So I was going to do a post on sandals....

..... but Spring seems to have gone on a sabbatical - let alone Summer.  I had the day to spend with the 9yr old as the two boys had been dispatched to football camp.  In the rain.  Thank goodness that they let the small ones play indoors as I have zero idea where the waterpoofs are (actually I know where one is but I fear the littlest has grown out of his - note to self - could always stop feeding them) as I fought my way through the plasters to make breakfast and packed lunches this morning. 

WIth a house full it was off to Bluewater for me and the eldest.  I had planned on getting ahead of the curve and start the sandal shopping - all set for me and for the blog.  Well that was a waste of time.  I'm either too early or too late.  There was zip, zero, nada.  Or the shops are just going to be full of sandals that I don't like (of this there is a high possibility). 

So benchmarking that and seeing that the weather is verging on November temps, it got me to thinking about gaps in my wardrobe.  Which, to be fair, there aren't many.  But one thing which I don't have (although I do have a plethora of other jackets so clearly this is hardly a necessity) and I certainly could make use of is a black leather jacket of the biker variety.   The fact that I have blogged about this before (although not succumbed yet) and am still keen, makes me think it's not just a passing whim.  I know when I have blogged before, people have mentioned that they think perhaps they're on their way out fashion wise as they've been around for a while. 

It seems to me though, that these days, pretty much anything goes.  There are things that come into fashion that haven't been around for a few years (dungarees for example) and don't quite make the cut (for most... I know some people still love them and you can still buy them, but I wouldn't say they were mainstream.  Certainly not in my neck of the woods anyway)

Then there are other things which come out of nowhere and are still around years later - harems for example.   And the biker jacket, once consigned to the The Fonz and Danny Zuko's of the world is now a staple part of many people's wardrobes.

And I don't have one.  Ok so maybe the reason I haven't caved is that I do have a chocolate brown All Saints one which I bought 5 years ago and is still going strong - interestingly at the time I remember not buying a full on biker style one as I thought they wouldn't have any staying power.  So don't listen to me kids.  

Last year I got a thin quilted jersey one from Whistles in the sale which has served me very well and has proven to me that I do like the style and it does go with my wardrobe.  In fact, the other night when I was going out (Saturday night when I had my boyfriend jeans on) it did occur to me that a leather biker jacket would have worked perfectly.  

I did have a sneaky try on of a couple last week (we needed a change from granny chic shoes and 70's jumpsuits and trousers) and it's a slippery slope.  

Let the research commence.  I am now officially on a mission to find the perfect leather biker jacket.  That I don't have to sell a kidney (or probably two to be fair) to pay for - so that rules out anything with Rick Owens in the label. 

Starting with the one that I truly fell in love with at All Saints.  Which obviously isn't one of their selected 25% off items. Obviously.  However it's not of their £300 plus ones (just).  Price aside, it goes straight to the top of the lust list. 

Reasons for it being so different from the others?  Well firstly it's not a true black - it's a grey black I would say so it's not quite as harsh as a full on black (if that makes sense?). And secondly the leather is lived in.  Not a shiny stiff leather but a soft, malleable, already worn in for you, leather.  Gorgeous.  Plus a big collar which I love but probably won't be for everyone. 

Cargo Leather BIker jacket £295 from All Saints.  These come up small on the arms - I always take a 12 in All Saints jackets.