Is there a more coveted item in your wardrobe than that of the leather jacket? Probably not. Because, let's face it, what doesn't go with a leather jacket?
You can dress it up with a ballgown – like Sarah Jessica Parker and her vibrant pink Oscar De La Renta number at the amfAR Gala 2012 – or dress it down with jeans, a la Kate Moss circa most months. You can pair it with leather trousers and pitch yourself as the ultimate Catwoman, or shove it over last season's cast offs and instantly upgrade your look to 'now'.
Born in the 1900s, the leather jacket was first worn by aviators as 'brown leather flight jackets'. Popularised by the likes of Marlon Brando in The Wild One (1953) and later, Tom Cruise in Eighties classic Top Gun, finding its place in popular culture has meant the leather jacket has been a cupboard staple ever since.**
If you haven't found your dream winter coat – as per our AW15 coat guide – join the jacket craze that's always on-trend and check out our top ten leather jacket picks, on sale now...
Top 10 Leather Jackets
AMcQueen
Alexander McQueen Shearling And Leather Biker Jacket, £3,620; net-a-porter.com
Valentino Matches
Valentino Rockstud Leather Jacket, £3,465; matchesfashion.com
Burberry NAP
Burberry Brit Shearling Biker Jacket, £1,795; net-a-porter.com [Image: net-a-porter]
TOPSHOP
Toscana Collar Biker Jacket by Boutique, £295; topshop.com
Isabel Murant Matches
Isabel Murant Audric Bi-Colour Leather Biker Jacket, £1,400; matchesfashion.com
Acne Studios Mytheresa
Acne Studios Levia Leather Jacket, £ 1,350; mytheresa.com
M&S
Marks & Spencer Limited Edition Faux Leather Quilted Biker Jacket, £55; marksandspencer.com
Ted Baker
Ted Baker Caryane Leather Biker Jacket, £399; tedbaker.com
GUCCI
Gucci Teal Grainy Leather Biker Jacket, £2,130; harveynichols.com
Christopher Kane
Christopher Kane Floral Biker Jacket, £2,350; harrods.com