Wearing leather doesn’t mean you’re a bad girl. Quality leather is almost as smooth as silk and worn over the latest fashion in dresses will allow you to make an instant impact when you walk through the door. Even though it is midwinter, Christmas is a time for partying both at home and out in the hotspots. You certainly want to look your best with many wearing their new clothes that they received as Christmas presents. You can choose your look long before it comes to opening your presents.
Casual or formal
Leather can be worn for both with nice dresses and with jeans for the casual look. The biker jacket is a case in point. You can get a colour to match your jeans and contrast with your T-shirt though you won’t want to spend too much time outside dressed like that. There is nothing to stop you having another coat on top while you’re outside and retain your leather look once inside.
You are not restricted in any way when it comes to the colour of leather; white sometimes looks extremely attractive and belies the argument that it is plain and conventional; not the case in leather. You have a choice of style and cut and short jackets are certainly popular when the cold weather is not a factor.
Enduring popularity
Leather actually became a popular material years ago, lined with quilting or sheepskin to actually keep the wearer warm and protected from the elements. That form of jacket had a certain appeal following the release of the film ‘Top Gun’ back in 1986 and in fact leather has played a major role in cult film and television over the decades. Several designers have adopted a range in leather using different colours and styles and making it a feature of their collections all year round.
Many women are using it as a major feature of their look and deciding on the rest of their clothes once they have selected their leather garment. It speaks volumes; leather’s durability makes it excellent value for money to accompany the latest style in shirt and jeans, dresses and skirts.
Contrast
When it comes to colour, the neutral and natural colours set off the remaining clothes that can be as bright as you like. Some women are happy with the contrasts of black or brown with white. Others see that vivid blues and reds look equally nice with a leather jacket in brown, black, grey or white.
The process of softening leather is as old as time as leather has been one of the most common materials available for clothing through the ages. It is only in modern times where it has been used with great creativity. It now holds a position in fashion clothing that has got designers thinking about different ways to use it in short jacket, long coat, waistcoat and trouser form. There are few things as adaptable in giving you that chic look for Christmas so perhaps it is time to think leather.
