This year’s spring/summer fashion has a surprising new guest, yes it’s leather. Usually, restricted to just bags and shoes, leather today is here to claim more room in your closet. Designers such as Salvatore Ferragamo, Fendi, Marni, Belstaff, Chloe, Prada and several other brands are spicing the ramps with leather in all forms. However, this time, it is not used for the hard rock look it is so often symbolised with. Quite the contrary, any sharp accents such as metallic studs and chains are strictly avoided. This year leather is going to be fun, quirky and very, very light. Designers are treating this material as if it were a fabric on their own, dying and cutting it into flirtatious styles and dramatic contours so that it can be fully ready to brace the streets; and as seen on this year’s fashion runway, the results were very well received making this fabric the next big thing to hit the markets. First thing first, tough hides are avoided. Light weight hides, softer textures and thinner skins are used to make this year’s trends. The colours are light, girly, with delicate embroidery, and fashionable cuts. The fabric has gotten revamped from the traditional bulky look into cooler flowing styles. It even combines lace-work to give it a more feminine feels. The shape is no longer skin tight giving plenty of room to breathe. Skirts or shorts made from this material with lace trimmings and embroidery or knee length day dresses are so sporting that celebrities are caught flaunting these styles too often. It is not necessary for you to be a celebrity to wear leather this spring. These designs are also available at affordable prices, so there is no need to break the bank to give your wardrobe a makeover. So this year, skin is in and it looks like it’s here to stay and become this year’s fashion statement. Just when you start to embrace your craze for this material, weather is now getting much warmer and you will soon need to pack away the leather bomber & leggings for the lighter apparel? Wrong! The warm weather leather totally is one thing this spring that means you do not need to abandon your fabric altogether. For people who wish to wear leather in the new season, we recommend you begin with some of the leather tops. Some prominent fashion designers are rolling out leather tees with the cool cut-outs, unexpected details and zippers and affordable retailers are also following the bandwagon. We like the look of peplum leather top that is paired with looser leather tee or jeans worn with the colorful maxi skirt. The leather tops are versatile, thus you must definitely invest in some.