Mysterious and sexy, classy and cool, leather is an absolute essential season after season. Like fur, leather is an animal byproduct, and while there is still some resistance to leather from the eco-conscious because of this, it is not generally quite as vehement, due to the fact that the animals from which leather is most often taken, such as the cow, are used for much more than just their hides. However, like with many other animal products, synthetics have been developed, making leather more widely accessible, although real leather is not always quite as expensive as real fur can be.
Like fur, leather also has a long history in fashion, and has been associated with several different archetypes and personas. For example, leather is often associated with cowboys, as in long leather dusters and chaps, while perhaps on the opposite end of the spectrum, leather is also associated with bikers, with their black leather jackets. It is interesting to note that the use of leather by these groups was due to practical reasons, as in its durability and warmth, and from there grew into fashion trends. Black leather trench coats are also featured in many comic books and on many action heroes as a signature piece of clothing, while other sub-cultures, such as heavy metal rockers and the S & M crowd have adopted leather clothing into their own images.
While the above images may seem cartoonish or stereotypical, leather can take so many forms that it is often anything but, and the most popular styles of coats often have a leather version. Leather can be dyed into many colours, so whether you go for understated neutral or bright and eye-catching pop, leather will suit your style. For women, a sleek leather blazer, or a pea-style leather coat, can serve as chic outerwear that will take her from day to evening easily, as could a ¾ length belted leather trench. For men, a leather athletic-style jacket is a cool choice for the weekend, while a leather trench or bomber jacket is perfect to wear while traversing to the office. The fur-lined suede jacket is a comfortable yet stylish choice for work or play depending on the cut, while other leather coats often feature fur-lined collars and cuffs for women. For the young school set, a fur-trimmed leather parka, or again the bomber jacket, will keep them warm in style, and both are also unisexual styles, and look great on boys and girls.
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Short padded coat From Bhs , bhs, fur, hood, jacket, outfit, padded, school, tammy, to... £20.00 | Khaki quilted coat From Debenhams , &, bluezoo, boys, coat, coats, cold, collar, cosy, debenhams, fabric, faux, fleece, fur, going, happy, jackets, kids, layer, lined, little, occasions, outdoors, padded, quilted, snug, soft, trap, warm... £21.50 | Pure Cotton Faux Fur Duffle Hooded Jacket From Marks And Spencer , 18, 23, 34, 45, 56, 67, 1218, boys', clothes, coat, comfy, cosy, dark, duffle, easycare, faux, feels, fur, marks, mths, mths2, practical, soft, spencer, stone, style, warm, yrs... £24.00 |
Padded Coat From Kaleidoscope , 34, 85, clasp, cm, detachable, fastening, fur, hood, ins, kaleidoscope, lined, lining, metal, nylon, outer, padding, polyester, trim, washable... £29.36 | Hooch Padded Coat From Grattan , 10%, 44%, 46%, acrylic, cotton, fitted, fur, grattan, jacket, nylon, outer, padded, polyester, wadding, washable... £32.00 | Big Mad Wolf From Angels Fancy Dress , 44, angels, area, big, brown, chest, coat, costume, cover, covers, cuff, dress, facial, faux, fit, fur, garment, hair, hand, headpiece, hem, inch, leatherette, mad, models, moon, muscle, pack, real, shredded, sorry, tie, trim, trimmed, we, werewolf, wer... £36.00 |
Rachel figurine - From Debenhams , &, accentuated, bracing, buckle, clear, coat, cold, cream, debenhams, deep, delicate, design, doulton, dress, elegant, face, figurines, fur, furniture, gee, gold, gown, inspired, lady, mid1980s, ornaments, peeps, peter, petite, rachel, red, royal, sh... £50.00 | Star Wars: Chewbacca - Planet Hoth Canvas Print (Small) From Play.com , alliance, ammunition, armies, bandoleer, battle, born, bowcaster, carried, centuries, chewbacca, chronically, clone, coat, command, confederacy, conflict, droid, enact, falcon, fellow, figure, forces, fur, galaxywide, gingerbrown, high, immense, indepen... £54.99 | Together Faux Coat From Kaleidoscope , 28, 71, clean, cm, coat, collar, cosy, dry, embroidery, faux, fur, gorgeous, ins, kaleidoscope, oversized, polyester, sheepskin, style... £58.72 |
Padded Microfibre Jacket From Clifford James , 12, 14, 14%, 16, 18, 20, 86%, browncs955, button, clifford, coat, coats, design, detachable, distinctive, fake, flap, front, fur, hand, hood, internal, james, ladies, lined, machine, nylon, olivecs956, padded, pocket, pockets, polyester, pressed, remova... £59.99 | Fake Fur Collar Tweed Coat From Look Again , 100%, 20%, 34, 80%, 86, belt, breasted, clean, cm, collar, detachable, double, dry, flap, front, fur, ins, lined, lining, pockets, polyamide, polyester, self, tie, wool... £61.59 | Black fur trim toggle coat From Dorothy Perkins , &, 82%, band, black, clean, clothing, coat, coats, detailing, dorothy, dry, duffle, elastane, fur, hood, jackets, lined, perkins, polyester15%, rope, toggle, viscose3%, waist... £65.00 |
| Black fur trim toggle coat From Cheap Smells , &, 82%, band, black, clean, clothing, coat, coats, detailing, dry, duffle, elastane, fur, hood, jackets, lined, polyester15%, rope, smells, toggle, viscose3%, waist... £65.00 | Pimpette Costume From Angels Fancy Dress , alert, angels, attitude, background, black, brim, brimmed, coat, collar, cords, cuffs, dress, fabric, faux, flirt, form, front, fur, garment, hat, hem, lightweight, little, open, pompoms, real, revealing, sequined, sequins, shaped, shimmering, silver, s... £65.99 | Parka Coat From Look Again , 32, 82, clean, cm, fastening, faux, fur, hood, ins, lined, lining, padded, padding, polyester, popper, slightly, specialist, split, trimmed, zip... £67.39 |
| Parka Coat From Freemans , 32, 82, clean, cm, fastening, faux, freemans, fur, hood, ins, lined, lining, padded, padding, polyester, popper, slightly, specialist, split, trimmed, zip... £67.39 | Parka Coat From Grattan , 32, 82, clean, cm, fastening, faux, fur, grattan, hood, ins, lined, lining, padded, padding, polyester, popper, slightly, specialist, split, trimmed, zip... £67.39 | Black pom-pom hooded duffle coat From Dorothy Perkins , 87%, black, clean, coat, dorothy, dry, duffle, elastane, fur, grey, hood, hooded, perkins, polyester8%, pom, poms, toggle, viscose5%... £69.00 |
| Black pom-pom hooded duffle coat From Cheap Smells , 87%, black, clean, coat, dry, duffle, elastane, fur, grey, hood, hooded, polyester8%, pom, poms, smells, toggle, viscose5%... £69.00 | Together Padded Parka From Kaleidoscope , 20%, 32, 80, 80%, clean, cm, coat, cosy, dry, edged, faux, fur, hood, ins, kaleidoscope, padded, polyamide, polyester, ribbon, warmer, winter... £75.00 | Reversible Coat From Kaleidoscope , 24%, 34, 76%, 86, acrylic, casual, cm, coat, coated, fabric, faux, fitting, fur, ins, kaleidoscope, polyester, polyurethane, quilting, reverse, reversible, side, smooth, washable... £78.30 |
Faux Fur Collar Tweed Coat From Kaleidoscope , 100%, 22%, 3%, 30%, 34, 4%, 41%, 86, acrylic, belt, clean, cm, collar, detachable, dry, faux, flap, front, fur, ins, kaleidoscope, lined, lining, nylon, pockets, polyester, self, tie, viscose, wool... £78.30 | ANNE WEYBURN Faux Fur Coat From La Redoute , &, 100, 15%, 35%, 50%, acrylic, anne, beautiful, cm, coat, coats, collar, customers, dress, elegance, fastening, faux, fur, furrier, hit, hook, jackets, la, lined, modacrylic, pocket, pockets, polyester, real, redoute, shawl, style, weyburn, women, w... £79.00 | Parka Coat From Kaleidoscope , 32, 82, clean, cm, fastening, faux, fur, hood, ins, kaleidoscope, lined, lining, padded, padding, polyester, popper, slightly, specialist, split, trimmed, zip... £83.19 |
| Reversible Coat From Look Again , 24%, 34, 76%, 86, acrylic, casual, cm, coat, coated, fabric, faux, fitting, fur, ins, polyester, polyurethane, quilting, reverse, reversible, side, smooth, washable... £88.09 | Reversible Coat From Grattan , 24%, 34, 76%, 86, acrylic, casual, cm, coat, coated, fabric, faux, fitting, fur, grattan, ins, polyester, polyurethane, quilting, reverse, reversible, side, smooth, washable... £88.09 | Star Wars: Chewbacca - Planet Hoth Canvas Print (Medium) From Play.com , alliance, ammunition, armies, bandoleer, battle, born, bowcaster, carried, centuries, chewbacca, chronically, clone, coat, command, confederacy, conflict, droid, enact, falcon, fellow, figure, forces, fur, galaxywide, gingerbrown, high, immense, indepen... £89.99 |
Heine Quilted Coat From Kaleidoscope , 100%, 20%, 32%, 37%, 48%, 63%, 86, acrylic, cm, cuffs, detachable, faux, fur, hood, kaleidoscope, leather, lining, modacryl, polyamide, polyester, quilting, trim, washable, woven... £92.98 | Together Suedette Coat From Kaleidoscope , 24, 60, clean, cm, coat, cosy, cuffs, dry, faux, fur, ins, kaleidoscope, military, oversized, sheepskin, style, suede, trim... £95.00 | Star Wars Chewbacca Mini Bust (Limited Edition) From Play.com , 75", amerang, ammunition, announce, bandoleer, bowcaster, carried, chewbacca, chronically, coat, collectible, edition, enact, excited, falcon, fur, gentle, giant, gingerbrown, meters, millennium, numbered, piece, playcom, pouch, repairs, specialized, st... £95.00 |
Heine Quilted Coat From Grattan , 100%, 20%, 80%, 96, accentuated, acrylic, cm, fabric, faux, fitted, fur, grattan, lining, polyester, removable, wadding, waist, washable... £96.89 | Heine Quilted Coat From Kaleidoscope , 100%, 20%, 80%, 96, accentuated, acrylic, cm, fabric, faux, fitted, fur, kaleidoscope, lining, polyester, removable, wadding, waist, washable... £96.89 | ANNE WEYBURN Faux Sheepskin Coat From La Redoute , &, 100%, 90, anne, buttons, cm, coat, coats, cuffs, dress, elegance, faux, front, fur, hood, jackets, la, leather, pockets, polyester, redoute, seaming, sheepskin, sleeves, soft, style, suedelook, topstitched, turnedback, ultra, welt, weyburn, women,... £105.00 |
Heine Quilted Coat From Grattan , 100%, 20%, 32%, 37%, 48%, 63%, acrylic, cuffs, detachable, faux, fur, grattan, hood, leather, lining, modacryl, polyamide, polyester, quilting, trim, washable, woven... £107.66 | Star Wars: Chewbacca - Planet Hoth Canvas Print (Large) From Play.com , alliance, ammunition, armies, bandoleer, battle, born, bowcaster, carried, centuries, chewbacca, chronically, clone, coat, command, confederacy, conflict, droid, enact, falcon, fellow, figure, forces, fur, galaxywide, gingerbrown, high, immense, indepen... £124.99 | Together Fur Trim Coat From Kaleidoscope , 132, 15%, 17%, 22%, 4%, 52, 57%, 85%, acrylic, belted, clean, cm, coat, collar, cuffs, dry, faux, fur, ins, kaleidoscope, lining, nylon, polyester, wool... £126.26 |
Heine Quilted Coat From Grattan , 100%, 102, 20%, 80%, acrylic, cm, fur, grattan, lining, polyamide, polyester, washable, woven... £127.23 | Heine Quilted Coat From Freemans , 100%, 102, 20%, 80%, acrylic, cm, freemans, fur, lining, polyamide, polyester, washable, woven... £127.23 | Heine Quilted Coat From Kaleidoscope , 100%, 102, 20%, 80%, acrylic, cm, fur, kaleidoscope, lining, polyamide, polyester, washable, woven... £127.23 |
Together Fur Trim Coat From Grattan , 132, 15%, 17%, 22%, 4%, 52, 57%, 85%, acrylic, belted, clean, cm, coat, collar, cuffs, dry, faux, fur, grattan, ins, lining, nylon, polyester, wool... £145.83 | Together Fur Trim Coat From Look Again , 132, 15%, 17%, 22%, 4%, 52, 57%, 85%, acrylic, belted, clean, cm, coat, collar, cuffs, dry, faux, fur, ins, lining, nylon, polyester, wool... £145.83 | Faux Fur Coat From Kaleidoscope , 20%, 45, 114, 80%, acrylic, clean, cm, coat, dry, faux, fur, ins, kaleidoscope, lined, lining, polyester, satin, threequarter... £146.81 |
ANNE WEYBURN Wool and Cashmere Coat, Length 110 cm From La Redoute , &, 110, 165, 165m5Ƌ, 20%, 43%, 57%, 60%, accentuated, acetate, anne, belt, black, brown, buckle, camel, cashmere, chic, chocolate, cm, coat, coats, collar, detachable, dress, elegance, faux, fur, grey, jackets, knife, la, lining, marl, notched, p... £159.00 | Heine Patent Coat From Look Again , 15%, 35%, 65%, 85%, 90, acetate, belt, clean, cm, collar, detachable, dry, fur, lining, patent, polyester, polyurethane, woven... £166.38 | Heine Patent Coat From Grattan , 15%, 35%, 65%, 85%, 90, acetate, belt, clean, cm, collar, detachable, dry, fur, grattan, lining, patent, polyester, polyurethane, woven... £166.38 |
Apart Quilted Down Coat From Kaleidoscope , 100%, 102, 15%, 20%, 80%, 85%, button, buttons, cm, collar, concealed, fastening, faux, feathers, filling, fur, kaleidoscope, lining, pockets, polyamide, polyester, pressstuds, removable, satin, seams, side, stitched, washable... £166.38 | Faux Fur Coat From Grattan , 20%, 45, 114, 80%, acrylic, clean, cm, coat, dry, faux, fur, grattan, ins, lined, lining, polyester, satin, threequarter... £166.38 | ANNE WEYBURN Wool and Cashmere Coat, Length 120 cm From La Redoute , &, 120, 165, 165m5Ƌ, 20%, 43%, 57%, 60%, accentuated, acetate, anne, belt, black, brown, buckle, camel, cashmere, chic, chocolate, cm, coat, coats, collar, detachable, dress, elegance, faux, fur, grey, jackets, knife, la, lining, marl, notched, p... £169.00 |
Super Soft Nappa Car Coat From EshopOne Menswear , brown, coats, collar, delightfully, detachable, eshopone, fur, leather, match, men's, menswear, soft... £183.91 | Apart Quilted Down Coat From Look Again , 100%, 102, 15%, 20%, 80%, 85%, button, buttons, cm, collar, concealed, fastening, faux, feathers, filling, fur, lining, pockets, polyamide, polyester, pressstuds, removable, satin, seams, side, stitched, washable... £194.77 | Together Russian Coat From Kaleidoscope , 15%, 40%, 52, 132, 60%, 85%, acetate, acrylic, beaded, beautiful, button, clean, cm, coat, dry, edged, embroidered, exquisite, faux, front, fur, ins, kaleidoscope, lining, luxurious, polyester, ribbon, sleeves, tie, trim, velvet, viscose, wool... £194.77 |
| Apart Quilted Down Coat From Grattan , 100%, 102, 15%, 20%, 80%, 85%, button, buttons, cm, collar, concealed, fastening, faux, feathers, filling, fur, grattan, lining, pockets, polyamide, polyester, pressstuds, removable, satin, seams, side, stitched, washable... £194.77 | Grace Kelly - Getty Images From Heal & Son , 1929, 1950s, 1955, 1982, actor, american, archived, black, circa, coat, frame, fur, getty, grace, hand, headshot, heal, hulton, images, kelly, negative, photo, portrait, print, printed, son, studio, wearing... £245.00 | Fur-collar Military Green Three-quarter Coat From FORZIERI , button, closure, coat, collar, evoking, flap, forzieri, front, fur, green, handy, insulated, military, nylon, outerwear, pockets, puffer, shape, snap, sporty, style, threequarter, timeless, weatherproof, zip... £272.64 |
Apart Leather Coat From Kaleidoscope , 102cm, acetate, breasted, button, buttons, clean, coat, collar, coloured, decorative, detachable, double, dry, fastening, fur, generous, gold, intricate, kaleidoscope, lamb, leather, lightly, lining, nappa, pocket, quilted, side, soft, specialist, stitc... £455.11 | Blue Taffeta Fur-trim Collar Coat From FORZIERI , &, forzieri, furs, italy, outerwear... £557.35 | Women's Black Fox Fur-trim Puffer Coat From FORZIERI , &, black, button, closure, coat, collar, forzieri, fox, fur, furs, hidden, italy, luxe, luxurious, nylon, outerwear, outlined, puffer, ruffle, sleek, sleeves, statement, sweet, tie, warm, weatherproof, winter... £612.02 |
Women's Cherry Red Puffer Fur-Trim Hooded Coat From FORZIERI , &, accenting, aline, attitude, belt, bold, bright, cherry, closure, coat, cocco's, forzieri, furs, furtrimmed, hood, italy, julia, luxurious, outerwear, puffer, red, shape, snap, stylish, warm, zipper... £624.80 | Detachable Fox-Collar Streamlined Leather Coat From FORZIERI , button, coat, collar, detachable, flattering, forzieri, fox, front, fur, hidden, italian, italy, jackets, leather, shape, sleek, slimming, softest, stylishly, warm... £967.02 | Detachable Fur Collar Lavender Puffer Coat From FORZIERI , &, belted, coat, cocco's, collar, cuffs, detachable, drawstring, feminine, fit, flattering, forzieri, furs, furtrimmed, insulated, italy, julia, knee, lavender, nylon, outerwear, puffer, pull, rich, sleek, urbanite, waist, weatherproof... £1036.60 |
Detachable Fox-Collar Black Leather Coat From FORZIERI , black, button, chic, coat, collar, cooling, detachable, flattering, forzieri, fox, front, fur, italian, italy, jackets, leather, refined, shape, slimming, soft, starts, weather... £1217.65 | Men's Black Leather Car Coat W/Fur Detachable Collar From FORZIERI , forzieri, italy, jackets, leather... £1228.30 | Detachable Fur-trim Men's Black Leather Car Coat From FORZIERI , black, car, casual, coat, detachable, flap, forzieri, furtrimmed, handsome, handy, italy, jackets, leather, lends, lining, luxurious, outer, pockets, stately, streamlined, yet, zip... £1235.40 |
Pink Cropped Mink Fur Two-pocket Jacket From FORZIERI , &, band, button, candy, closure, coat, collar, cotton, cropped, decidedly, evoke, feminine, forzieri, furs, glamour, hue, italy, luxurious, mink, outerwear, pearl, quarter, refreshingly, retro, single, sleeves, sweet, updated... £2499.20 | Pearl Mink Fur Button-front Jacket From FORZIERI , &, bell, buttons, closure, coat, collar, creamy, decorative, foldover, forzieri, furs, hidden, hiplength, hook, hue, italy, luxurious, marbelized, mink, outerwear, pearl, resin, retro, sleeves, snap, soft, updated, white... £3901.45 | Gray Mink Fur Jacket From FORZIERI , &, band, bell, button, closure, coat, collar, flaired, forzieri, furs, gray, hidden, hinged, hiplength, hooks, hue, italy, luxurious, mink, mother, outerwear, pearl, seamless, sleeves, slightly, sophisticated... £4579.50 |
Black Mink Fur Jacket From FORZIERI , &, backside, balloon, belted, black, buttons, coat, collar, drop, foldover, forzieri, furs, hiplength, italy, luxurious, mink, outerwear, resin, retro, round, sleeves, soft, updated... £4668.25 |