Apart from a suit, leather apparel may be the most stylish trend ever to be known by humankind. Leather can be used as any part of attire and accessories, ranging from shirts and trousers to belts and shoes.
Leather attire has always stood for strength, style and being one with the crowd, or being different – whatever is the current fad at the time. As time went by, certain types of leather attire has become attached to rebellion and a call for freedom.
While leather is mostly used for jackets and other accessories like purses and wallets, leather trousers are also available for those who wish to do something different for their wardrobe.
Leather trousers and leather jackets are not only a fashion statement, but in some cases they are used for security and safety. Leather jackets and leather gloves are commonly used as preventive measures in the case of motorcycle accidents. In fact, a good leather glove can actually help against the motorcyclist suffering major injuries on the palms, wrists and hands during a motorcycle accident. This kind of clothing is called ‘leathers’ which consist of a one piece or two piece jacket and trousers. These attires are not inclined towards fashion, but more towards safety of the motorcycle driver.
Another type of leather trousers, though not in the complete and true sense of leather trousers, is a leather chap. These consist of a leather belt and leather covering for the trousers. These leather chaps are commonly related to the cowboy culture, and are used during work or while riding a horse.
Like any attire, how a person looks in a leather trouser depends on the cut and fitting of the leather trouser. Other than that, leather trousers are available in a lot of designs, cuts, fits and even colors. In fact, leather trousers are quite akin to jeans. Both compliment a great body shape like nothing else can ever will.
However, like everything else in life, leather trousers and pants have some disadvantages. For one, keeping a pair of leather trousers clean is much more difficult than keeping a normal pair of trousers clean. Again, even in the cleaning department, leather trousers can be compared to jeans, with the same, if not more care and time needed in cleaning leather trousers.
How a leather trouser looks on the body even depends on the type of leather used. Hard leather is normally used for motorcycle gear, where safety is more of a concern as compared to fashion and looking good. However, from the fashion point of view, soft leather is suppler and hugs the body shape in a more beautiful manner.
There are a number of outlets that sell leather trousers. Leather trousers are much more expensive as compared to trousers made from other material. However, leather trousers are also much more durable and stylish as compared to trousers made out of other materials.
