Khloe
Sex Kitten
Animal prints turn me into a tiger in the bedroom and beyond not everyone’s cup of tea but it is mine. Bring it on, not real fur of course the print is good enough for me Grrr.
Why is animal print so popular?
They're daring, elegant and instant style-makers. Animal prints might be very in this season, but they're also a timeless fashion staple. The best thing about prints? They're entirely man-made, so they're also an animal-friendly choice.
Leopard prints ability to morph and shift to fit many different visions of womanhood (from royalty to vamp to pin-up to middle-class wife to trailer trash to supermodel) helps it retain its consistent place on catwalks around the world.
It reappears in collections referencing diverse historic epochs, locations or pop culture moments, always ready to camouflage itself into the designer’s vision of fashion. Instead of using it as a pattern, Alessandro Michele at Gucci has printed and knit actual leopards onto t-shirts and sweaters. Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga has used leopard print faux fur in layered parkas, while Tom Ford sent out models in skintight, cherry red sequin leopard print suits.
All of them are drawing on the energy lent to the print by the original animal dangerous, seductive, and playful (thats me) while alluding to the beauty, innocence and savagery of nature. With such complex symbolism it is no surprise fashion designers and mass-market merchandisers who want to add a frisson of excitement to their collections continually revisit big cat prints.
Khloe Take a walk on the wild side with me xx
