From the T-birds black patent leather to Michael Jackson’s studded collection, there’s something about men in leather that screams attitude. But once you put a lady in buttery soft leather, it goes beyond. 

Now you see it, now you don’t! Jackets, skirts, pants, gloves and bags, have each sparked their leather phase. Barbara Kueny’s article on The Look and Feel at United States Leather, says “American’s buy it by color and style, Europeans by feel.” Keeping that in mind, there is a limitless amount of reasons one is satisfied by leather. From designer sketches to department stores, and into the hands of its consumer’s, leather will forever be captivating!

Known for his line of “Perfecto” jackets, Irving Schott designed and produced the first leather motorcycle jacket for a mind blowing $5.50. In 1928, Schott reached out to the biker generation and sold his line at a Harley Davidson distributor in Long Island, NY.  Today, that generation has expanded. Who says you have to be behind a Suzuki or a Yamaha to sport this edgy look? Women and men everywhere are wearing leather, and along with it come the shiny zippers that accessorize it.  Perfecto!

“I am a person who values quality and the subtle luxury of buttery soft leather, yet I don’t like it to scream label,” said bestselling author, Kathryn Eisman as she spoke upon her love for handbags. One woman’s love for leather shoes is another for leather bags.  Whether you’re dressing for the work place or attending a social, leather can be accompanied with boots, stilettos, scarf’s and even dresses. 

Located in the UK, The Museum of Leather Craft holds over more then 5,000 of the finest leather artifacts in the world.  Founded in 1946 by John Waterer and Claude Spiers, the museum was created to show the importance of this raw material around the world.   As the trend of leather comes and goes, forever it will be admired.