Up To Our Necks: The Funnel Neck Jacket Is Spring's Biggest Outerwear Trend

Spring is a glorious time for so many reasons. Chirping birds, the air smells good, feels good, flowers are blooming, New Yorkers are finally happy, etc. Chiefly, we do not have to haul ourselves around the city wearing heavy layers as a means of not freezing to death. Soon, we won't even have to layer at all, but for the months up until that happens, plus the cooler evenings that still require a jacket, the funnel neck jacket trend is one we can't escape from.

During the Spring/Summer 2026 shows last September and October, funnel neck jackets were introduced as the outerwear option du jour. It became clear, that as soon as it was warm enough, we'd be up to our necks in leather and cotton jackets, all with high collars.

The utilitarian silhouette offers a less traditional alternative to the classic trench coat— spring's favorite outerwear trend—nodding to workwear trends and practicality, with high collars protecting us from elemental gusts and spring showers. The notion of protective clothing is no new phenomenon as it pertains to the geopolitical state of the world, and in times of upheaval, it's natural that we turn to silhouettes that cocoon us from the elements in a similar way that armor once might have.

On the runways, these shapes were offered in leather from Balenciaga, Khaite, and Alaïa for Spring/Summer 2026, while elsewhere, cotton versions appeared on Victoria Beckham's runway, which saw a heavy cotton canvas jacket in ultramarine blue and classic Khaki, it was all about utilitarianism, a theme that carried through at Tibi and Chloé's SS26 shows.

Below, all the funnel neck jackets we're shopping for spring.