Into a bit of leather? So is just about every designer around . . .

Sambag's leather leggings above and below . . . a style chicks fashion essential . . .

Remember when designer Olivier Thesykens put Nicole Kidman into a killer black leather dress for a major film premiere? No, I didn't think so.

Anyway, I can't even find an image from one of the of the Eyes Wide Shut premieres of the aforementioned dress, but nonetheless, it was one of the best looks she ever worked.

So, if Nic was a thrifty thing she'd be getting out that little black (leather) dress again, considering it's simply all about leather this coming autumn.

Sure, Nicole's outing was waaaaaaaay back when she was still with that shortish gentleman, but the leather lead has powered along since then. Biker jackets, pencil skirts, trenches, jeans, vests and dresses, winter 2010 is a leather-fest.

I'm loving these leather leggings (above) from Sam Wagner's Sambag label, who has produced her own leath-ings. Okay, I just made that amalgamated work up. They're $500 (sorry about that part) so take a look at http://www.sambag.com.au/ to get even more autumnal inspiration . . . . . . . .