As I’ve said before, leopard print and I have not been the best of friends. Actually, it’s not friend-rejection as such but rather leopard print is the unattainable friend that is a little out of my league and would rather hang out with cooler specimens. I mean that in the sense that it is a pattern that has the ability to look very rich/lux but on me somehow looks terribly cliched.
However, today, I picked up the perfect friend for leopard print to come and play with. This Jessica Ogden for Fred Perry dress was heavily reduced and I had been hankering after it only because I hanker after Jessica Ogden period. Jessica Ogden had always been part of my eBay ‘cute’ search routine (consisting of Eley Kishimoto, Tsumori Chisato, Marc by Marc Jacobs) that I obsessed about when I was about 17. I’m not sure what exactly has happened to her own label but I’m hoping something is cooking soon.
Anyhow, these leopard print tights had been sitting in my tights box, squished and feeling sorry for themselves. But for some reason, when I got the dress home, the tights suddenly seemed like a do-able option despite the clash of prints. The sweetness of the dress vs. the trash of the tights… yes, me and leopard print have finally made a connection. We’ve said hello and in the future, we probably won’t have to blank each other awkwardly…
I have the same uncomfortable relationship with animal print.
Then when I saw Cavalli (I think it was his collection) who also teamed leopard print with a clashing geometric print (in that instance it was plaid) it actually looked alright.
mhh i love the idea of leopard print and in fact i bought a leopard print cardigan at the end of last year… but for some reason it just isnt one of those items of clothes i wear all the time. i like what you have done with the dress and the tights. it looks cute.. and those marnis… just perfect 🙂
hope you enjoyed the exhibition.
kx
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i have a big crush on leopard print!!
i love the effect the two prints have together. it looks so great… must try some day!
great combo!
Cute! I remember you posted about Fred Perry clothes a while back, I wondered how you would Susie-ify them.
Somehow, you always make it work. Even when it shouldn’t.
Love it.
mmm still drooling over those shoes… they look fantastic with that outfit!
Nice combo. But then, I always like leopard print.
I absolutely hate all animal prints, so when I say that this outfit is awesome-possum amazing, it signifies that you’re absolutely groundbreaking! I love the dress, and how you pull off the clash is pure magic.
I looove leopard and this combination is fantatsic. Clashing prints are so nice…
Whoa, I apologize for jumping into this post suddenly, but I’ve become completely enraptured by your tights, and how you’ve worn them! …May I inquire as to where you got them?
I confess to being a lover of leopard print, though not necessarily in the cliche way most people wear it. Those tights are totally on the contrary.
ooooh, may i ask where you got your lovely leopard tights?
Susie you always have the best FUNKY TIGHTS! I think you look great in those lil leopard ones. We all feel trashy in leopard print. I call it Peg Bundy/The Nanny fashion!
xoxo
wow, it actually looks incredible with the print mixing and those Marni(?) platforms, experiment more often, please!
it’s what you’re known for 🙂
i like the visualization of scrunched up sad leopard tights being sprung to life by the meeting of an unlikely friend – gingham. your outfits are like little stories, with each component being a character. strangely, winnie the pooh comes to mind.
I really like the mix of checks and leopard. Love the marni shoes!
It is a good balance. Those tights look more dalmation than leopard to me, and I don’t mean that as a bad thing! I like them..
I’m with Annie Spandex, the white of the background (on your tights) makes it cooler than if it had that normal buff-ish leather background..and I love your dress! I’m all for buttons up the front..
oh tsumori chisato is soooo adorable. lol . marc by marc jacobs is very much a teen girl fetish.
wow, i’ve never once seen you in those leopard print leggings. nicceee
Hmm… I was thinking the print looked more cheetah than leopard… dalmation prints have solid black circles , don’t they? Argh…animal print madness…
Anyhow, someone actually gifted me these tights when I bought from their vintage store and I did find it hard to work them when I saw them given my uncomfortable relationship with animal print…. the tights look very old to me as they don’t have too much elasticity in them and feel like vintage tights… I’ve certainly haven’t seen ones like them about with the white background… sorry I couldn’t be of more help…
oh those tights. love them!!
Where did those tights come from?! So brilliant! Please tell us!
Love this, mixing the patterns totally take the leopard print out of cliche territory.
That dress looks great on you…and perfect with those tights. I tried it (I also have a Jessica Ogden fetish) but on me, sadly, not so good.
I love the outcome of the clashiness! 😀
i loveee the clash of prints. and i’ve got a soft spot for leopard!
i don’t know whether it’s the camera, but i like the light sheen on them
this is brilliant! i love everything about it.
oh my god those tights look soo hot with those shoes!!! i want themm!! and your dress is soo sweet and cutesy!
leopard can be a tough one. in 1997, i proclaimed leopard print to be ‘so ’96’ but it’s still a classic. i keep wanting to not like it, but i always come back.
love those tights.
I really like this way of wearing leopard. It’s perfect with the dress and shoes. Nicely done!
I LOVE Leopard Print and think you pull it off well! I could see you pulling off a wicked leopard dress, or anything leopard for that matter. Your look can pull off pretty much any wild print IMO. I need a pair of those tights!!!
It’s funny to think of leopard print as being off limits but I guess I think of myself as slightly allergic too–I only have one pair of shoes with a tiny bit of leopard trim.
This pic, however, is making me think perhaps I could get more adventurous with it…