The 16 Most Sophisticated Vegan Shirt Jackets You Can Buy

Posted by Calvin on November 27, 2024

Want to keep warm while staying stylish? It sounds like you need a shirt jacket (aka a shacket), the perfect clothing for transitional weather. But be on alert—some companies sell shirt jackets made with animals’ stolen hair or wool. Sheep and alpacas are hit, kicked, and mutilated for their wool, and sensitive goats are pinned down and have their hair ripped out with sharp metal combs for cashmere. 😨 Vegan shirt jackets are humane, more eco-friendly, and usually a lot more affordable —try some of these 16 sophisticated shackets to see what we mean:

1. Quince Double-Brushed Stretch Overshirt Jacket

Grab this shirt jacket from Quince feat. premium stretch cotton canvas for ultimate comfort.

2. 32 Degrees Men’s Corduroy Sherpa-Lined Shirt Jacket

Embrace the chilly weather with a vegan sherpa-lined shacket—get it in Peanut Khaki, Black Coffee, or After Midnight shades.

3. Uniqlo Milano Ribbed Shirt Collar Cardigan

A blend of synthetic fabrics, including recycled polyester, make up Uniqlo’s shirt collar cardigan. The cuffs use the same knit, which makes the cardigan sleeker and easier to layer.

4. Old Navy Double-Knit Shacket

Here’s proof we can get ultra-soft clothing without harming sheep or goats for wool or cashmere. 🐑🐐

5. Lands’ End Men’s Anyweather Fleece Shirt Jacket

This shirt jacket’s brushed vegan fleece is soft af. Leave it open to show off an animal rights tee underneath, or snap it up—it’s your call.

6. All in Motion Men’s Shirt Jacket

With a turnover collar and front pockets for max style, this shacket is made from recycled polyester and cotton—not from anything that harms animals.

7. American Eagle Fleece Shirt Jacket

For a classic, protective top that legit goes with everything, pick up American Eagle’s Fleece Shirt Jacket.

8. True Classic Dark Olive Fleece Shirt Jacket

The comfort of your fave sweatshirt + the structured fit of a button-up = this classy shirt jacket.

9. Apt. 9 Men’s Fleece Button-Front Shacket

Available in Mineral Black and Sand Retreat, this top is sure to become a new closet staple.

10. Weatherproof Vintage Men’s Mixy Regular-Fit Fleece-Lined Shirt Jacket

Keep warm without sacrificing ease of motion by popping on this polyester-based shirt jacket from Weatherproof Vintage.

11. Fashion Nova Your Go To Fleece Shacket – Cream

If you saw “fleece” and immediately thought of sheep, don’t worry—the cozy material we call “fleece” is made from polyester, not sheep’s skin or wool. 😅

12. TRUTH Faux Suede Shirt Jacket

Avoid anything made with suede (the underside or animals’ skin) when shopping. Instead, opt for clothes made with vegan suede, like this item from TRUTH.

13. 1980 Voguish Jacket PO 1B

As a PETA Business Friend, 1980 Voguish only sells vegan products, so this Cotton duck canvas lightweight jacket doesn’t promote cruelty to ducks or other animals. 

14. Abercrombie & Fitch Flannel Shirt Jacket

Flannel has stood the test of time and is a great pattern choice for a shirt jacket—see how to veganize other 90s-inspired styles.

15. J.Crew Factory Waxed Twill Jacket

Some waxed canvas products are made with beeswax, which humans get by stealing bees’ honeycombs, often breaking their legs in the process. But not the waxed canvas on this shacket—it’s 100% vegan.

16. L.L.Bean Men’s Signature 1933 Chamois Cloth Shirt, Lined

Looking for a slim-fit shirt jacket that isn’t made from animal body parts? Not anymore, because you just found it. 😎

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