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On Wednesday, Love Island presenter, style muse and all-round British national treasure Maya Jama celebrated her 30th birthday.

She's always been a style maven, but since taking over from Laura Whitemore as the host of Britain's most beloved reality show, her on-screen wardrobe has skyrocketed her to fashionable fame, with many professing they watch the show for Maya and her magnificent sartorial agenda, rather than the actual contestants.

Sharing enough Instagram stories on her birthday that we honestly felt like we were at her celebratory dinner with her, she proved that although she's officially reached a new decade, her daring style agenda is going to stay the exact same.

Newly single Maya, who announced her break up with Stromzy for the second time last month, ensured all eyes were on her on her big day wearing a jaw-dropping leather mini dress by Italian luxury label Di Petsa.

Maya wore a leather-look mini dress from Di Petsa© Instagram /@jaybirmingham
Maya wore a leather-look mini dress from Di Petsa

The dress hailing from its Fall 2024 collection was completely Maya Jama-coded: figure-hugging, cut-outs and totally in line with this season's biggest trends.  The LLD (little leather dress) featured oval-shaped cuts across the torso, hips and décolletage, and a halter neckline created using gold chains. 

Maya Jama celebrated her 30th birthday with friends in London© Instagram /@mayajama
She celebrated her 30th birthday with friends in London
A model walks the runway during the Di Petsa Ready to Wear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 fashion show as part of the London Fashion Week on February 19, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)© Getty
Maya's dress on the FW24 Di Petsa runway

Though leather dresses for summer may seem like an unusual choice, A-list fashion icons have been looking to leather-style pieces this season for occasions that call for an elevated It-girl-approved look.

MORE: Rita Ora just wore the coolest leather mini LBD of the season

Rita Ora spearheaded the trend on a trip to Rome to promote her latest sing Ask & You Shall Recieve, wearing a strapless leather mini dress featuring a button at the décolletage and imitation pockets. Along the hem, contrasting silver zips gave it a daring, rebellious edge.

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Also, The Crown actor Emma Corrin took the classic LBD and spun it on its head, wearing a leather panelled piece from Hodakova's FW24 RTW collection.

Emma attended the event with film director Shawn Levy and co-stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman attend Marvel Studios: The Ultimate Deadpool & Wolverine Celebration of Life in Hall H at SDCC in San Diego, California on July 25, 2024. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)© Getty
Emma wore a pannelled mini from Hodakova's FW24 RTW collection

If you're saving your leather pieces for the upcoming autumn/winter season, don't. According to Maya, Emma and Rita, there's no time like the present.

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