Dare you enter the wonderful world of the leather biker jacket? No matter if you've never been on a motorbike. Or wouldn't touch one with the proverbial barge pole. Leather biking jackets are massive this year, as they were last season, and also the trend shows no indication of slowing. Apart from anything else they're a classic. The motorbike jacket has graced the backs of big hairy bikers since motorbikes were invented and they're not going anywhere. And yours will last a lifetime.

You see the craziest clothes on the catwalk. The majority are unwearable. Some are totally foolish. However the good things is, they provide inspiration for high street designers, who often tone things down somewhat for public consumption. So today's leather biker jacket is really a totally different animal from the original black version. You can still obtain a black jacket in leather that's so tough it's almost a centimetre thick. But there's designer versions too, some within the most wonderfully soft and supple speciality leathers which are a true pleasure to wear, even against bare skin if you dare!

Go for Amy Winehouse styling with a seriously cropped, sexy leather biker jacket in black. There's the high-collared jacket worn by Sienna Miller. Vanessa Hudgens caused a stir in her own wonderfully worn and distressed version. Katie Holmes has been spotted showing off an attractive rich tan biker jacket. Lindsey Lohan loves her chunky black leather classic. And celebs of all sorts have been observed wearing their biker jackets with the sleeves rolled up Don Johnson style... a familiar sight if you're able to remember as far back as the 80s!

Take a tour of the internet and you'll discover fitted or semi-fitted versions. Distressed and usually knackered jackets have become popular. Vintage jackets are great, but can cost a bomb. The reality is anything goes. Your normal staple colours are still high fashion, with classic black leather a long lasting favourite. But if you're fed up with being safe and determined to make a real impression, vivid colour is just the thing, taking the bog standard biker jacket right into a fresh new dimension. Choose from bright scarlet - brilliant with this season's bright red lipstick - and rich, deep burgundy, thrilling tones of royal blue and deep purple. And blokes can do colour too. As well as black, grey, navy, white and cream there's tan, red, green and more colour ways, all designed to give your look a lift and make it easier to stand out from the madding crowd.