

A perfect leather jacket is a joy. Wear it with dresses, skirts or jeans, for sexy smart or modern casual. I personally think that although yes, you could have too many leather jackets, one is not enough. I, inevitably, have several which I've collected over the years and I love them all, from Jean Muir's classic buttersoft dark brown edge to edge jacket from years back to Jaeger's little tan number. They all come out over and over again and I'd never be parted from them.

This season's jacket is the biker jacket. Studded, seamed, distressed or ruffled (and sometimes all at the same time) and nearly always zipped, giving it that hard edged look. Yesterday at the station on my way in to ECMOD I spotted one being worn perfectly, flattish black suede boots, black opaque tights, slightly full black skirt, well worn biker jacket and insouciantly tied scarf - I envied the wearer on sight, I have to admit, because she looked just so......beautifully, nonchalently put together and I was not having one of those days tubing my way to Earl's Court to give a talk about online retail on a panel with people I hadn't met before.

This season's jacket is the biker jacket. Studded, seamed, distressed or ruffled (and sometimes all at the same time) and nearly always zipped, giving it that hard edged look. Yesterday at the station on my way in to ECMOD I spotted one being worn perfectly, flattish black suede boots, black opaque tights, slightly full black skirt, well worn biker jacket and insouciantly tied scarf - I envied the wearer on sight, I have to admit, because she looked just so......beautifully, nonchalently put together and I was not having one of those days tubing my way to Earl's Court to give a talk about online retail on a panel with people I hadn't met before.
Anyway, back to leather, and asking myself the questions 'who should wear what'? 'Is there a style for everyone'? 'Is there an age when you just look so muttonish you should leave leather, particularly black, zipped leather, well alone'?

It isn't necessary to go down the designer leather jacket path unless you want to. As long as you're buying good quality, and it makes you feel great, that's good enough.
Happy Hunting.