How to Style a Suede Jacket This Fall

I’m such a big suede lover, and a suede jacket is the first thing I reach for once the mornings start feeling cooler. The Quince 100% Suede Motorcycle Jacket in pecan brown is the one I would buy. Two hundred dollars for real suede in that warm brown is not a price I see often, and pecan is easier for me to style than black because it goes with every other brown and cream already in my closet.

I wear a jacket like this two ways. The first is straight denim, so the Abercrombie Curve Love High Rise 90s Straight Jean with the Madewell Relaxed Crewneck Cotton Sweater Tee tucked in just at the front. Curve Love is the fit I always bring up if you have a smaller waist and fuller hips, because the waistband actually stays put instead of gapping.

The second way is a little dressier, and that is where the Quince Ultra-Stretch Ponte Wide Leg Pants in espresso come in. They look like real trousers and feel like leggings, and at $44.90 I would buy them in more than one color. Espresso under a pecan jacket is my favorite fall color pairing, two browns that sit close together without matching.

For shoes I go with the Sam Edelman Penny Tall Leather Riding Boot in dark brown. A tall riding boot keeps suede from reading too casual, and the shaft is straight enough that I can wear it over the ponte pants or under the straight jean. The Quince Italian Leather Large Soft Bucket Shoulder Bag in warm taupe is what I carry with all of it.

Taupe sits right between the pecan and the espresso and keeps the outfit from turning into one flat brown, which is the thing I watch for when I wear this much of the same color family. I finish with the Anthropologie Delicate Grand Hoop Earrings, because a thin oversized hoop is really the only jewelry I need when the jacket is already doing the work.

Suede holds up for years if you keep it out of the rain, so this is one I would buy once and pull out every single fall.