Trend Alert! Kim Kardashian and Kate Beckinsale Love Leather Leggings

Celebs are swapping traditional tights for sexy skins

By Rose Curiel Nov 06, 2012 7:55 PMTags
Rita Ora, Kim Kardashian, Kate BeckinsaleAKM-GSI/Splash

With the sun setting earlier and the weather cooling down, many celebs are reaching for leather…pants?

Yep, the go-to material typically reserved for cold-weather jackets is toughening up leggings. But you don't have to be a rock star or biker to wear this trend. Plenty of fashion-forward stars, like Kim Kardashian, Kate Beckinsale and Rita Ora are sporting sexy skins.

Just like leather jackets, leggings in the rocker-chic material instantly take any outfit from casual to cool. But we recommend softening the tough-girl material with a few girly touches to pull it off.

Kardashian strikes the perfect balance between sugar and spice in a lovely leather-and-lace combo. We also spied Beckinsale adding just the right amount of edge to a feminine floral blazer with leather leggings and black booties.

Ora's white collar button-down transforms from dull office wear to chic street wear with the help of her leather leggings. But those easing into the trend may want to avoid the leather-on-leather pairing she chooses.

Do you own a pair of leather leggings? How do you style the trendy pants?