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This three piece winter formula has fashion girls are already whispering about and you need to know immediately
Inspo by Prints and Pinots on threads
Okay ladies, we need to talk. You know how the capri and kitten heel combo has had its summer moment, right?
We all collectively understood that it was the outfit formula for summer because it just worked every single time without fail and made you feel put together without even trying.
Well the internet has been having a very important conversation and we were there for every single second of it and what came out of it has us completely rethinking our entire autumn wardrobe.
What is the winter equivalent of that effortless capri and kitten heel energy?
Vilma on Threads
And then Prints and Pinots happened. Right in the comments.
And ladies, she did not disappoint because she brought up the military jacket, genie pants, and open toe boots combination.
And the moment we saw her look, we felt it in our bones because yes, obviously, of course, why did nobody say this sooner.
We completely agree. We rock with this look!
If you do too, below are six ways to wear the military jacket, genie pant and open toe boot combination that are about to make every other autumn outfit feel completely irrelevant.
But, in combinations that prove this formula has far more range than you realize.
1. Harem Pants + Denim Jacket
Harem pants bring an easy, relaxed drape that transitions seamlessly from the last warm days straight into the cooler ones, and a tan military style denim jacket belted at the waist keeps the volume feeling completely intentional rather than oversized.
Wear this for weekend errands or low key fall days out.
You can pair with strappy red heeled sandals but those red peeptoe booties will also come through when you want the outfit to do all the talking without saying too much.
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Denim Jacket with Belt – Sand
Mid-rise Harem Pants
Red Strappy Heeled Sandals
2. Balloon Pants + Baggy Leather Jacket
The baggier, the better.
These olive balloon pants paired with an oversized black leather crop jacket prove that volume done right is the most effortlessly powerful thing you can put on your body this winter.
Finish it with a pointed black heel and the whole look goes from relaxed to completely intentional without a single extra effort.
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3. Black Slack Pants + Military Crop Jacket + Open Toe Buckle Boot
As temperatures drop, this is the combination that makes getting dressed feel effortless.
The fluid black wide leg slacks grounded by a structured olive military crop jacket with gold button detail, the kind of pairing that works from the first cool October morning straight through to February without missing a beat.
Finish with red open toe buckle boots and a matching bag to inject just enough color so the look does not feel too serious.
4. Slouchy Harem Jeans + Old Money Military Jacket + Slouchy Boots
Harem jeans are not exactly a new concept.
Pair with an olive wrap tie belted trench coat with lapel collar and double breasted detail for a combination that feels relaxed and quietly expensive.
In this look, the wrap tie waist is doing a lot of heavy lifting, cinching the jacket in a way that keeps the voluminous denim from overwhelming the silhouette, and the result is a proportion that just works.
Add a camel suede slouch open toe boot, a matching bucket bag, and round sunglasses.
Now, you have an effortless fall-ready outfit!
5. Baggy Barrel Pants + Field Jacket + Dress Booties
That’s not to say the military crop jacket is the only way into this formula.
The oversized olive field jacket does something entirely different and honestly just as compelling, bringing a relaxed ease to the combination that feels more weekend than boardroom but no less intentional.
Pair with pinstripe wide leg pants to copy that genie pants silhouette.
A studded belt adds just enough personality, and the black open toe buckle boot ties it back to the formula we started with.
This look is proof that this combination has range far beyond what anyone expects.
6. Slouchy Harem Jeans + Old Money Military Jacket + Slouchy Boots
This denim version of a military jacket when paired with black harem pants creates a look that feels completely natural.
Finish with a block peeptoe heel boot, a cognac tote and, it just becomes something you will actually reach for every single morning without thinking twice.
The comments section started the conversation but your wardrobe is about to finish it.
What makes this combination so compelling is exactly what made the capri and kitten heel so iconic in its time.
It is three pieces that have absolutely no business working as well together as they do, and yet every single time you put them on something just clicks into place.
Military jacket, genie pants, open toe boot. That is it. That is the whole formula.
Swap the fabrics, play with the colors, change the bag ,but keep those three pieces at the center and you will never have a bad winter outfit again. You heard it here first.
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