Women’s fashion has always sat comfortably with the female of the species, and although men’s fashion has evolved over the past thirty years, along with men themselves, fashion and women are two things almost synonymous with one another. The history of the sparkling, high fashion houses in Paris and Milan, and svelte, young female catwalk models strutting their stuff in front of a high brow crowd, conjures iconic images in the mind’s eye. When considering popular and ever-present items of fashion preferred to be worn by women, it is noteworthy that the women’s leather jacket is still pretty much at or near the apex of style, and the demand is a strong as ever.
So, what is the most popular women’s leather jacket? To answer this question, we must look at just some of the many and varied styles, shapes, lengths, and shades of leather jacket. Among the most iconic of styles is the leather biker jacket. Over a long period, this most practical and resilient jacket has morphed free from the restrictions of its intended purposefulness into a plaything of beautiful and imaginative designs, peppered with tones of frivolity and decadence, or casual elan.
It is always cropped in length, and if its shade matches the season, it can instantly transform any outfit it crowns. Soft leathers, and lightweight framing, lifts it to another level. There are many variations on the classic angled lapels, decorated with metal zips. A mandarin collar with a studded wrap fastening, whilst paying homage to the essential style with zips and slanted pockets, coincide nicely with a tailored fit.
How to Style a Leather Jacket for Women
However, if you’re in the market for a leather jacket to accompany you through the autumn/winter seasons, leather trench coats are a wise choice and a long-term investment. Never out of style, particularly black. There is something about a black leather jacket that stands the test of time. Classy, elegant, austere, are all words used to describe the classic black leather jacket. The trench coat, in all its guises, remains a firm and safe favourite. Of course, modern leather manufacturing practices can produce strong, resilient skins that are light weight and stunning to the eye.
Autumn/winter shades, browns, dark tans, black, can be replaced by effervescent pinks, mauves, or turquoise, to give a vibrant lift to another classic leather jacket. The same precise fashion cuts given to fabric garments can now, due to the stunning, sometimes silk like feel of leather panels, be applied to leather garments. Much the same may be said about sheepskin, but let’s not go there just yet. There’s too much summer to think of winter just yet.
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If we had to stick out our necks (of leather jackets, quite literally) and give an opinion, we’d say the collarless leather jacket, cropped at the waist, with a front or side zip fastening, is the most popular women’s leather jacket. It’s smart and trendy, lightweight, and goes with just about any other item of clothing. It will sit atop jeans, trousers, a skirt of any description, quite nicely and it can be worn at basically any time of the year and for almost any occasion. Again, we think of black as the classic benchmark, but colours and pastel shades are equally at home. Again, the advancement in technology (ecologically, as well as technically, it must be said) means all variations in shade and colour are true and full.
To point out the eco credentials of modern leather is important because it is important to all of us. But it demonstrates you can have your cake and eat it. The truth is quality and style are always in fashion, yet the popularity of styles is a trend that changes, sometimes rapidly, throughout time. Leather has been a constant throughout the ages since humanity began. The most popular women’s leather jacket is; the leather jacket. It’s a trusted friend and companion worthy of admiration from onlookers, and self-satisfying to the wearer always. What’s your favourite?
How should your leather jacket fit and feel?
While your jacket shouldn’t be skin tight, going a size up from your true size can make you look boxy. Make sure your jacket fits a bit snug through your shoulders, and through your chest and waist. If you are in between two sizes, I recommend going with the smaller one because if you are buying a good quality leather jacket, it will expand over time.
Leather jackets can’t really be taken it or altered at a tailor, so you want to be sure you get the size right the first time.
Go for a snug but comfortable fit, don’t size up, and always know your leather jackets should almost feel like a second skin.
To help you choose the best size, please refer to the Size Guide.
Our Leather Jackets fall ONLY into one category either extra slim fit, slim fit, regular fit or loose fit. Please see the product description to see which category the style falls into.
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