Once a pretend fashion editor, always a pretend fashion editor.

• (Image credit: Getty Images)By Kelsey Stiegmanpublished 11 September 2024inNewsThe phrase “wardrobe staple” is one that generally conjures up images of plain white tees, khaki trench coats, and the perfect pair of worn-in jeans. But there’s one cold-weather must-have that’s largely slept on: leather pants.

  Six months out of the year, these babies do most of the heavy-lifting in my closet. They’re responsible for some of my favorite outfits of all time and are always a fixture in my New York Fashion Week lineup.

  Given that it’s fashion week right now, the editor-approved style is guaranteed to make several appearances, on both streets and runways. The chicest example of this didn’t come from a fellow fashion editor, however. It came from a woman who plays one on screen: Anne Hathaway.

  Sponsored LinksHere’s What Cartoning Machine In 2024 Might Actually Cost You!Cartooning Machine | Search AdsThe Devil Wears Prada star popped out on Sept. 9 for an art show at the Levy Gorvy Dayan gallery in New York City. Though she wasn’t attending a fashion week event, she still dressed the part, wearing elevated workwear that popped.

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  Anne Hathaway styles a striped button-up with leather pants and a red heart Alaïa bag.

  (Image credit: Splash by Shutterstock)Hathaway was outfitted in a simple striped button-up and leather pants that featured moto-inspired quilted pockets. Once it came time for accessories, the actor amped up the style factor tenfold.

  She paired her black-and-white look with wine-colored Gucci Signoria 105mm Pumps and a crimson heart-shaped bag—Alaïa’s viral Le Coeur Crossbody, specifically. Another editor favorite, the campy design is a fashion month fixture, boasting celeb supporters like Selena Gomez.