Summary: In this article the various usages of leather has been discussed in requisite detail. It’s a material popularly used for protective clothing as well as a fashion accessory through the ages.  Leather is defined as piece of material made from animal raw hide and skin. Over the ages it has popularly clothed Cavemen, Egyptians, Romans and movie stars. They all seem to have incorporated the unique qualities of leather of being a tough, all weather and durable clothing material. Leather use by Cavemen Mural paintings indicate that cavemen used leather to prepare protective clothing which would shield them from the natural elements. Sourced largely from animals like Antelope and Deer their hides were smoked in a unique manner so as to prepare a sheath of long lasting and tough clothing. Leather usage by the Egyptians Leather in Egypt replaced papyrus scrolls, on which Egyptians recorded their important events. It couldn’t find acceptance being a clothing material due to Egypt’s hot climate however was used in the preparation of furniture and other items like dog collars, bracelets, dagger sheaths and leather bags. It served well for making good water bags which helped the Egyptians save water in the arid desert. Romans and Leather It is argued that leather was introduced to the European world by the romans. They used it to prepare footwear, clothes and military equipment like shields as well as saddles and harnesses. The European demand for leather steadily rose and over the years every town had its own tannery to support its own demand of leather based products. There is good evidence to support this claim as even now a good number of streets and by lanes have names like Tanner Street, Bark Street and Leather Lane attributing their leather lineage. Emergence of Leather as a Modern Fashion Accessory In the last five decades, one of the biggest mediums of unleashing a fashion trend has been through art mediums like Cinema. Stars like Marlon Brando, Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves and Lawrence Fishburne made their designers and the humble leather fabric world famous by their onscreen fashionable attire. The leather jackets worn by them completed their character and one cannot imagine them in the movie without wearing it. Motorcycle leather jackets which were originally favored only by riders found a new a lease of popularity when Marlon Brando wore a Perfector motorcycle jacket for his swaggering image in ‘The Wild One’. The futuristic Sci-fi film series ‘The Matrix’ made trench coats worn by chief actors Keanu Reeves and Lawrence Fishburne really popular amongst the new generation. Readers, from the above examples it is clearly evident that leather is here to stay. Its emergence from being a humble protective gear to a designer’s accessory speaks volumes about it for ages to come. So the next time you pick a leather outfit, just remember that you are indeed wearing history.