The game changer: A new windbreaker

This season, the much-maligned windbreaker has come in from the cold. Usually synonymous with tourists and hikers, some of the industry’s coolest designers have been busy turning it into a cool-girl closet essential. From Marc Jacobs’ and Vetements’ Day-Glo designs to Valentino’s sequined anorak and Isabel Marant’s metallic raincoat, these next-gen windbreakers bear little resemblance to your dad’s packaway poncho, but they possess all the high-performance features and throw-on-and-go qualities of the original. The perfect antidote to a lackluster, off-duty look, shrug yours on over pretty much anything.