Catwalk Trend Alert: Leather

Tough leather returned to the catwalks this Autumn as some of the biggest design houses (think Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton and Prada to name a few) championed the fabric. It fitted in nicely with the '80s revival as big shoulders become de rigeur especially at Balmain and Alexander Wang. Click through to see the varying interpretations of the trend across the major fashion capitals.