THEhe cold season heralds a change of pace: fashion is tightening againrebuild, sculpt. After years of generous volumes and accommodating silhouettes, the fitted blazer establishes itself as the new icon of Autumn-Winter 2025-2026.
A jacket that leaves nothing to chance: follows natural lines, enhances posture, underlines the balance between strength and refinement. It is the contemporary translation of an elegance that does not need extremes to be noticed.
Where we have already seen it
The fitted blazer is a return that rides on nostalgia. It has oscillated through the decades between male tailoring and female reinterpretationsexperiencing golden seasons in the 90s and early 2000s, when fashion looked to clean lines and jackets that followed the natural silhouette. In recent years it had almost been set asidecrushed by the dominance of oversize, models stolen from his wardrobe and extra-large minimalism. Nevertheless, on the Autumn-Winter 2025-2026 catwalks, the fitted blazer has regained centrality, reaffirming itself as a key element of the new tailoring.
The fitted blazer by Kent & Curwen.
Among the names that relaunched it, it stands out Kent & Curwena historic British brand founded in 1926 and known for bringing the aesthetics of cricket and aristocratic sportswear into the contemporary wardrobe. The brand proposed a more tailored versionwith a jacket screwed on by defined shoulders, cinched waist with precise darts and a disciplined but not rigid allure.
How to match the narrow-waisted blazer
In the show, the Kent & Curwen fitted blazer was paired with a pleated skirt and slightly flared, mid-leg, creating an easy to wear but highly effective winter suit. Total black amplifies the effect: essential, clear, without distractions. Ribbed stockings and shiny pointed-toe pumps elongate the figure, while theabsence of a shirt underneath the jacket gives off a modern and bold allure (replicable in real life by replacing the deep neckline with a thin jersey or silk top).
Kent & Curwen Autumn-Winter 2025 2026.
To avoid making mistakes, better to avoid skirts that are too light or excessive volumes in the upper part: the fitted jacket requires cleanliness, continuity and coherent proportions. It works great on physiques with a marked waist or light shoulders, but it actually enhances many silhouettes because it recreates an immediate visual balance.
Those who prefer a more daily approach you can combine it with straight wool trouserswhile those who love a more editorial effect can keep the flared line of the skirt, just like on the catwalk.