By Katie Prior

With leather appearing on both summer and winter catwalks this year it’s the perfect trans-seasonal investment. Not just outerwear and not just in black, this summer has seen light-weight leather t-shirts, minis and shorts in earthy shades. Tan is a popular choice but black will always be a classic.

The timeless biker jacket can be styled easily with a white t-shirt and skinny jeans or leggings, but other leather pieces such as leather skirts and pants can be a bit more tricky. Take inspiration from the catwalk shows of Yves Saint Laurent and Celine and give your look a more luxurious edge by pairing leather with fluid silks. You could also dress it down with casual basics, as was seen at Chloe and most notably on Alexa Chung who wore her black YSL shorts with a grey t-shirt and over-sized cardigan.

With a large selection of separates to choose from and many ways of dressing it up or down, leather is a wise buy. One word of warning, please don’t sport any visible cleavage with this trend, you might get arrested.

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Katie Prior is co-owner of Shotsy Vintage. Shotsy stock a wide range of gents and ladies clothing dating from mid-century to the early 90s including some fabulous Turbans.