Not Jeans, Not Leggings: The Dated Pant Trend Hailey Bieber and Alexa Chung Are Adding Back Into Their Rotations

By wazup on December 31, 1969 Comments Closed / 2 views

Lately, with the temps dropping by the day, celebrities are usually wearing either jeans or leggings when we spot them out and about—the former to run errands and go out to dinner and the latter for Pilates classes and sessions with their trainers. A handful of It girls have chosen to stray from those two pant styles, opting instead to reintroduce a somewhat dated alternative into their winter wardrobes. Those bottoms? Leather pants aka the elevated denim alternative that’s warm and luxurious with just the right touch of edge.

First, it was Hailey Bieber. During a recent trip to Tokyo, Japan, the Rhode founder took a break from wearing vintage Levi’s (sourced, as always, by Denim by Orlee) to bring leather pants back from the dead. Bieber’s leather-pant outfit consisted of straight-leg, cropped bottoms styled with a vintage brown Issey Miyake jacket, a Phoebe Philo clutch, black kitten heels, and a retro Mercedes-Benz baseball cap. She finished off the look with a pair of all-black wire-rim sunglasses.

Hailey Bieber wearing leather pants in 2025.

On Hailey Bieber: Issey Miyake jacket; Phoebe Philo Triplex Clutch ($3900)

One look doesn’t make a trend, even when it’s Bieber who wears it. Two, however, is an entirely different story. A week or so after Bieber posted a photo of her leather-pants outfit to Instagram, Alexa Chung followed suit, dropping a slideshow on her IG feed following New York City’s recent blizzard that showcased her styling approach to leather pants. The British It girl braved the elements in a pair of classic leather pants, an oversized peacoat, a cream scarf, and vintage cat-eye sunglasses with yellow lenses. “The city that never sleets and my new, old personality glasses that I won’t shut up about,” she captioned the photos. And while her eyewear was clearly her main point of focus, mine was Chung’s leather pants. The chips were falling in their favor right and left. A leather pants comeback is near.

Alexa Chung wearing leather pants in 2025.

WHO: Alexa Chung

If you’re as convinced as I am to put my jeans and leggings spending on hold to strictly focus on reintroducing leather pants into my winter wardrobe, you’re in luck. Ahead, find ways to recreate both Bieber and Chung’s leather-pants outfits. Plus, shop all the best leather pants on the market this season.