{"id":106682,"date":"2025-10-15T14:27:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=106682"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:06:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:06:38","slug":"windbreaker-trend-it-girl-jacket-fall-2025","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/windbreaker-trend-it-girl-jacket-fall-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Windbreakers the New It-Girl Jacket of Fall 2025?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Windbreaker Trend Fall 2025; Hailey Bieber, Zoe Kravitz, Charli XCX, Ros\u00e9 at the Saint Laurent fashion show as part of Spring\/Summer 2026 Paris Fashion Week held at Fontaine du Trocad\u00e9ro on September 29, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Gilbert Flores\/WWD via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you told us five years ago that the humble windbreaker would make its way from hiking trails to Hailey Bieber\u2019s closet, we might\u2019ve laughed. But Fall 2025 has declared it loud and clear: the lightweight, nylon shell has evolved into the ultimate <\/span>It-girl jacket.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rise of the Retro Shell<\/b><\/h2>\n

Over the past month, paparazzi shots have told the story better than any runway report. Hailey Bieber stepped out in Paris wearing a cinnamon-orange color-block windbreaker layered over lace-trimmed shorts during Saint Laurent\u2019s Spring\/Summer 2026 runway show<\/a>, while Zo\u00eb Kravitz was spotted pairing a khaki funnel-neck version with a silk slip skirt and heeled sandals. And Charli XCX? She donned a red color-blocked windbreaker with micro shorts, pointed-toe pumps, and black sunnies.<\/span><\/p>\n

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PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 29: Hailey Bieber attends the Saint Laurent Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 29, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 29: Zo\u00eb Kravitz attends the Saint Laurent Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 29, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 29: Charli XCX attends the Saint Laurent Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 29, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once an emblem of the \u201880s jogger aesthetic, the windbreaker is now slouching its way into the wardrobes of the fashion elite for Fall 2025. The difference this time? It\u2019s less \u201cfunctional outerwear\u201d and more \u201coff-duty statement piece.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Why the Trend Actually Tracks<\/b><\/h2>\n

GRAZIA’<\/em>s fashion editors have <\/span>already flagged the windbreaker\u2019s comeback<\/a>, naming it a key player in 2025\u2019s \u201csporty minimalism<\/a>\u201d wave.<\/span><\/p>\n

Designers are reinforcing the narrative, too. Prada and Tod’s spring collections reintroduced nylon shells<\/a> as sophisticated layering pieces. Miu Miu reworked the silhouette in glossy gray and navy<\/a>, cropped just above the waist \u2014 seen on Bieber herself earlier this year. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Diamond \/ BACKGRID<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even Saint Laurent\u2019s slinky Paris runway looks nodded subtly to sport, with technical textures and elastic cuffs breaking up otherwise pristine tailoring.<\/span><\/p>\n

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PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 29: A model walks the runway during the Saint Laurent Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 29, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Antoine Flament\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The through line is clear: fashion\u2019s obsession with contrast. In a season dominated by refined utility and wearable luxury, the nylon windbreaker offers just the right dose of irreverence \u2014 functional, unpretentious, and a little nostalgic.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Celebrity Seal of Approval<\/b><\/h2>\n

The celebrity stamp has made the trend impossible to ignore.<\/span><\/p>\n