How To Wear Leather In Hot Weather (It Can Be Done)

The idea of wearing leather on a hot summer’s day sounds about as delightful as sporting an open-back dress in the dead of winter. That said, we do know a trick or two about the subject of today’s slideshow: warm-weather leather. Scroll down for six stylish (and cool) ways to wear leather in the summer, and shop our favorite pieces along the way!

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Vest
(Image credit: Vanessa Jackman)

Tip: Wear a leather vest over a flirty minidress.

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Back-Paneled Dress
(Image credit: A Love Is Blind)

Tip: Choose a top or dress with only a panel of leather.

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Bright-Colored Jacket
(Image credit: Vanessa Jackman)

Tip: Try a leather jacket in a bright hue, like green!

Related: Leather Weather Is Here: 12 Outfits That Are Defining the Season

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Open-Back Dress
(Image credit: Adam Katz Sinding of Le 21ème)

Tip: Try an oxblood, back-baring leather dress.

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Shell Top
(Image credit: Adam Katz Sinding of Le 21ème)

Tip: Opt for a short-sleeve shirt with a leather shell.

Scroll down to shop our warm weather leather picks!

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Nicole Kliest
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Nicole Kliest is a freelance writer and editor based in New York City who focuses on fashion, travel, food, wine, and pretty much anything else that's amusing to write about. After graduating from Pepperdine University with a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing, she started her career back in 2010 asBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing 's photo editor and throughout the last decade has contributed to publications including Fashionista, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, The Zoe Report, PopSugar, Fodor's Travel, and several others. She also copywrites and has worked with clients such as Frame, Sea, 3x1, Intelligentsia, and others to develop brand voices through storytelling and creative marketing. She's very passionate about the ways we can improve our sustainability efforts in the fashion industry as well as cultivating content that's diverse and inclusive of all people. When she's not checking out Wholesale Replica Bag restaurant opening in her West Village neighborhood or riding her bicycle along the West Side Highway, she can be found scheming her next trip somewhere around the world. (Up next is Vienna.)