How French Women Are Wearing Their Favorite Black Leather Jackets Right Now

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I can't help it—every time I'm looking for fresh ways to wear even the most basic of fashion pieces, I turn to my favorite French style muses for inspiration. I know I'm not alone in this because, no matter how cliché, these women just have a knack for making everything look painfully chic and effortless. Enter the black leather jacket. I've been wanting to wear my latest leather outerwear acquisitions without my outfits feeling stale, so to the chic Parisiennes I turned.

Whether it's a black leather bomber, a moto jacket, a blazer, or another cut, I found some incredibly cool and elevated looks straight from Paris to get the styling juices flowing. No, it's not just a bunch of denim looks—they're are some great ways to wear the classic outerwear with everything from skirts to trousers as well. Keep scrolling to check out eight inspiring ways French women are wearing their favorite black leather jackets this season.

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Anne-Laure opted for an oversize, cropped leather moto jacket, a textured neutral sweater, a warm scarf, pinstripe trousers, and chunky black loafers.

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Sylvie poses in a collared black leather jacket, a white button-down shirt, a croc-embossed bag, slim black pants, and strappy black sandals.

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Julie is Parisian chic with a boxy black leather moto jacket, a white tee, an Hermès bag, a gray denim maxi skirt, and buckled ankle boots.

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Salomé is the epitome of cool in an edgy black leather jacket, statement aviator sunglasses, a mini Miu Miu bag, baggy gray jeans, and black pointed-toe shoes.

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Léna goes sporty chic in a black leather moto jacket, a leopard-print scarf, a neutral turtleneck sweater, black leggings, gray crew socks, and trendy New Balance sneakers.

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Sabina gives a black leather blazer her well-known French flair with layered knits, a black miniskirt, gray knit tights, and black pointed-toe flats.

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Franny is fashion-forward in her cool mix that includes a vintage oversize bomber jacket, a frilly collared shirt, layered gray pleated skirts, and edgy black boots.

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Here's another inspiring outfit idea from Julie. This time, her hair is up in a claw clip, and she's paired a distressed black leather jacket with a neutral crewneck sweater, classic straight-leg jeans, and black ankle boots.

Jennifer Camp Forbes
Contributing Editor

Jennifer Camp Forbes is currently the shopping updates editor at Who What Wear, where she has worked in a variety of capacities for over a decade, including creative director and various editor roles. She’s well-known as a shopping expert that’s sought out for advice and insight on the latest trends, outfit ideas, and fashion picks thanks to her thoughtful shopping roundups, digital moodboards, and extensive knowledge of up-and-coming brands, plus the new arrivals sections of the chicest retailers. Jennifer has had a lifelong interest in fashion which led her to intern at Harper’s Bazaar as an undergraduate. Later, while working towards her masters degree in psychological counseling at Columbia University, she founded two digital fashion publications: Le Fashion and Olsens Anonymous. The popularity of both sites grew and after graduation she decided put her plans to become a therapist aside to pursue a career in fashion. While she has called Los Angeles and New York City home in the past, she currently works remotely from Massachusetts. When she’s not obsessing over and writing about her latest fashion finds, she is delighting in raising two little ones with her highschool sweetheart, perusing TikTok religiously, listening to podcasts and audiobooks, creating abstract photographs, and eating the best Mexican food she can get her hands on.