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R&M Leathers Is Taking Kinkwear To Newer (& Poppier) Heights<\/h1>\n
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Everyone from Olivia Rodrigo to Charli xcx is obsessed with wearing leather. Designer Ruby Mariani makes it happen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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by Kevin LeBlanc<\/a><\/address>\n
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The Music Issue 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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If you caught Olivia Rodrigo<\/a> on the Guts<\/a><\/em> tour, chances are you saw her tearing up the stage in a two-piece leather set covered with grommets and studs. She stuck to a tried-and-true outfit formula for her massive festival and stadium sets, wearing the same exact pieces in purple, red, and black, hammering home a signature look and, most importantly, staying comfortable. How can leather<\/a> be considered cozy for a 90-minute set, you ask? Ruby Mariani of R&M Leathers, the designer behind these looks, prides herself on just that: \u201cA lot of the techniques we use at R&M\u2026 I kind of made up in terms of making them work with the body.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mariani\u2019s fascination with the body and leather started in the western Australian city of Perth, where her musician dad brought her to his rock gigs as a child. She pored over materials like a rock dictionary with alphabetized terms in the community (peroxide hair, fringe) and became obsessed with the \u201clook\u201d before she fell for the music. This fascination led her to study fine art and fashion at school, where she says she taught herself how to mold leather. She made the leap across several ponds to end up in London, where she started interning for a fetish shoemaker. The commitment to bespoke looks that acted as a second skin \u2014 and yes, included leather \u2014 had her hooked. \u201cIt\u2019s a bit like woodworking. It\u2019s something you can do yourself, and I like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ruby MarianiCourtesy of R&M Leathers<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Her interest in leather led her to study biker and BDSM cultures, which are typically associated with a tougher, more intense look. Mariani\u2019s goal \u2014 which she has successfully achieved \u2014 was to bring a feminine, softer edge to leatherwear, making leather bras, but also frillier pieces. The bespoke, demi-couture nature of her practice has led her to become a mainstay for the pop girls of today who want the sweet-meets-severe look while also keeping everything in place as they twirl and jump on stage. She collaborated on a leather apron with Gabbriette, dressed Julia Fox and Dua Lipa, and created several shorts for the legendary look Charli xcx honed for the Brat<\/em> tour.<\/p>\n

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Rodrigo at Lollapalooza Paris in the Kane Hot ShortsLyvans Boolaky\/WireImage\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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Rodrigo in R&M Leathers at Roskilde Festival 2025Joseph Okpako\/WireImage\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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Charli xcx in an R&M Leathers T-shirt and custom shorts on the Brat<\/em> tourHenry Redcliffe<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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Dua Lipa in the Fetishette T-shirtInstagram\/@dualipa<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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