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Is expensive leather actually worth it? Holly Willoughby and The One Show's Alex Jones try on this season's high street leather, from £36 River Island shorts to £398 Reiss trousers, to find out if expensive is better. Jackets, trench coats, trousers, skirts, dresses and boots: they're trying EVERYTHING, guessing the prices and sniffing out the real leather from the vegan. Along the way Holly makes one huge discovery: Alex Jones is BUILT FOR LEATHER. Holly? Less so. But she does find a leather accessory that surprises even her. Could the cheapest thing on the rail really end up winning?! Expect big looks, big laughs and plenty of questionable outfit changes. Chapters: 00:00 Coming up 00:57 Meet Alex Jones 02:19 20 years of The One Show 03:16 I was fired twice 06:23 I thought you were younger than me! 07:50 I'm scared of the montage 08:52 The look of the season is leather 09:48 Give it a sniff: the £265 jacket 12:39 Elegant, or Inspector Gadget? 14:58 Guess the price: the M&S bomber 17:39 Head to toe in…
Is expensive leather actually worth it? Holly Willoughby and The One Show's Alex Jones try on this season's high street leather, from £36 River Island shorts to £398 Reiss trousers, to find out if expensive is better. Jackets, trench coats, trousers, skirts, dresses and boots: they're trying EVERYTHING, guessing the prices and sniffing out the real leather from the vegan. Along the way Holly makes one huge discovery: Alex Jones is BUILT FOR LEATHER. Holly? Less so. But she does find a leather accessory that surprises even her. Could the cheapest thing on the rail really end up winning?! Expect big looks, big laughs and plenty of questionable outfit changes. Chapters: 00:00 Coming up 00:57 Meet Alex Jones 02:19 20 years of The One Show 03:16 I was fired twice 06:23 I thought you were younger than me! 07:50 I'm scared of the montage 08:52 The look of the season is leather 09:48 Give it a sniff: the £265 jacket 12:39 Elegant, or Inspector Gadget? 14:58 Guess the price: the M&S bomber 17:39 Head to toe in…
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