
Paris and London have spoken and the new
must have pants are … pleather leggings.
Stop snickering, by mid-Fall you may just find yourself in a dressing room trying on a pair ... if there are any left in the stores. But if you know deep in your heart that you really and truly can’t bring yourself to go down this fashion rabbit hole, you CAN still tastefully mimic the look.
Top Shop – the same brand that premiered
Topshop Unique pleather leggings at London's Fall fashion week – has a pair of
skinny coated black jeans on sale for around $100 (they're 50 Pounds, so the definite price depends on the Pound vs Dollar that day).
These cute alternatives are coated and partially nylon so you get a shiny veneer, & if you buy them a little longer they'll bunch at your ankles just like the leggings, but they can still be worn during the day without raising eyebrows. And the best reason to go with jeans is that the they won’t feel like they’ve shrunk a size and stick to your body like Elmer’s Glue after a night out.
And for those who insist on the original, just bookmark
Topshop Unique & check the site weekly – my uneducated guess would have the leggings arriving anywhere from Mid-May to Mid-August.
But whichever style you decide on, Topshop now delivers in 7 business days to the US for a flat fee of 10 pounds – around $20 – no matter how much you order!