Leather Pants.

 

Mischa Barton proving my point

 

I have a problem with leather trousers. I think it stems from my childhood. My normally stylish mother has a penchant for leather, and an abnormally large collection of leather trousers. For a normally slim and fabulous looking woman she would always look strangely baggy and unkempt in them to me.

As a teenager during my goth days (don’t tell anyone) I used to hang out with a guy who wore the tightest leathers you could imagine, which he was laced in to. The legend was that he hadn’t taken them off in over a year, which by the smell of him I could well believe.

And my relationship with them as an adult hasn’t really changed. I’m suspicious of them – they always seem to bag and cling in the wrong places, even on the slimmest of women.

Please somebody prove me wrong – I love leather jackets, footwear and skirts, but I just can’t get my head around the pants. If you’ll excuse the expression. Here are some perfect examples why:

Acne’s Tapered Leather Trousers

What on EARTH is going on in the crotchal region of this mannequin? If that’s the best Matches could do with a  professional stylist, photographer and pins on a mannequin, what on earth does it look like on a real person? Hideous.

£728 from Matches. Yes really.

 

 

 

 

Balmain Leather Cargo Pants

It may just be me, but these trousers look like they’ve been made from eco friendly bin bags. Which wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t cost £3170 from Net-a-Porter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheap Monday Faux Leather Trouser

ASOS describe these as ‘Relaxed fit’ – giant arse fit more like. Poor model,  starving herself day in day out only to be styled in a ghastly pair of strides like that. Not one for the portfolio.

£43 here