It's True: The Best (Real) Suede Finds of the Season Are From Zara, Mango, and More
While a quick Google search for suede jackets can easily bring up endless results in the thousands-dollar-and-up range, I'm here to tell you based on years of shopping experience that you don't need to spend anything close to that in order to find something you love. And yes, I mean real suede and no it doesn't stop at jackets. Whether you're in the market for outerwear, a bag, boots, loafers, and more, real suede is one of those materials that you can always find on the more affordable side—without sacrificing quality. In fact, one of my oldest, favorite jackets is a Zara suede piece and one of my new favorite jackets (seen styled on me at New York Fashion Week above) is also a Zara suede piece. To further drive home my point, today I've rounded up the best suede pieces this fall has to offer so far, all of which are under $550 but most of which are well below that number! To see what made my edit, simply keep scrolling.
Since starting as a fashion intern in 2013, Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour has held several roles at Who What Wear. She is currently editor at large, and in her present work for the site, she focuses on a mélange of shopping content, including her new-arrivals and Trust Me—Buy This columns as well as her weekly Trust Me—Buy This newsletter. Her interest in shopping spans everything from decoding the best luxury investments to discovering on-the-rise brands to trend forecasting, affordable fashion, and more. She holds a business administration degree from USC's Marshall School of Business and has been based in New York since 2017, when she moved from her hometown of Beverly Hills.