Choosing a women's leather jacket
The women's range is cut in lambskin and goat suede, leathers chosen for how they drape rather than how much they weigh. The silhouettes run from the cropped biker to the leather blazer and the relaxed, longer jacket; the difference between them is proportion, and proportion is worth thinking about before colour.
Proportion
A cropped biker ends at the natural waist and is cut close, which lengthens the leg and works over high-waisted trousers and dresses. A leather blazer is longer and tailored, a jacket that does the work of a wool blazer with more edge. An oversized jacket is cut with ease through the body and a dropped shoulder, made to be worn open over knitwear. Each product page says which it is and where it ends on the model.
Leather
Lambskin is soft, light and marks with wear into a patina; goat suede has a nap that is matte, warm to the touch and needs a protector spray before rain. Neither is a heavy leather. If a jacket that stands away from the body is wanted, the men's biker in cowhide is cut for that.
Fit
The size guide gives body measurements in centimetres and inches for every size, and each product carries a fit note with the size the model wears at her height. Lambskin has some give; the shoulders do not, so fit those first.
Care
A wide hanger, out of direct sun, a dry cloth, and conditioner once or twice a year for lambskin. Suede is brushed rather than wiped. The care guide covers what to do when either gets wet.