7 Casual-Cool Ways to Wear a Utility Jumpsuit

There are two truths when it comes to wearing utility jumpsuits. They're difficult to pull off, but if you do, you're guaranteed to look effortlessly cool. Successfully pulling off the tricky one-piece is all about styling. Fashion girls balance the industrial feel of the jumpsuit with smart details to soften the look—waist-defining belts, strappy heels, ladylike bags, and delicate jewelry. Even paired with sneakers, the ensemble can instantly become underscored with an undeniable coolness.

To prove just how many ways there are to get the look right, we've rounded up the best utility jumpsuit stylings from our favorite fashion girls. See how street style bloggers make a tapered utilitarian jumpsuit look chic with clean white sneakers or how French girls make a wide-leg iteration surprisingly sophisticated with leather boots and a long camel coat. Whatever vibe you decide to work with your utilitarian jumpsuit, head below to take a look at seven casual-cool ways to wear a utility jumpsuit.

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Next up, learn how to pull off a culotte jumpsuit like a pro.

This story was originally published on August 7, 2015 and has been updated.

Jennifer Camp Forbes
Contributing Editor

Jennifer Camp Forbes is currently the shopping updates editor at Who What Wear, where she has worked in a variety of capacities for over a decade, including creative director and various editor roles. She’s well-known as a shopping expert that’s sought out for advice and insight on the latest trends, outfit ideas, and fashion picks thanks to her thoughtful shopping roundups, digital moodboards, and extensive knowledge of up-and-coming brands, plus the new arrivals sections of the chicest retailers. Jennifer has had a lifelong interest in fashion which led her to intern at Harper’s Bazaar as an undergraduate. Later, while working towards her masters degree in psychological counseling at Columbia University, she founded two digital fashion publications: Le Fashion and Olsens Anonymous. The popularity of both sites grew and after graduation she decided put her plans to become a therapist aside to pursue a career in fashion. While she has called Los Angeles and New York City home in the past, she currently works remotely from Massachusetts. When she’s not obsessing over and writing about her latest fashion finds, she is delighting in raising two little ones with her highschool sweetheart, perusing TikTok religiously, listening to podcasts and audiobooks, creating abstract photographs, and eating the best Mexican food she can get her hands on.

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