The 2026 autumn jacket edit: six layers styled for Seoul, Tokyo, Kyoto and Europe. Affiliate disclosure: the shop links below are affiliate links (#ad). If you buy through them I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only include pieces I would genuinely consider for travel, and I list the downsides too. There's a particular moment on every trip when I realise my jacket is doing too much, or too little. Shivering on a breezy Busan seafront. Peeling a layer off in a warm Tokyo afternoon. Dashing under a Kyoto temple roof when the sky turns. That's why I stopped packing "a coat" and started packing one good jacket that earns its space . Below are six autumn jackets for 2026, where each one makes the most sense from Seoul to Osaka to the streets of Europe, three outfit ideas for every jacket, and the honest limits of each. Quick answer: which jacket for which trip? • Seoul and Busan: belted jacket or suede-look jacket • Tokyo and ...