Red windbreakers are the ideal spring jacket for any season, and this £40 style from M&S nails this look.

For us, the excitement of spring’s arrival often focuses on the new season. fashion trendsEspecially in jackets. After all, with such a significant change in weather primarily affecting our outerwear choices, switching from thick woolen coats to lighter coats seems like not only the greatest but also the easiest way to update your wardrobe accordingly.

In SS26, there are so many spring jacket trends To know, although one genre in particular is proving more popular than most. The humble windbreaker, with its undeniable sportswear connotations, has historically been more closely associated with hiking holidays. However, this season it has been instantly adopted as a cool girl staple, proving that it is as functional as it is fashionable.

While you can’t go wrong with any windbreaker of your choice, there’s a clear subtle trend emerging in this look, like technical jackets in bright eye-catching shades of chilli. Red Are dominating among retailers. Perhaps this is the pop of red principle in action, a windbreaker serves as the perfect canvas for such a bold hue and easily allows those who would normally wear such a statement shade to easily incorporate such a statement shade into an ensemble. Arguably, the red colorway serves to elevate the windbreaker above other purely practical designs, providing an entry way into the trend for those who identify more closely with posh spice than sporty (guilty!).

This fits in with the styling seen on the SS26 designer runways, where windbreakers — regardless of color — were paired with polished pencil skirts at Tory Burch, tonal tailoring at Onitsuka Tiger, and hot pants and jelly sandals at Loewe. Even at Staud, where a red track jacket was part of a two-piece set with coordinating sports shorts, the overall effect was sharp, not loose.

As far as looking at oneself is concerned, M&S’s Stormwear™ Lightweight Funnel Neck Gather Jacket It’s a bus ticket. Drop shoulders add a relaxed feel, while the subtle gathered details and smooth high neck silhouette will earn you extra apparel points. Not to mention the extremely affordable £40 price! Fellow high street heavyweight Next has a similar design, featuring a hood and contrasting orange drawstrings Shower-Resistant Rain Jacket A more informal ending.

Below, check out our roundup of the best red windbreakers available to buy on the high street now, come rain or shine, a style success is guaranteed.

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