Most windbreakers earn their place in a bag, not a wardrobe. They exist to solve rain and then get stuffed somewhere until it rains again. The ones we’ve been looking at are built differently. They’re made to be seen, not just deployed. Blue is the colour that makes this category work harder than any other, because it sits close enough to navy to feel considered but distinct enough to read as a genuine style choice rather than a default. We’ve focused specifically on cuts that don’t billow, fabrics that have some structure to them, and shades of blue that hold their own against denim without disappearing into it. Pale blue with white detailing. Deep cobalt that works over a crew neck. Washed indigo that looks like it has some history. These are windbreakers that pull an outfit together on a grey Saturday morning and still look right by the evening. That is a harder brief than it sounds.