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Oversized Down jacket, ÂŁ2,050
alenciaga were definitely the leaders in the designer markets move into high-fashion streetwear. Well-known for creating avant-garde structural pieces, Balenciaga has carried that style into the design of the new range of puffer jackets available this season. The oversized puffer is made from shell with a detachable hood to protect from the elements, paired with an oversized puffer scarf giving the look a high fashion feel to it, probably not something to wear to the local supermarket. Now available online.
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SGM’s take on the puffer jacket features a self-tie waist belt, a spread collar, long sleeves and a concealed front zip fastening. Housed in a velvet fabric for a softer feminine look. The puffer jacket is available in pink and dark blue in the velvet fabric, and silver in the metallic finish. This is probably the most commercially wearable and least scary designer puffer jacket if this wouldn't’t normally be your style. Available online now.
Textured Puffer Jacket, £460
Puffer Jacket, ÂŁ800
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he puffer gets a 2018 update with Acne Studios reinvention featuring a cropped silhouette, a ribbed collar, cuffs and hem. The wet-look material renews the look to appeal to a more sophisticated buyer. This is a more luxurious take on what would have been an urban-sportswear trend, perfect for someone wanting to adopt some streetwear vibes into their look while still being able to be worn with their more high fashion items.
LEBRITY STYLE – ihanna has always HANNA
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been one to embrace any and all trends. She is as at home in a see-through Swarovski crystal gown as she is in her many streetwear looks, there is practically no aesthetic she won’t try. Never one to shy away from a trend, an item of clothing Rihanna has rarely been seen without is the puffer jacket. Whether its a full length, understated black puffer worn to keep warm during filming of a movie, an oversized black version toughening up a feminine dress and heels, or a pale pink oversized number from Ella Boucht, paired with barely-there shorts and matching pink heels. It goes to show that the puffer jacket has versatility and can be worn over a variety of different looks depending on the cut, fit and fabric. Rihanna’s love of the puffer jacket was even brought into her own fashion line Fenty x Puma where
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variety of different designs where shown. Fenty X Puma’s FW17 show, based around the concept of school/college and varsity uniforms, seen models emerging from behind blue lockers in fleecy pullovers and over the knee socks with oversized puffer jackets hanging off their shoulders. The Puffer was reinvented in Cropped bomber, £485 bold yellows and oranges or given an all over tartan pattern giving a rebellious edge to classic American collegiate styling. Seen in cropped styles with oversized padding and elongated sleeves, everything about this show screams Rihanna. Now available instore and online from selected retailors.
FENTY X PUMA – FW17
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