NWK | Leather Weather

Leather Weather runs off my tongue with ease as this term was commonly used throughout my high school. When I attended Manhattan Center for Science & Math HS (’03-’07) leather jackets were huge. Walking through the hallways of high school, I remember seeing the Pelle Pelle, the Avirex, the Vanson motorcycle jackets and of course a hood classic, the leather bomber jacket with intricate leather stitching…which to this day, I still wish to cop. 

However, Leather Weather was ideal. When the weather got cold, a leather jacket could barely keep you warm. Leather Weather to me was, wearing a leather jacket without having a Goldilocks complex in regards to the temperature. 

Now back to the present day. Mellany Sanchez Leather Weather

Mellany Sanchez is well versed in leather. She has refined the term “Leather Weather” and has coined it her own. Her style provokes me to think differently. The combination of all black and neutrals can easily get boring but, she manages to always make it look fresh with her own twist. By adding the element of leather to her outfits and rocking kicks or Timbs as footwear, she attributes a sporty-chic minimalistic look to the term “Leather Weather”. 

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