One of Mason by Michelle Mason’s most distinctive clothing designs is the combo leather leggings: a skintight pair in soft, supple beige leather, topped off by contrasting black jersey shorts and a thick elastic waistband. Mason’s got a knack for placing leather in unexpected places — from triangular shoulder panels to cap off otherwise minimalist silk sheaths, to leather sleeves on cotton tops and wrap-mini dresses. Open backs and cut-outs, peplum, and juxtapositions of mismatched fabrics are some of the other tricks in Mason’s bag of sartorial surprises. Based in Los Angeles, Mason by Michelle Mason has appeared in the pages of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and many other publications around the world.