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Key Takeaways
- Babydoll Jackets are trending for fall.
- The style typically consists of an empire waist and more flowy bottom, and might also be called a cropped peacoat.
- You can find them all over resale sites, or shop Byrdie’s picks.
It’s important to stay humble, which sometimes means checking yourself. If your plans for the day include romping around the city with your Bitchy Little Jacket on, shopping for headbands at C.O. Bigelow, and debating going yellow blonde… pause for a second and repeat after me: “I am not Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, even Ryan Murphy’s version. I am me, and maybe I should take myself a little less seriously.”
After doing this, you’ll still be able to enjoy the outfit… but maybe you’ll think clearly enough to cancel your bleach appointment. Sad, but true: You’re not sure you could handle the upkeep.
An easy brunette, on the other hand? I don’t know… there might be something there. Especially since your BLJ has a babydoll silhouette. Change the plans—you’re going to Ladurée. You can come back to earth later, but right now you’re basically Blair Waldorf.
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This fall, Babydoll Jackets are back. Unlike their also-staging-a-comeback sister, the babydoll sweater, they fit into a critical category of fall/winter dressing: they are the outfit. This is the piece you put on over everything else to brave the cold, and one of its biggest draws is that it’s cute enough that you don’t need to think about what should go underneath.
Ahead, discover everything there is to know about the Babydoll Jacket trend and shop it yourself.
About the Babydoll Jacket
A Babydoll Jacket is a jacket with a babydoll silhouette. The empire-waisted and flowy-bottomed style (it resembles the clothes you’d put on a babydoll!) began showing up in lingerie in the 1940s. It was also a favorite pattern for dresses in the ’60s, and ran the world in the early 2000s when we began seeing it in more knitwear and outerwear.
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Though Queen B was about the Babydoll Jacket in all lengths, the version we’re dealing with right now is typically cropped. Today’s Babydoll Jacket might be labeled a cropped peacoat, it might have short sleeves, and it might not have a thoroughly emphasized waistline. You can play around, going double or single-breasted, funnel-necked or collared. As long as it has a voluminous bottom and makes you feel like Babygirl, you’re good to go.
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Why They’re Trending
There are a few reasons this style is popping up everywhere. For one, I’m sure people were sick of seeing cute outfits on TikTok, commenting to ask where the jacket was from, and hearing “vintage.” (Take a look—it happens almost every time.) They went and sourced their own version via Depop or Poshmark. Brands saw the demand and began producing.
When we talked about the Bitchy Little Jacket earlier this season, we mentioned its strong ties to Y2K fashion—early aughts copycats are still everywhere. The look also fits the prep school aesthetic we’ve been seeing recently. A Babydoll Jacket can be an outfit on its own, but add a bobby pin to your hair and you’re almost selling the vision too well. That’s exactly why you should do it, and the same advice goes for the aforementioned headband.
Shop the Look
If you’re wondering whether or not your jacket counts as a Babydoll Jacket, just ask: “Does this look like something I could’ve borrowed from Eloise’s closet?” Remember: she’s six. It’s going to be a little short, but it’ll give the “city child” vibe you’re going for.
And if you don’t have any Plaza closet raids planned in the near future, there are some great options available online. Shop away, and save me a macaron.
