How to look good in leopardskin spots

If you think that only the truly hip carry off leopardskin, Paula Burns has found out their secrets for you

LEOPARD print is officially here to stay. Season after season it remains the guilty little fashion pleasure of designers with some element of leopard or animal print sneaking into their collections. It may be the marmite of fashion but love it or hate it incorporating even just a touch of the print into your wardrobe will go a long way in the fashion stakes. While on the catwalk leopard print may be the star child, in the real world the words ‘leopard print’ conjure up images of a busty English barmaid like Liz McDonald or an American trailer park dame – neither being a style icon of choice.

So it seems that leopard print needs a new style icon. Who better then the fiercest woman in fashion, Anna Wintour? If Queen Anna can step out in a leopard print coat then we can officially confirm that leopard print has exited tactville and is now entering the chic zone. Anna’s not the only fan of the print. The ultimate warrior print princess Diane Von Furstenberg is the goddess of all things print with leopard being a firm favourite.