Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: how to wear a leather jacket so it doesn’t wear you

There’s a lot of Brando badboy baggage attached to this classic outerwear – here’s how to look chic rather than stompy In lots of ways, the arrival of autumn makes getting dressed easier. Not having to shave above your knees. Enough pockets to make a handbag optional. But it’s not all plain sailing.

For instance, I don’t think we talk enough about how hard it is to carry off a leather jacket. I thought maybe it was just me. And then I came across Lucinda Chambers – Vogue fashion director for 25 years, now co-curator of gorgeous platform of desirables Collagerie – remarking that she found…