Chloé Sevigny's Already On Board With 2025's Coolest Jacket Trend

Arguably, no one can convince me to buy into a trend more than Chloé Sevigny, the Monsters actress who’s been doling out outfit inspiration since the mid-1990s when she made her film debut at 19 in Kids. In 1995, when the movie came out, she walked in Miuccia Prada’s S/S 96 runway show for Miu Miu. (She’s actually walked in a couple of Miu Miu shows and shows for other brands.) She also wore a custom Glenn Martens wedding dress, adding a Loewe minidress and Mugler catsuit to the weekend’s outfit lineup. Suffice it to say, she knows what she’s doing in the dressing department, and recently, she gave the go-ahead on a new trend, a sure-fire sign that it’ll become a big success.

On Chloé Sevigny: Phoebe Philo Padded Jacket with Gathered Waist ($9200) and Square-Toe Pump 90 ($1900)

For the Los Angeles premiere of Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story back in September, Sevigny and her longtime stylist Haley Wollens went with a burgundy Phoebe Philo look that was mostly made up of just a cinch-waist leather jacket worn as a dress and square-toe pumps. The coat portion of the outfit was part of Philo’s debut collection for her namesake brand, which at the time, garnered more buzz for its scarf-like leather outerwear. In 2025, though, it’s all about this fresher-feeling, 1980s-inspired nipped-in alternative.

Though Philo’s jacket is the one I most associate with the trend, more designers have introduced similarly waist-defining silhouettes in recent seasons, including Anthony Vacarello for Saint Laurent, Chemena Kamali for Chloé, and Catherine Holstein for Khaite. I’ve also spotted styles by COS (this one’s selling out shockingly quickly for obvious reasons), EAVES, The Frankie Shop, and Nour Hammour. This increase in options has led to many chic sightings, including one on supermodel Paloma Elsesser’s Instagram, where she wore a belted leather jacket with white stirrup leggings, pumps, and ’80s earrings.