Strike Out: The Triumphant Return of Classic Black Leather

From ultra-functional handbags to decadent footwear, fall’s top accessories foreground classic black leather. That’s not to say that the fashion space is moving away from bold colour and pattern, but rather that timeless accents are falling back into favour. After all, black will always be there for you — it will always lead as the de facto placeholder for footwear, belts, bags, etc, when bright and/or trendy items don’t quite fit the bill. A closet can never have too many black items in it, hence the beloved assortment our team compiled for this Book for Men FW ’22 shoot.

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BOOTS (PRICE UPON REQUEST) BY PRADA.

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SADDLE BOUQUET CARRIER ($2,600) BY DIOR.

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LOAFERS ($1,155), BOOTS ($1,525), AND HORSEBIT BOOTS ($1,770) BY SAINT LAURENT.

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SHOES ($2,060) BY TOM FORD, AT HARRY ROSEN.

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BAG (PRICE UPON REQUEST) BY HERMÈS.

Photography: Michael Kazimierczuk (Impossible Studios)

Fashion Direction: Haley Dach

Prop Styling: Dani Reynolds

Photography Assistant: Rohan Agalawatte