Leather is a material made after treating hides, pelts, and animal skins with a special process known as tanning. It is generally made of cow skin. However, leather is also made from other animal skins, such as lamb, deer, kangaroo, and even snakes and crocodiles. In ancient times, leather, with a combination of wood, was used as the basis of much technological innovations.

In modern times, leather products have come to be widely used in rugged occupations and adventure sports for clothing as well as protective wear, due to their excellent abrasion and wind resistance properties. Leather coats are most popularly worn by motorcycle riders and sportspersons. They are also used as shooting jackets, which are sportcoats with leather patches attached to the front shoulder and elbows so as to avoid wear-and-tear resulting from hunting and other outdoor sports.

Leather coats have also gained much popularity among several rock bands, such as the Scorpions and Judas Priest among others. Leather clothing came to be popular with the cowboy image immortalized by Western novels and movies. The rugged and touch image was further adapted by motorcycle riders as well as fashion houses for their lines of clothings.

Leather coats also make for elegant dressing and have a classy finish. A variety of fashion wears and accessories can be ordered online, such as ladies black leather coats and jackets with faux fur, Tibor zipper front swing style leather coats, and NWT women's long coats made from genuine quality leather with acrylic fur trim. These leather coats makes excellent style statements.