I have a black leather skirt and a sleeveless black pleather tunic. I wear both of them (but not together) a lot in fall and winter.

@ Minaminu - that suede jacket is so beautiful. Is it navy blue? It looks navy on my screen.

Beluga green full pleather skirt -- rarely worn because it needs to be ironed between wears and the waistband is often too tight or too loose

Black and burgundy leather jackets -- rarely worn because they're too warm. Burgundy is a bit too brown for my taste.

Cream pleather jacket -- new; worn a number of times so may become a workhorse due to color and shortness. Also, belt is removeable.

Black pleather vest -- replaced a workhorse pleather vest that disintegrated. Hate the non-removeable belt but wear it a lot anyway.

Doubt I will ever buy pants, fitted skirt, or dress because they are more weight sensitive.

Fascinating.

I must say I cannot imagine wearing faux leather in something snug-fitting like a legging.

I would wear faux leather wide leg pants, definitely, because there's room for some air flow. Same with skirts. And my vegan leather sleeveless mini dress I treat as a tunic, with long sleeves and leggings beneath.

The only thing I can think of is my recently thrifted Matt & Nat bag, and it is on the chopping block. I have a fair amount of leather - jackets, shoes, and even pants, but finding second hand pleather that has held up is almost impossible at least around here. If I could afford Stella McCartney I would certainly consider it!

The one pleather item I have is a skirt by Anne Sofie Back. I used to love it, but this season it really is showing the wear. A disappointment, but not unexpected. By comparison, the CdG wool culottes I bought at the same time have had just as much love and probably more. They look as good as new.

No pleather, but quite a few leather jackets and one leather dress. If I indulge in a leather item, I feel that I need to wear it for years. These are the leather jackets that I own that are less than 5 years old - I have two more and a dress:
- tan suede jacket which is 19 years old
- black leather zip up jacket with a peplum which is 9 years old
- black perforated leather shift dress which is 8 years old.

The silver moto is a new addition and at the moment I am quite precious about it. The charcoal moto is one of my most worn jackets, perfect length that it works with everything and wins my MVP award.

1 pair of pleather pants in brown- though would be open to a second pair in burgundy.
Toppers: 1 olive suede jacket, 1 black faux shearling coat. Had a pleather jacket but it got damaged. I also had a pleather vest shirt, but the zip didn't go all the way to the bottom and it was a mare to get in and out of.

Only one pair of pleather pants. Very happy with them.

It occurs to me that I misunderstood that this was about “pleather” only and not real leather as well! That’s a different story. I have a good bit of real leather, mostly in jackets. I haven’t been wearing my leather moto jackets as frequently in recent years, but i tend to keep jackets a long time. I also have two longer leather coats — one from Peruvian Connection and one Alice & Olivia. I still have my funky leather pieced oversized vest, which has been on hiatus the last few years but may need to come back out to play in a fresh styling this year.

It also occurs to me that I have mixed media pieces with faux leather — those tend to hold up better than all-faux-leather pieces, in my experience.

I find leather (and faux leather) bottoms difficult. I’ve never owned a pair of real leather pants, despite occasional searches over the years. At 57 and 15 lbs over where I should be, I think that ship has sailed. I’ll get my “tough” fix in my outfits a different way. I have a faux leather skirt that’s pretty new but has barely been worn because pandemic, but it’s timeless and will get worn someday! It’s a quite convincing faux leather, and a wrap style, so it accommodates weight fluctuations. I also have a real suede patchwork skirt that’s probably 25 years old — it’s currently too small, and it’s a tad on the short side for me (knee length), but it’s unique so I keep it in case I manage to get back into that size someday.

@Runcarla, thanks! it is indeed navy blue.

Two leather jackets - a blue moto style and and a teal/black shearling.

Only the ponte pants with the leather patch. I had a different pair a few years ago and missed those ( they were edited out for the patches not lasting eventually even though I only ever washed the top half of the pants.) I have never owned a leather jacket, although they look great on others I was never convinced they would on me.
My previous patch pants were pleather and got me started- the pleather eventually shredded itself after many many wears.
In the 80s I had a real white leather skirt which was costly but I loved and wore it a lot. It eventually discoloured. But I would have grown out of it anyway in my 40s.

I have one leather jacket.

I have mostly leather and have found that all pleather pieces are gone, from bags to jackets and pants, all those have cracked and shed their pleather coating. I would never pay leather prices for them. I have a couple of second hand pieces that still get worn but that I bought not expecting a long life span . So far both are wearable and mixed media.. a jacket and pants, going on less than one year in my closet.

The only pleather I have is my blush pink moto jacket. Three other pleather jackets had disastrous disintegration so I'm pretty nervous about this one; I use it a lot and the fit is really good. If I could get a replacement in leather I would.

Right now I don't think I have any other pleather or leather garments. Years ago I had a flared miniskirt in a light pleather material, but I always struggled to style it; and the raw edge made a ton of tiny pulls in my tights. I have leather-look leggings but they're really not pleather.

Nikki, is your grandfather's jacket a flight jacket style? That's what came to mind from what you said. They're quite sought after though can be bought new as well.

Ginger, I was thinking it was a barnstormer or teamster jacket. It’s from the 1930’s. Yeah, hopefully I don’t get mugged for it

That is so cool! Hang on to that piece! Pretty sure I know what it's made from, too. They are tough coats.

I will be back later to read everyone's comments more closely, but Janet, you were correct, my question was about leather and/or leather-like garments.

Oh real leather I do have. A cognac/tan colour knee-length coat (matrix style) I thrifted in Spring, made in Italy. It was a bit snug when I bought it so looking forward to wearing it next Spring. Also a guava pink suede moto, also thrifted - love it. A camel suede blazer, also thrifted and Italian.

Star, those all sound incredibly photogenic, ahem...

Hehe April. My only camera is on my laptop and it takes terrible pics.