This year, bright and bold are words to live by when selecting your spring shell, and taking on those spring showers. We scoped out seven lightweight options that are as practical as they are sporty-chic.

1. The North Face Diablo Wind Jacket, $99

2. Patagonia Down Sweater Full-Zip Hoody, $250 

3. Nike Vapor M10 Light Jacket, $80

4. Jack & Jones Intelligence Fellow Jacket, $125.34

5. Barbour A7 Brass Jacket, $298 

6. Alexander McQueen Checked Bomber Jacket, $1,655

7. Supremebeing Buoyance Jacket, $152.19

Lily Ko (lily.7x7 @ gmail.com) studied fashion design and merchandising at Central Saint Martins and the Academy of Art University. In addition to writing for 7x7, Lily is an editor at SF Station, and works as a freelance stylist and apparel designer.