( Kirk McKoy /Los Angeles Times )

If all this talk about jackets sets off a wave of nostalgia for Pat Riley, “Miami Vice” and Melanie Griffith in "Working Girl," remember: There is a difference in how jackets are being worn this fall and how they were worn in the Armani heyday of the '80s and '90s with pleated, full-legged trousers and corporate-looking, matchy-matchy pencil skirts.

Chloe blazer, $1,795, and pants, $795, at Chloe, Los Angeles; Helmut Lang shirt, $275 at Helmut Lang, Los Angeles; Zara belt, $59.90 at Zara, Hollywood; Diesel watch, $170 at diesel.com; Flutter earrings, $185 at flutternyc.com; Proenza Schouler sunglasses, $320 at www.iloristyle.com; Aldo shoes, $120 at www.aldoshoes.com.