Animal print

Make fashion’s favourite pattern your new style staple with our fail-safe guide

- CHARLIE BELL

1 CONSIDER LEOPARD A NEUTRAL

The beauty of animal print lies in its versatility. Forever on trend, invest now and you’ll be wearing it for years to come. Leopard, in particular, is known for being the ‘new neutral’.

‘The idea that leopard is a “neutral” comes by considering it exactly as you would if it were just one of its component colours: the black, the camel or the brown,’ says Erica Davies in her book Leopard is a Neutral*. These classic colours go with everything, meaning that leopard goes with everything too, whether you keep it tonal in matching creams and caramels, dress it down with denim or add a pop of red for an instant uplift.