Leather at Prabal Gurung

If there’s one must-have item for the upcoming fall and winter months, it’s a leather piece. The leather movement is going strong and from what we saw during the Fall 2011 presentations at New York Fashion Week, it has no intention of slowing down. From 3.1 Phillip Lim to Alexander Wang, Derek Lam, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren, leather made a huge splash. It came in pants, shift dresses, skirts, pastel colors, rich dark colors and boy was it fabulous.

Gray Leather at Calvin Klein

The beautiful thing about leather is that it never actually goes out of style, it just keeps being reinvented. The leather of today is definitely not your grandmother’s leather, it’s soft, flexible and versatile. You can dress it up or dress it down, pair it with your favorite jeans or a fitted feminine dress to add a little edge.

Leighton Meester, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kate Bosworth show the edgy yet stylish side of leather

Leather has also gained momentum with a ton of stylish stars. Celebrities like Halle Berry, Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Jessica Parker and Blake Lively are all huge fans of incorporating unique leather pieces into their street and red carpet looks.

Jennifer Lopez , Eva Green and Demi Moore show that leather is stylish at any age

Leather is an investment piece and if you choose wisely, you’ll find that it’s worth every penny from the moment you buy it and again 10 to 15 years later.

Steal the leather look…

Whether it’s the motorcycle jacket, leather pants, leather sheath or a sleek leather skirt, you can steal the leather look for a fraction of the runway cost. Check out the chic looks below and shop the alternatives at Rue de Chic + This week only, take 35% off all leather items! (ENTER CODE: RDC35)

Fergie and Katie Holmes take a risk in bold hued leather pants

Leather Pants at 3.1 Phillip Lim

Steal this look: The Faye Highwaisted Wideleg Leather Trousers

The Faye Highwaisted Wideleg Leather Trousers – Cognac is a hot color for fall and so is the highwaisted, wideleg look which makes the Faye Highwaisted Wideleg Leather Trousers a winner

Or if you’re craving classic black…

Fergie and Victoria Beckham go rocker chic in skinny leather pants

Steal this look: The “Pascale” Highwaisted Skinny Leather Pants

The “Pascale” Highwaisted Skinny Leather Pants

The Pascale Highwaisted Skinny Leather Pants

Jennifer Aniston’s layered jacket works as both a casual and dressed up piece

Whether you’re into the edginess of the motorcycle jacket (as seen on Blake Lively and Jennifer Aniston) or the softer and more distressed / worn in look sweeping Hollywood (as seen on Halle Berry) – you can’t go wrong this fall.

Steal this look: The Gemma layered Leather Jacket ; The Emmanuele Motorcycle Jacket