Article: AW26 Leather from RUNDHOLZ MAINLINE, DIP & ANNETTE GÖRTZ
AW26 Leather from RUNDHOLZ MAINLINE, DIP & ANNETTE GÖRTZ
Leather is one of those things that can feel very familiar. The black jacket you have had for years. A straight trouser. Something you buy once and keep forever.
For AW26 leather is being used to create volume, movement and shape. There are asymmetric skirts, wide trousers, sculptural jackets and full leather co-ords, alongside the kind of beautifully fitted pieces that will stay in your wardrobe for years.
These are investment pieces, but they don’t feel predictable.
RUNDHOLZ MAINLINE PLAYS WITH SHAPE
RUNDHOLZ has always understood how much difference proportion can make. The Asymmetric Flared Leather Skirt is a perfect example.
The leather gives it structure, but the asymmetric shape and fuller hem stop it feeling heavy or rigid.
We’d keep everything else fairly simple and let the skirt do the work. A soft knit, fitted top or simple jacket is really all it needs. The same goes for the Signature Leather Drop Crotch Trouser in Umbra.
This is leather at its most RUNDHOLZ. Wide through the leg, deliberately exaggerated and completely different from the usual slim leather trouser.
If black leather feels too obvious, Umbra is especially good. The warmer brown tone softens the whole look and works beautifully with the earthy colours running through AW26.
There’s also a black version of the Signature Leather Drop Crotch Trouser if you want the same shape in something more classic.
THE LEATHER BLAZER
Then there’s the Fitted Lamb Leather Blazer. This feels like one of the easiest pieces in the edit to wear straight away.
It has the structure of a tailored jacket but with the softness and movement you only really get from good leather.
Wear it with the matching leather trouser if you want the full look, but we’d be just as likely to put it over a simple knit with denim or a wide black trouser.
That’s usually what makes an investment piece worth buying. It needs to work with the wardrobe you already have, not require five other new things to make sense.
LEOPARD LEATHER IS THE STATEMENT
RUNDHOLZ MAINLINE takes leather in a completely different direction. The Leopard Leather Cocoon Jacket is not exactly the piece you buy to disappear into the background.
The cocoon shape is already strong, but adding leopard leather makes it something else entirely.
You could keep everything underneath simple and let the jacket be the only print. Or go all in with the Leopard Leather Drop Crotch Trouser.
The trouser with black knitwear is brilliant. The jacket over a simple black dress or trouser works just as well.
The boldest piece in your wardrobe turns out to be the easiest one to wear because you don’t need to add much else.
RUNDHOLZ DIP MAKES LEATHER SCULPTURAL
The Sculptural Lamb Leather Jacket in Dakar has that unmistakable DIP shape, with structure and volume doing most of the talking. Paired with the Leather Drop-Crotch Trouser, it becomes a full leather look without feeling like traditional leather tailoring.
The Dakar colour makes a big difference too. It’s softer than black, easier to mix with natural tones and works particularly well with the washed, muted palette that DIP does so well.
Wear the two together when you want the full impact. Then split them up.
The jacket works over denim, jersey or a simple dress. The trouser would be brilliant with an oversized knit and boots.
ANNETTE GÖRTZ DOES LEATHER AS A CO-ORD
ANNETTE GÖRTZ brings a cleaner, more minimal feel to the leather edit. The Signature Leather Jacket in Cocoa and Signature Wide Leg Leather Trouser in Cocoa are designed to work together, but neither piece relies on the other.
That’s what we love about them. The jacket has enough shape to work over something simple, while the wide-leg trouser gives you a much softer silhouette than you might expect from leather.
If you prefer black, the Signature Leather Jacket in Black and Signature Wide Leg Leather Trouser in Black give you the same idea in its most timeless form.
If you only want a touch of leather, the Crossbody Leather Bag in Brass brings the same finish into an outfit without committing to a full leather piece.
THE NEW CLASSICS
That’s really what this season’s leather pieces feel like. Not trend pieces you wear once. They’re familiar enough to earn a permanent place in your wardrobe, but interesting enough to completely change an outfit.
A sculptural jacket. A drop-crotch trouser. An asymmetric skirt. A leather co-ord.
Pieces you’ll wear now, but also pull out again and again.
