Men's leather: key fashion trends of the season

Coat, from a selection; top, £1,800, and biker pants, £3,105, all Yves Saint Laurent by Stefano Pilati, 32-33 Old Bond Street, London W1 (020 7493 1800; ysl.com)
Photographer: Kevin Foord
Fashion editors: Jo Jones and Helen Seamons
Grooming: Juliana Sergot
Models: Dewi Rees at Select and Bridget at Elite London
Photographer’s assistant: Roger Ball
Shot on location at Snape Maltings, Near Aldeburgh, Suffolk IP17 1SR snapemaltings.co.uk 01728 688 303.Snape Maltings is home to a concert hall, a collective of shops, cafes and unique holiday apartments available to rent. Opening times until 31 August: 10am-6pm, closing at 5.30pm from 1 September-30 November Photograph: Kevin Foord/Observer

Jacket, £70
Topman's leather-look belted jacket has a nod to Saint Laurent, but the price will put a smile on the coldest winter faces. Hurry – we think this jacket won't hang around for long
topman.com Photograph: PR

Gloves, £90
A cashmere lining and soft leather make these gloves a must-have winter essential
J Crew, mrporter.com Photograph: PR

Blazer, £349
Zara is the place to go for key trend led items, and not only have they just opened a megastore on London's Oxford Street but they've also launched an entire leather collection called Ginza Zara. We love it!
zara.com Photograph: PR

Vest, £159
A leather vest, we hear you say, whatever next! We suggest you keep it simple and style this vest as you would a tank top
Zara, zara.com Photograph: PR

Jacket, £55
The contrast sleeve is still working for us, and we like the biker detail on the elbow of this one
River Island, riverisland.com Photograph: PR

Shirt, £325
There's no need to feel daunted by this season's leather trend. Take this leather shirt and style it the way you would a heavy-cotton check shirt: open over a T-shirt with jeans
All Saints, allsaints.com Photograph: PR

Boots, £140
The leather trend had a neat edge to it on the catwalk, so these Chelsea boots fit the bill perfectly
Poste, office.co.uk Photograph: PR

Parka, £495
This is nice, isn't it? In fact we'd probably go as far as to say it's our favourite piece in this top 10. It nicely marries the military and leather trends without screaming 'fashion victim'. Well done, Ben Sherman!
bensherman.com Photograph: PR

Cap, £15
This leather-look cap is the easiest way to do the leather trend without really trying. Also it looks quite Dior Homme, which is never a bad thing
River Island, riverisland.com Photograph: PR

Bag, £280
Kris Van Assche has collaborated with backpack maestros Eastpak to make a very covetable range of leather bags. We really like this posh courier style
oki-ni.com Photograph: PR