
Telling you about the fashion world's current penchant for
leather trousers gives me the same sick feeling as when I reported the reemergence of the
bare midrift. It's not a trend that should be approached lightly but it was seen on the catwalk at Givenchy and has now been worn by British fashionistas
Alexa Chung and
Emma Watson.
It's a trend that should be approached with a skip full of caution and is certainly not for the faint hearted.
Do you have a leather skirt yet? If not, what are you waiting for? Trust me, it will be faithful to you all throughout the season.

I just think Rachel is so cute.
Rumors are swirling about her and her beau, and she's toughing them out in
Hurley's Delany Vest ($160), which
also comes in brown. We've been seeing black leather jackets for months so this a refreshing take on the trend.

I love the carved maple frame and
nailhead trim on this
Carved Frame Sofa ($5,999), but its leather upholstery kind of turns me off. What's your take?
90210 cutie Jessica Stroup is looking subtly tough in her baby blue leather jacket. Not to mention this jacket makes her baby blues pop. Gorgeous.

Reasons we love leather: We have been on a leather jacket binge for months (seven total), Barneys's Simon Doonan and Julie Gilhart
cheekily taught us how to wear it, we know
how to prevent it from wrinkling — we're just
leather McLovin'. And we know everyone else is feeling the love when good girls like Emmy Rossum bust out in a black leather bustier dress by Ina Soltani. Damn, girl.
Simon Doonan and Fashion Director and Senior VP of Barneys New York Julie Gilhart have paired up to advise us on how to wear Fall's most desirable fashions. One segment preaches that black makes you more intelligent, but this one is more useful because wearing leather can be tricky. We certainly don't want to channel '80s rock stars in the year 2008.
Before ordering
my new favorite faux leather jacket, I had never thought of ways to get wrinkles out of leather. It was only when the box arrived, and I found my poor jacket wrinkled from being packed so tightly, that I felt the need.
With Fall upon us and
leather items, like this
Kenna-T Leather Mini Skirt ($264), being major must haves, it's important to know how to free them of the ugly wrinkles they get.

I'm currently leather McLovin', and
Shopbop and actress Malin Akerman (left) are on my wavelength. But I'm not just talking the obvious
leather jacket, though that is a must-have Fall item as well.
The versatile material can be found on more than just outerwear.

Last month I asked you if you
would wear leather trousers following their appearance on the catwalk at Givenchy. Most of you were willing to try the trend but now that it has hit the High Street I wanted to find out how you felt about these trousers.
The
leather zip trousers (£95) are from Topshop and feature an exposed zip.