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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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 Look Again , 10%, 44%, 46%, acrylic, cotton, fitted, fur, jacket, nylon, outer, padded, polyester, wadding, washable... £32.00 | 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... £40.00 |
Petite Chocolate Quilted Coat From Debenhams , chocolate, coats, collar, concealed, debenhams, detachable, front, fur, gets, glamorous, jacket, parka, pockets, popper, quilted, rainwear, seasonal, short, silver, style, styled, warming, women, zip... £47.20 | Fake Fur Collar Tweed Coat From Freemans , 100%, 20%, 34, 80%, 86, belt, breasted, clean, cm, collar, detachable, double, dry, flap, freemans, front, fur, ins, lined, lining, pockets, polyamide, polyester, self, tie, wool... £52.59 | 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 |
Petite Short Black Padded Coat From Debenhams , accentuating, black, coats, collar, cuff, cuffs, debenhams, detachable, double, fake, front, fur, inner, jacket, knitted, parka, popper, seam, short, style, tonal, waist, warm, women, zip... £55.20 | 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 |
Petite taupe faux fur cashmere blend coat From Debenhams , button, coat, coats, collar, collection, debenhams, detachable, fastening, faux, front, fur, neck, petite, pockets, slip, women... £68.25 | Black faux fur trim cashmere blend coat From Debenhams , button, coat, coats, collection, debenhams, fastening, faux, front, funnel, fur, neck, pockets, slip, trim, women... £68.25 | Grey faux fur trim cashmere blend coat From Debenhams , button, coat, coats, collection, debenhams, fastening, faux, front, funnel, fur, neck, pockets, slip, trim, women... £68.25 |
Together Faux Coat From Freemans , 28, 71, clean, cm, coat, collar, cosy, dry, embroidery, faux, freemans, fur, gorgeous, ins, oversized, polyester, sheepskin, style... £68.51 | Together Faux Coat From Look Again , 28, 71, clean, cm, coat, collar, cosy, dry, embroidery, faux, fur, gorgeous, ins, oversized, polyester, sheepskin, style... £68.51 | Together Faux Coat From Grattan , 28, 71, clean, cm, coat, collar, cosy, dry, embroidery, faux, fur, gorgeous, grattan, ins, oversized, polyester, sheepskin, style... £68.51 |
Cream knitted fur lined hoodie From Debenhams , &, animal, casual, coat, debenhams, fastening, faux, fur, hoodie, hoodies, layer, lining, needed, outdoors, skin, slip, soft, sport, sumptuously, sweat, texture, tops, warm, weekend, women, zip... £72.00 | 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 Freemans , 24%, 34, 76%, 86, acrylic, casual, cm, coat, coated, fabric, faux, fitting, freemans, fur, 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 | Heine Quilted Coat From Look Again , 100%, 20%, 80%, 96, accentuated, acrylic, cm, fabric, faux, fitted, fur, 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 |
| Heine Quilted Coat From Freemans , 100%, 20%, 80%, 96, accentuated, acrylic, cm, fabric, faux, fitted, freemans, fur, 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 Freemans , 100%, 20%, 32%, 37%, 48%, 63%, acrylic, cuffs, detachable, faux, freemans, fur, hood, leather, lining, modacryl, polyamide, polyester, quilting, trim, washable, woven... £107.66 |
| Heine Quilted Coat From Look Again , 100%, 20%, 32%, 37%, 48%, 63%, acrylic, cuffs, detachable, faux, fur, hood, leather, lining, modacryl, polyamide, polyester, quilting, trim, washable, woven... £107.66 | Petite Long Charcoal Coat From Debenhams , blend, breasted, button, cashmere, charcoal, classic, coat, coats, collar, concealed, debenhams, detachable, double, fake, fur, glamorous, lines, pintucking, pockets, shawl, side, styled, waist, women... £119.20 | 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 Look Again , 100%, 102, 20%, 80%, acrylic, cm, fur, 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 Freemans , 132, 15%, 17%, 22%, 4%, 52, 57%, 85%, acrylic, belted, clean, cm, coat, collar, cuffs, dry, faux, freemans, 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 | Faux Fur Coat From Look Again , 20%, 45, 114, 80%, acrylic, clean, cm, coat, dry, faux, fur, ins, lined, lining, polyester, satin, threequarter... £166.38 |
| Faux Fur Coat From Freemans , 20%, 45, 114, 80%, acrylic, clean, cm, coat, dry, faux, freemans, fur, ins, lined, lining, polyester, satin, threequarter... £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 |
Heine Patent Coat From Freemans , 15%, 35%, 65%, 85%, 90, acetate, belt, clean, cm, collar, detachable, dry, freemans, fur, lining, patent, polyester, polyurethane, woven... £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 Freemans , 100%, 102, 15%, 20%, 80%, 85%, button, buttons, cm, collar, concealed, fastening, faux, feathers, filling, freemans, 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 | 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, coats, collar, evoking, flap, forzieri, front, fur, green, handy, insulated, jackets, military, nylon, 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 | Detachable Fox-Collar Streamlined Leather Coat From FORZIERI , &, button, coat, coats, collar, detachable, flattering, forzieri, fox, front, fur, hidden, italian, italy, jackets, leather, shape, sleek, slimming, softest, stylishly, warm... £483.51 |
Blue Taffeta Fur-trim Collar Coat From FORZIERI , &, coats, forzieri, italy, jackets... £557.35 | Detachable Fox-Collar Black Leather Coat From FORZIERI , &, black, button, chic, coat, coats, collar, cooling, detachable, flattering, forzieri, fox, front, fur, italian, italy, jackets, leather, refined, shape, slimming, soft, starts, weather... £608.47 | Women's White Puffer Fur-Trim Hooded Vest/ Jacket From FORZIERI , &, attitude, belt, coat, coats, cocco's, crisp, detachable, elasticized, forzieri, furtrimmed, hood, italy, jackets, julia, luxurious, puffer, pure, sleeves, stylish, vest, warm, wear, white, zip... £610.60 |
Women's Cherry Red Puffer Fur-Trim Hooded Vest/ Jacket From FORZIERI , &, attitude, belt, bold, bright, cherry, coat, coats, cocco's, detachable, elasticized, forzieri, furtrimmed, hood, italy, jackets, julia, luxurious, puffer, red, sleeves, stylish, vest, warm, wear, zip... £610.60 | Women's Black Fox Fur-trim Puffer Coat From FORZIERI , &, black, button, closure, coat, coats, collar, forzieri, fox, fur, hidden, italy, jackets, luxe, luxurious, nylon, 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, coats, cocco's, forzieri, furtrimmed, hood, italy, jackets, julia, luxurious, puffer, red, shape, snap, stylish, warm, zipper... £624.80 |
Black Leather and Fox-Fur Trim Coat From FORZIERI , &, classic, coat, coats, forzieri, fox, furtrimmed, girl, glamour, hollywood, italian, italy, jackets, leather, supple... £933.65 | Detachable Fur Collar Lavender Puffer Coat From FORZIERI , &, belted, coat, coats, cocco's, collar, cuffs, detachable, drawstring, feminine, fit, flattering, forzieri, furtrimmed, insulated, italy, jackets, julia, knee, lavender, nylon, puffer, pull, rich, sleek, urbanite, waist, weatherproof... £1036.60 | Men's Black Leather Car Coat W/Fur Detachable Collar From FORZIERI , &, coats, forzieri, italy, jackets... £1228.30 |
Detachable Fur-trim Men's Black Leather Car Coat From FORZIERI , &, black, car, casual, coat, coats, detachable, flap, forzieri, furtrimmed, handsome, handy, italy, jackets, leather, lends, lining, luxurious, outer, pockets, stately, streamlined, yet, zip... £1235.40 | Detachable Hood Fur-trim Dark Brown Leather Car Coat From FORZIERI , &, brown, car, casual, classic, coat, coats, detachable, flap, forzieri, front, fur, hood, italy, jackets, leather, lends, lining, outer, panel, pockets, refined, roomy, yet, zip... £1410.06 | Pink Cropped Mink Fur Two-pocket Jacket From FORZIERI , &, band, button, candy, closure, coat, coats, collar, cotton, cropped, decidedly, evoke, feminine, forzieri, glamour, hue, italy, jackets, luxurious, mink, pearl, quarter, refreshingly, retro, single, sleeves, sweet, updated... £2499.20 |
Gray Cropped Mink Fur Jacket From FORZIERI , &, button, closure, coat, coats, collar, cropped, foldover, forzieri, gray, hidden, hinged, hooks, hue, italy, jackets, luxurious, mink, mother, pearl, quarter, rounded, seamless, sleeves, sophisticated... £2974.90 | Pearl Mink Fur Button-front Jacket From FORZIERI , &, bell, buttons, closure, coat, coats, collar, creamy, decorative, foldover, forzieri, hidden, hiplength, hook, hue, italy, jackets, luxurious, marbelized, mink, pearl, resin, retro, sleeves, snap, soft, updated, white... £3901.45 | Gray Mink Fur Jacket From FORZIERI , &, band, bell, button, closure, coat, coats, collar, flaired, forzieri, gray, hidden, hinged, hiplength, hooks, hue, italy, jackets, luxurious, mink, mother, pearl, seamless, sleeves, slightly, sophisticated... £4579.50 |
Black Mink Fur Jacket From FORZIERI , &, backside, balloon, belted, black, buttons, coat, coats, collar, drop, foldover, forzieri, hiplength, italy, jackets, luxurious, mink, resin, retro, round, sleeves, soft, updated... £4668.25 |