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best stretch faux leather leggings

Spanx Faux stretch-leather leggings

Spanx's slick faux leather leggings are designed to shape and support you in all the right places. They're fitted with the brand's signature 'Power Waistband' to smooth your tummy and blended with contouring stretch – so you don't need to worry about any talcum powder incidents à la Ross from Friends.

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best split hem faux leather leggings

Mango Leather-effect leggings with split hems

With concealed zips at the hems, choose whether to wear these leggings close to the leg or open in a trending slit-hem style. We're all about versatile styling options.

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best high street faux leather leggings

Zara High-waist faux leather leggings

Don't worry about having to shake and shimmy your way into these bad boys thanks to a side zip – a gamechanger in a legging! We love the front leg seams on this Zara pair for added interest.

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Good American Good waist faux leather leggings

Cut from the company's signature "better than leather" fabric, these leggings will give you a snatched waist thanks to a super flattering high rise and an elastic waistband. There's a reason they're called "good waist" after all... Plus, going up to a size 5XL, we reckon the price tag is more than justified.

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best plus size faux leather leggings

River Island Plus black faux leather leggings

These River Island leggings from the brand's Plus range feature faux leather coating just down the front of each leg for maximum comfort. No worrying about awkward noises when you sit on a leather sofa to car seat wearing these.

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H&M Coated leggings

*Immediately adds these greige faux leather leggings to basket.* We'll be styling them exactly like this – with a cream fluffy jumper and silver ballet flats to nail winter neutrals. If the pale hue isn't for you, these H&M beauties also come in black, brown and khaki green.

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best patent faux leather leggings

Commando Faux patent-leather leggings

Looking for comfort over compression? This pair from Commando have a second-skin fit and are designed to sit flatteringly high on the waist. The high-shine patent finish will look so cool paired with a simple white t-shirt.

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Wolford Estella leggings faux leather

Now 35% Off

With a seam detail above the knee, these faux leather leggings have a biker feel. Admittedly not the cheapest pair in this edit, but you can't beat the quality of Wolford. And if you want something softer than black, these also come in a brown and khaki green colourway.

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M&S Collection Leather look high waisted leggings

As always, M&S has catered to pretty much everybody with these ankle-grazing faux leather leggings. Coming in short, regular and long leg lengths and in sizes 6-22, they're ticking all the boxes. Add an elasticated high waist and stretchy fabric, plus a seam detail for a sophisticated touch to that checklist, too.

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best curve faux leather leggings

Live Unlimited Curve faux leather leggings

These mid-rise leggings from Live Unlimited are made to be worn with oversized jumpers. A thick, stretchy waistband promises comfort and they're available in a size 12 up to a size 28.

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Black faux leather leggings

Cut from sculpting faux leather, this Mint Velvet pair are supple enough to tuck you in but stretchy enough to wear comfortably all day. While they look great with longer layers, an extra wide waistband makes them especially flattering when paired with cropped tees, too.

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best thermal faux leather leggings

Calzedonia Thermal leather effect leggings

Warmth meets style in these thermal-lined faux leather leggings. We'll be snapping up this gorge red wine hue, but they also come in a bright red, brown, forest green, beige, grey, white and of course, black.

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best budget faux leather leggings

New Look Black leather-look leggings

Now 25% Off

This style from New Look features a super high waist and a skinny fit. Available in sizes 6-22, they're currently on sale for less than £15!

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best leather look flared leggings

Commando Faux leather smoothing flare leggings

These flared babies paired with a leopard print top instantly nails our current fave trend, the mob wife aesthetic. And they don't just look good, with its signature internal smoothing waistband and made from a firming fabric with four-way stretch and recovery that doesn't bag or sag, Commando has come through again.

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best plus size faux leather leggings

Simply Be Black seam detail high waist PU leggings

Now 61% Off

Want a little more interest in your plain black leggings? This Simply Be pair features a seam detail and a super high waist that's just calling out for a cropped cardigan.

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best vegan leather leggings

Norma Kamali Spat vegan leather flared leggings

It doesn't get chicer than these Norma Kamali vegan leather leggings. From the chocolate brown hue to the flared legs and split hem.

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Topshop Faux leather legging

With a bodycon fit and extra high rise elasticated waistband, we love the ankle grazing length on Topshop's faux leather leggings.

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River Island Black high waisted coated leggings

These high waisted leggings look waaay more expensive than their under £30 price tag thanks to a faux leather matt coating. Available in regular and long leg lengths, tall girls these are for you!

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AllSaints Cora high-rise skinny fit faux leggings

Lean into the edgy vibes of AllSaint's minimalist faux leather leggings and add a black jumper, duster coat and biker boots. The Matrix has never looked chicer.

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Hollister Ultra high-rise vegan leather leggings

These Hollister leggings look like the real deal. Made from super soft faux leather, and with a price tag under £30, consider us sold.

Siena Gagliano is the associate editor at Cosmopolitan, where she primarily covers beauty, fashion, travel, and lifestyle. Wanna know how to get the best brows of your life? Gotchu. What about how to find the best fashion deals of the season, the softest sheets on the market, or exactly how to use retinol without irritating your skin? Check, check, and check. Before joining Cosmopolitan, Siena was a writer at Bustle and several other media outlets. As her 2024 goal, she has vowed to find the best (extra) dirty martini NYC has to offer—and yes, that means ~attempting~ to try every cute cocktail spot in the city (hit her up with some recs, pls). Follow Siena on Instagram for a behind-the-scenes look at that magazine life.

Corinne Sullivan is an Editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers a variety of beats, including lifestyle, entertainment, relationships, shopping, and more. She can tell you everything you need to know about the love lives of A-listers, the coziest bedsheets, and the sex toys actually worth your $$$. She is also the author of the 2018 novel Indecent. Follow her on Instagram for cute pics of her pup and bébé. 

Lauren Alexis Fisher is the Senior Editor at Cosmopolitan, overseeing digital content across fashion, lifestyle, beauty, sex, and culture. Previously, she was the Market Editor at Harper’s BAZAAR and has written for publications including WWD, Bustle, and W Magazine. When she’s not busy taste-testing her way through every dirty martini in New York, you can follow her on Instagram for bad jokes, good outfits, and annoying vacation pics. 

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