The Hunt is On.

The 'jegging' trend might be going full steam ahead, but anyone that knows me knows that I have an obsession with leather pants (and a fondness for real denim. Sue me.) For years, I've coveted a Mick Jagger, so-tight-you-can-barely-breathe pair, but have never come across any under $600 that had the fit I wanted. See Alexander Wang's pair from his Fall '09 collection, at right. Just like that.

Instead, the majority of the ones I came across were bootcut instead of rockstar skinny, and reminded me of Martin Lawrence in Wild Hogs. So I did what any girl on a mission would do: I looked for an alternative. And lo and behold, what did I find: leather/liquid leggings.

As a former HATER of the leggings trend, I must say that I'm behind on this one. Maybe I was blinded by the utter ridiculousness that is Lindsey Lohan, but the liquid legging never appealed to me before.

It may also be due to the fact that I'm not going for an overly shiny, Spandex look either. I want to look TOUGH. I also like the structure that comes along with pants, the hems, the seaming detail. A lot of the ruggedness that I love would disappear with the streamlined nature of a legging.

I found a few doable pairs of leather leggings online, the most expensive being a $200 pair from Victoria's Secret. Eek! This girl's on a budget, for all that I'll just save up for, oh, seven months and get the Alexander Wang pair. Plus I have a feeling that with leather pants, seeing is believing so I'd HAVE to try them on first. *Sigh* The hunt continues... these things are harder to find than Red October...