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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Morwenna Ferrier

Hiding in plain sight: everyone from Meghan to the Beckhams wants a funnel neck

The Duchess of Sussex in a funnel-neck jacket holding hands with her husband and surrounded by men in Jordan
The Duchess of Sussex wears a funnel-neck jacket from Zara on a trip to Jordan. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Shoppers are avidly searching for jackets that cover half your face – so much that searches are up 1,000% year on year at John Lewis.

The funnel-neck jacket is boxy, generously cut and comes with a permanently popped collar, between 9cm and 14cm high running from clavicle to nose; high enough to cover your mouth, low enough to see out – just.

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