Earn your stripes (and spots): Nine ways to wear animal print this season

For spring 2025, the memo is clear: fuss-free or ostensibly femme worn with cool or subdued colourways. If you’re prowling for a fierce ‘fit, there’s room for both. Let’s see how. 

Jenna Lyons called it. The former J.Crew executive creative director (and my style icon) once famously referred to leopard print as a neutral – such is its versatility. She wasn’t wrong. 

No longer the provenance of ‘that girl’ who’ll try anything, the domestication of animal print (leopard or otherwise) makes it less of a trend and more of an expectation. In fact, we can’t get enough.