I wore this $108 H&M jacket every day on vacation — here's how I styled it

I recently went on a trip to New York City and while I encountered some of the city's most iconic sights — street rats and celebrity children in the wild — there was one thing that stood out: so many people were wearing aviator jackets.

Aviator jackets are, in my opinion, one of those cold-weather staples that are next to impossible to mess up. Whether you wear one with jeans or dress it up with a skirt, the pilot-inspired style is a celebrity and fashion girl staple for fall.

In New York, the aviator jackets I saw ran the gamut. Some, as inferred by their wearer's designer bags and logo-printed sneakers, fell under the four-digit territory. While others more closely resembled the aviator jacket I packed in my own suitcase: H&M's Aviator Jacket (shop here in Canada, here in the U.S.).

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The temperatures were in the low-to-mid-teens for most of my time in the city (a Heaven-sent miracle), so H&M's faux leather jacket was more than warm enough. On chillier mornings, I layered the jacket with Sezane's alpaca Emile Cardigan and wore a thermal long-sleeve from Uniqlo under almost everything.

The jacket, which comes in four colourways and sizes XXS to 4XL, has very quickly become one of my most-worn pieces this fall. Its collar, cuffs and hem feature a soft teddy fleece, and its zippered pockets are deep enough to fit a small umbrella (random but very helpful).

To see how I styled my H&M jacket in New York and shop the budget-friendly jacket for fall (or make someone very happy this holiday season), scroll below.

Day 1

Here I am in the airport bathroom — talk about glamour! I'm wearing the jacket with an old pair of pants from Zara (which I endearingly call my "fun pants"), a sweatshirt from The Kooples and (very dirty) Thousand Fell sneakers.

Day 2

I wish I could say I took more professional photos on this trip than bathroom mirror selfies, but that would be a lie. On this chilly morning, I paired the H&M aviator with this gorgeous cashmere hoodie from Lilysilk and Aurate hoops.

Later in the day, I headed over to check out H&M's limited-edition Rabanne X H&M collection. In another life, I would be all over these purple sequined pants, but in this life, they stayed in the dressing room.

Day 3

On day three of my trip to the Big Apple, I styled the faux leather aviator jacket with a pin-stripe shirt from Zara, an old pair of Zara jeans and this cozy alpaca and wool Emile Cardigan from Sezane.

Day 4

Kayla Kuefler, you are an outfit repeater! (IYKYK). On my fourth and final day in Manhattan, I re-wore my "fun pants" for the plane, Sezane's Emile Cardigan and underneath it all, wore this HEATTECH crew neck from Uniqlo — a staple in my cold weather wardrobe.

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