You know that moment you try on a pair of leather pants and everything just lines up? They stop being “an outfit” and start being “a look.” Not an in-your-face look. A put-together look. The kind of look that lets everyone know you know exactly what you’re doing. We’ve been searching for that feeling with this collection and we think we finally nailed it across a spectrum of cuts and price points that realistically reflect how women wear clothing.
The problem we’ve always had with leather pants is that there’s a disconnect between how they look on the hanger and how they actually perform. If they’re too stiff they’re uncomfortable to sit in. If they’re too shiny they veer into costume territory. If they don’t have the right cut they fight your body instead of working with it. We’ve been extra selective with these picks because all of those are legitimate concerns (and not just about how they look), and every pair in this collection has earned their spot by clearing each hurdle.
With that in mind you’ll find here that there’s a lot of ground covered. Straight leg styles that will hold up just as well at work with a button up as they will on the weekend sweated over a white tee. Wide leg pants that fit your body with confidence slim cuts simply can’t. Cropped pants that actually hold up way more work come summer than you’d expect. We threw in some real leather options and some high quality faux simply because the difference in terms of wearability these days is negligible and you shouldn’t have to skew your budget one way or the other.
We kept color selection mostly black because let’s face it: black is just the truth when it comes to leather pants. It’s versatile no matter what time of year it is. It looks sharp both dressed up and dressed down. But we did throw in a couple pairs in deep chocolate and rich caramel for the women who will insist on standing out in a crowd wearing head to toe black.
Leather pants aren’t a trend piece and we wouldn’t ask you to treat them as such. They’re a wardrobe staple, something that will earn you back it’s cost per wear after just a few months of regular rotation. Invest in the right pair and you’ll never have to think about them again.
