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Here is the leather forecast

November 4, 2011 11:52

ByJan Shure, Jan Shure

2 min read

If, way back in February, on reading that "fetish" was a key trend for autumn/winter 2011, you decided this was a trend too far, your reaction, I suspect, was similar to most of womankind. Most of us would have rolled our eyes, dismissed "fetish" as a gimmick and turned our minds to more vital matters, like how fit Gary Barlow is looking these days.

Now, however, in the mellow light of autumn, "fetish" has been translated into a series of eminently wearable (we'll come back to that later) leather trousers, skirts, dresses, T-shirts, tunics and shell tops. And how delectable they all look as the temperatures drop.

The hotness of leather, fetish or otherwise, was pretty much guaranteed after Balenciaga, Celine, Chloe, Christopher Kane and Philip Lim, among other designers, sent sinuous, infinitely desirable leather trousers, dresses, skirts, T-shirts, shell tops and tunics down their autumn/winter runways.

But happily, for those of us who find Balenciaga's leather leggings (£995, at Matches) or Junya Watanabe's burgundy leather draped dress (£850 at Browns) endlessly covetable but punishingly expensive, the high street and more affordable brands also have some great pieces in leather.