Leather Coats

Over the decades, leather coats have become known as one of the most luxurious and stylish garments anyone can own, and designers all over the world have their unique take on this iconic piece of clothing. From classic trench coats to cool contemporary fashion garments, there is a leather coat to suit everyone. The perfect choice for walks in the city or as a sophisticated evening cover up, leather coats now come in classic black and a wide range of fashion colors at Stylight.

The Leather Coat: Your Biker Jacket’s Grown-Up Sibling

In your wild younger days, your leather biker jacket was the harbinger of your rebellion. As you scowled and leaned up against the walls of your local shopping mall, you were every inch the darkly attractive miscreant. Nowadays you’re happy, healthy and much more settled into yourself, and while your biker jacket still comes out to play once in a while, it’s a classy luxe leather coat that drapes your shoulders now.

Graduate from your rebel-without-a-cause days and hang up your biker jacket in favor of a high-style leather coat.

Length

Where biker jackets are usually waist-length, giving them an informal appearance, a leather coat extends past your hips. This abundant use of leather makes this coat a luxurious item worthy of formal occasions. For an elegantly proportioned look, wear a thigh-length leather car coat with an A-line dress of the same length and high heels to highlight your exposed legs.

Weight

Lighten your load from the zipper-laden burden of a heavy biker jacket with a buttery, light-as-air leather top coat. When you layer a fine cashmere turtleneck underneath this sophisticated piece you’ll attain the same kind of insulation as you would with your chunky moto. Finish the look off with narrow pants and sleek heeled Chelsea boots.

Color

With a leather coat, feel free to experiment with a rainbow of colors. A biker jacket in anything other than black or brown can look flashy and often cheap, but with a well-cut leather coat there’s more room to riff on the classic. A leather coat in a bold color like red or blue makes a strong style statement. If you’re really ready to up the ‘wow’ factor of your look, go full on monochrome and layer separates in the same color as your coat underneath.

Style

When shopping for a leather coat, divest yourself of the ideas of leather as a tough staple and think of it instead as a lush substitute for your favorite fabrics like wool and silk. Collarless, trench and wrap coats look fetching and grown up in supple leather. Likewise, when dressing to match your new coat’s aesthetic, stay away from the jeans and white tees you wore with your moto—now is the time to wear your most glamorous pieces. Try a pair of printed palazzo pants or a structured sheath to complement your leather coat.

We all reach a point where the boisterous, leather jacket-wearing part of us needs a break. Embrace the adult appeal of a leather coat that says, “I’ve arrived.”

Graduate from your biker jacket days with a snazzy leather coat.

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