after a day at a festival or the beach, or a way of moving your shorts into Autumn wear when wore layered over tights. The shacket had a real moment last Autumn/Winter becoming a popular addition to most wardrobes, and now as we hit Autumn once again, they are back, in both the shorter styles, and the longer ones that look more like a coat.
Femme Luxe Shackets
Femme Luxe is always a brilliant place to look for affordable, fashion led pieces, and they currently have a brilliant collection of shackets that come in a range of sizes right up to XL. I have worn their shackets in both size large (you can find that review here ) and XL, which is what I’m wearing in this review. I wear size 16 on top, so the large gives me a slightly more fitted look, but this is all about your personal preference.
Colour Choice
Shackets pretty much work in any colour and pattern, but the classic design is the checked pattern. Femme Luxe has a fab range which varies from classic neutral shades and black and white, to really pretty pastel checks, pinks and lilacs for example, which give a girly twist on what is quite a masculine look and style. My current shacket is the navy check, which I think is a great shade for Autumn/Winter.
Styling Your Shacket
The shacket I am wearing from Femme Luxe is gorgeously soft and cosy. The fastenings are metal popper buttons and these are not only on the front of the shacket, but also on the cuffs, meaning you can wear this with the sleeves rolled up to create another, casual look. The fleecy lining means that this will be really warm come Winter, possibly with a waterproof layered over the top of it, whilst the two breast pockets are perfect for your mobile phone and money on those days when you aren’t carrying a bag.
I wore my shacket over a black t-shirt dress from Simply Be, and a pair of desert boots that I got from Vinted (actually kids ones from New Look, a bonus of having small feet.) I think it would also work over white dresses, for instance the tub and knit style ones that are another trend this Autumn.
Competition Time
I have one shacket from Femme Luxe to give away to one lucky Fashion-mommy.com reader. The shacket is the pink one featured below and is size large, which would fit up to a small size 16.
This competition is open to UK readers only.
WIN A FEMME LUXE Pink Check Shacket Size L
46 Comments
Amy SIMPSON
With Boyfriend Jeans and Converse trainers and a comfy Tee
Margaret Clarkson
I would wear it with plain trousers, so the emphasis was on the shacket.
Jo Jones
I would wear it with skinny jeans & boots.
Rowena Wood
In a sparkly black top, and blue jeans, and I would wear it for a casual night out with friends.
ashleigh allan
With jeans!
Suzanne
With a navy t-shirt and dark denim jeans and red converse
Laura
I would style it with a turtleneck and some jeans
Sarah Wray
I had one just like this years ago – should have kept it!
Claire Nutman
White jeans and suede moccasins, lovely thank you….
Laura Pritchard
Over a slouchy top & skinny jeans with pumps!
Kate S
THIS IS COOL
Natasha Daly
Jeans and boots
YOLANDA DAVIS
I’d wear it with blue jeans, a white t-shirt and trainers.
Angie McDonald
I’d style mine over skinny jeans and a vest top with ankle boots
Helen Tovell
I would wear it casual with jeans and trainers
Charlotte isobelle
Some comfy jeans and a plain tee.
Rich Tyler
Add jeans!
Diana Barker
This is gorgeous
Ruth Harwood
With a nice pair of trousers, a pretty bright turquoise top and heels x
janine atkin
id style it with jeans and trainers
josephine
I would wear plain jeans and a simple logo t shirt, to keep the look casual with the jacket.
katrina walsh
I love the mix of girly and rugged with this look. Id team it with some turn up jeans and chunky black boots
Hayley Colburn
With a black vest top, jeans and a pair of boots
Christina Palmer
Legging and a pair of stylish ankle boots
sherri Hough
Bootcut jeans with a nice white or cream top underneath
Diana
Maybe with jeans 🙂
lynn neal
I would wear mine with jeans and chelsea boots!
Kim M
Black polo neck, skinny black jeans and black Dr Martens x
Ruth Hedges
With my skinny grey jeans and white polo neck jumper
Liz Atkin
id style it with baggy jeans
Anthea Holloway
I would style it with black jeans and a pink tee shirt.
Ruth Amy Wollerton
I would team it with my leather joggers, a crisp white T-shirt, my converse boots and my silver cuff bracelets
Teresa Sheldon
I’d wear this with skinny blue jeans white tee shirt and my ankle blue boots
Lucy Wright-Booth
I would style it with black jeans and top, and my chunky platform black boots!
Sheri Darby
I think this would be perfect with my new jeans
jill dean
with skinny jeans and boots
Tracy B
I wouldn’t, unfortunately its size is probably a little bit big for me, if I was lucky enough to win I’d gift it to my daughter who I’m sure would find lots of different ways to style it with her wardrobe. It’s a beautiful shacket, looks stunning
Jennifer Toal
I would be comfy wearing it with jeans
Alex McKay
I’d love this shacket to go with jeans and my brown boots. Love navy so fingers crossed.
Lisa Simm
What an amazing competition!
I have been looking at buying a shacked! I just love them ❤❤
Pamtay
My trusty DMs of course!
Sarah Austin
I’d style with jeans and trainers
Jodie Mcallister
Love shackets
Angela McGregor
I team it with some jeggings
Georgie Wright
Jeans, vest top and boots
AJ
I love this look so I’d probably style it with some grey too.