The asphalt may be boiling outside, but the fashion forward are already hunting for fall's necessities. Top of our own editors' lists is this new line of leather jackets from S.W.O.R.D. Shopbop.com has sold out of them twice already, and no wonder. Created by a pair of Italian brothers, the jackets feature a sleek, figure-hugging fit; clever detailing (like articulated elbow patches on this biker style, or the double-wrap cuffs on a trench version); andlast but not leastincredibly supple leather from the same supplier that delivers luxe skins to Dolce & Gabbana. Get your order in now or risk being left out in the cold come September.
S.W.O.R.D. shrunken leather Volterra motorcycle jacket in chocolate, $656, available at www.shopbop.com.