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Trend With Benefits: Little Leather Details

When rich leather and soft fabrics get together, it's a lovefest. Here's how to wear the hot fall fashion trend.

A few reasons to add some leather to your life:

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1. Squeezing into leather pants? Not that appealing, unless you're 22, a size 2, or Joan Jett. Leather-trim pants? Fantastically cool (and way more elegant) on everyone.

2. These looks have the chic of an all-leather item, but none will massacre your budget.

3. And thanks to leather-clad bad girls everywhere, the pieces on these pages deliver an instant hit of dangerous allure, but you'll still look like you.

Top, Lafayette 148 New York, $398; lafayette148ny.com. Cords, Mavi, $98; mavi.com. Bag, Boden, $188; bodenusa.com. Ball bangle, Melinda Maria, $138; melindamaria.com. Bangles, La Petite Princesse, $298 each; nolitajewelry.com.

Reprinted with permission of Hearst Communications, Inc.

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Celebs rocking the trend:

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Jennifer Aniston wearing a dress with leather accents

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Jennifer Aniston is subtly sexy in a body-hugging sheath.

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Celebs rocking the trend:

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Michelle Pfeiffer wearing a black leather dress

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Michelle Pfeiffer goes sleek and slimming in all black.

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Celebs rocking the trend:

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Michelle Monaghan wearing a dress with leather accents

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Michelle Monaghan offsets a girly dress with bold go-withs.

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Aryn leather dress

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Aryn K., $120; arynk.com.

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Club Monaco leather dress

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Club Monaco, $229; clubmonaco.com.

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Mango leather dress

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Mango, $60; mango.com.

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Coat

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Funktional leather coat

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Funktional, $338; revolveclothing.com.

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A.n.a. leather accented top

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A.n.a., $18; jcp.com.

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Robb & Hugo leather accented top

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Robb & Hugo, $298; robbandhugo.com.

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