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LAST OCTOBER, as I tore the tags off my new winter coat, I couldn’t wait to show it off. Some mornings, I actively hoped the mercury would drop. Today, you couldn’t pay me to stick my arms back into those sleeves. Winter coat fatigue takes its toll, whether you bury yourself in a bargain Uniqlo puffer or a cumulus-plush Loro Piana baby cashmere overcoat.

Enter the spring jacket. The very words evoke a hopping bunny. Both lighter in weight and less burdened with responsibility, it needn’t serve nearly as many functions…