It’s not that I’ve never tried. When Tom Ford did a slinky take on 70s style, I bought a snake-skin print stretch-silk shirt. When Diane von Furstenberg revived her jersey print wrap dresses, I boldly went for zebra. I lent a stretch leopard print dress to a friend who revelled in wearing something so out-there. She put it with trainers and felt happily subversive wearing it to Downing St to meet the then British Prime Minister.
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Are prints that take their cue from the animal kingdom a classic or a no go?
While I’m a proud clothes hoarder, I’ve not kept any of the above. Truth is, I feel overwhelmed in anything busy and, of course with animal print, there’s an added dimension. I blame it on Bet Lynch, the larger than life barmaid-with-beehive from