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| Via shelterinteriordesign.blogspot.com |
I was perusing the
style.com site, as I do every time I need a serious fashion fix, when I noticed that there's one trend that never seems to go out of style: animal prints. Brands like Stella McCartney, Alberta Ferretti and Diane von Furstenburg are using snake and tiger prints in a big way. And the perennial leopard print never seems to fall out of favour, whether in fashion or interiors (or even motor vehicles!!)
When I was at university I had a huge leopard print throw pillow in a my room, which I would rather apologetically refer to as the "kitsch element" whenever anyone laughed when they first saw it (in hindsight I suppose I ran with a particularly traditional crowd). What none of us realized back then is that leopard (or any animal print, for that matter) is actually a big sartorial DO and I was actually totally on trend! Look at Elsa Schiaparelli, Diana Vreeland and Anna Wintour - all terribly chic ladies with undeniable fashion cred who have sported a variety of animal prints, with not a hint of vulgarity.
In the home, I still think the zebra rug is a great way to shake up a safe space (and yes, I have one too). And looking at the images below, I think the implementation of animal prints as wallpaper or carpeting can be used to great effect. It's a little tough to draw the line at where chic turns to cringe-worthy, but sticking to just one piece in a print - even something vast like carpeting - is usually a good rule of thumb. Especially if you try to keep the rest neutral or low-key. In the end, though, it's like everything else in life: whatever makes you happiest!
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| Alberta Ferretti Cruise Collection 2014 |
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| Anna Wintour |
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| Carlo Mollino in Vogue Living Australia |
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| Roberto Cavalli RTW Spring-Summer 2013 |
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| Roberto Cavalli's home |
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| Elsa Schiaparelli |
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| Madame Castaing |
Although the image below is quite over the top, in my opinion, decorator Mary MacDonald can do no wrong. To me, this is a rare example of ostentation, colour and print competing for attention with great success.
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| Mary MacDonald |
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| Diane von Furstenburg Cruise Collection 2014 |
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