The Best Leather Jacket Styles to Shop in 2025

Fashion influencer @aude_julie on the street wearing a vintage-look, collared, black leather jacket with a turtleneck, blue faded jeans, burgundy heels, a Louis Vuitton handbag, and cap.

I’m sorry if it’s still 75ºF outside and any other kind of weather seems a lifetime away, but the thing about living in New York is that winter really does have a way of creeping up on you. One minute you’re ready to collapse from heat exhaustion on the Downtown NQRW platform at Union Square, and the next you’re wishing you had more than just a cardigan to throw on when you’re dining outdoors—which brings us to why we’re here today.

@amaka.hamelijnck and @bentheliem outside a cafe weating on-trend leather jackets and jeans.

Before any of us get caught out by balmy breezes rudely turning into wind chill factors, let’s get ahead of the winter layers we want to have on hand. Leather jackets are firmly on my mind, as they’re popping up on my feed nonstop thanks to all the chic people I follow from the Southern Hemisphere plus everyone who’s been visiting the slightly cooler temps in London and Copenhagen lately.

In addition to those essential silhouettes that are always in style, there are also a handful of other leather jacket trends gaining traction, including some great trends within the trends (trend inception, if you will).

Whether you’re up for a trendy cropped bomber or an elegant leather blazer, here are the leather jackets to know and shop ahead for winter.

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Minimalist

Fashion influencer @christietyler with slicked hair taking a mirror selfie outside an elevator wearing a minimalist black collared leather jacket, black trousers, boots, and sunglasses.

Longer, minimalist styles feel especially cool this season. Look for silver zippers and structured collars as well as a slightly oversize fit.

Kenny Bomber

Retro Oversize Faux Leather Jacket

Topshop

Retro Oversize Faux Leather Jacket

Raw-Edge Coated Jacket

H&M

Raw-Edge Coated Jacket

Alek Leather Jacket

Grlfrnd

Alek Leather Jacket

Leather Jacket Zw Collection

Zara

Faux Leather Oversized Jacket

Boxy and Buttoned

Fashion influencer @smythsisters taking a mirror selfie wearing an on-trend leather jacket, a graphic tee, beltered trousers, and metallic boots.

A slightly cropped, boxy silhouette is very much the mood this season. If you love a tidy, tailored look and pieces you can dress up and down, this collared style is calling your name—Mango is doing a great cut in both real and vegan leather.

Leather-Effect Jacket With Pockets - Women | Mango Usa

MANGO

Leather-Effect Jacket With Pockets

Short Faux Leather Jacket

ZARA

Short Faux Leather Jacket

Jacket Milos

Bash

Peter Pan Collar Jacket

Brooke Quilted Vegan Leather Jacket

Cinq a Sept

Brooke Quilted Vegan Leather Jacket

Nappa Leather Jacket With Pockets

Massimo Dutti

Nappa Leather Jacket With Pockets

Burgundy

Fashion influencer @emilie_tla wearing a burgundy leather jacket, faded blue jeans, and trendy suede loafers..

ICYMI, burgundy is set to be this winter’s buzziest color trend. From brighter hues to deep oxbloods, I promise by the end of January, you’ll be wearing it like a neutral.

Crocodrile-Effect Cropped Jacket - Women | Mango Usa

MANGO

Crocodrile-Effect Cropped Jacket

Faux Leather Cropped Jacket

Nocturne

Faux Leather Cropped Jacket

Bonded Leather Jacket

REMAIN

Bonded Leather Jacket

Theia Jacket

Reclaimed Vintage 90s Distressed Faux Leather Blazer Coat in Burgundy

Reclaimed Vintage

90s Distressed Faux Leather Blazer Coat

Cropped

Fashion influencer @lefevrediary wearing. anon-trend cropped leather jacket, matching leather shorts, and black and white Mary Janes.

Whatever style you’re into, it’s basically guaranteed you’ll find a cropped take on it this winter. If you know classic bombers and moto jackets tend to be your thing, this is an easy little update for the season ahead.

Koda Vegan Leather Cropped Trench

SER.O.YA

Koda Vegan Leather Cropped Trench

4th & Reckless Dayna Cropped Trench Coat

4th & Reckless

Dayna Cropped Trench Coat

Eileen Faux Leather Bomber Jacket

Noisy may

Eileen Faux Leather Bomber Jacket

Verone Jacket

Steve Madden

Verone Jacket

Doreen Luxe Vegan Leather Boxy Bomber Jacket

Simkhai

Doreen Luxe Vegan Leather Boxy Bomber Jacket

Bomber

Fashion influencer @annelauremais wearing a bomber jacket with a butter yellow miniskirt on the streets of Paris.

Speaking of bombers, the fashion crowd is every bit as into them as they were last year. ACNE’s ultra-soft vegan leather style is having a moment, but this might be the second year in a row that Topshop’s $109 option can’t be beaten.

Kenny Bomber

Belle Leather Bomber Jacket

AllSaints

Belle Leather Bomber Jacket

Risner Faux Leather Jacket - Dark Brown

Frankie Shop

Risner Faux Leather Jacket

Moon River Neck Collar Faux Leather Jacket

Moon River

Neck Collar Faux Leather Jacket

Faux Leather Bomber Jacket

Topshop

Faux Leather Bomber Jacket

Faux Vintage

Fashion influencer @himichelleli with pink hair wearing a distressed brown leather jacket.

If vintage shopping just isn’t your thing, you’ll be thrilled to hear that there continues to be no shortage of faux-vintage options to snap up online. Brown aviator styles are the classic vintage buy—keep an eye out for distressed details and oversize fits.

Macey Jacket - Vintage Black

Lisa Says Gah

Macey Jacket

Leather Pocket Jacket

Found

Leather Pocket Jacket

Jayden Distressed Leather Jacket

Grlfrnd

Jayden Distressed Leather Jacket

Kenny Bomber

Bo Faux Leather Jacket

L’Academie

Bo Faux Leather Jacket

Blazers

Fashion influencer @claradyrhauge on the street wearing. a black leather blazer, blue jeans, white tank, and sling-back pumps.

Do we remember when leather blazers came roaring back to dominate our collective fall outfits about five years ago with their impeccable ’90s Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy energy? Effortlessly cool with straight-leg jeans and a white tee. Absolutely zero notes.

Dalia Relaxed Leather Blazer

Reformation

Veda Dalia Relaxed Leather Blazer

Hourglass Leather Jacket

TOTEME

Hourglass Leather Jacket

Faux Leather Blazer

Endless Rose

Faux Leather Blazer

Vegan Leather Blazer

Madewell, The Bedford Oversized Blazer in Leather

Madewell

The Bedford Oversized Blazer in Leather

Biker

Fashion influencer @lucywilliams02 sitting outside on a park bench with her dog wearing an oversized leather biker jacket, blue jeans, and green New Balance sneakers.

If you took a deep breath and invested in a leather biker jacket 10 years ago, even though it cost most of your savings, honestly, congratulations. It was money well spent. It might dip on and off our radars in terms of the most of-the-moment jacket styles, but as Lucy Williams’s Instagram feed proves, this classic style is back.

Faux Leather Biker Jacket

Zara

Faux Leather Biker Jacket

Deja Vu Jacket

BLANKNYC, Moto Jacket

Ride Off Biker Jacket

BlankNYC

Ride Off Biker Jacket

Still Mine Biker Jacket

BlankNYC

Still Mine Biker Jacket

Trench Coat

Lovisa wears a black turtleneck, black jeans, flats, an hermes bag, and a brown leather trench coat.

A leather trench coat is a stunning garment that will enhance your wardrobe not only this year but for many years to come. This season, the fashion set is not just leaning into class black iterations but also rich-looking chocolate brown ones.

Faux Leather Trench Coat