Leopard print has had somewhat of a renaissance this summer and by renaissance, I mean it’s everywhere. It’s especially rife on Instagram. Scrolling through my timeline and stories, women have been falling over themselves to show off the newest (and please forgive me for using this term) “Instafamous” leopard print skirt, shirt, dress or boot.
It’s like Bet Lynch, Mel B and the ghost of Eartha Kitt have come together and formed the New World Style Order of Instagram. We haven’t been this heavily influenced by a print since the Burberry check went nuclear 18 odd years ago.
We’ve had that Marks and Spencer dress with the orange stripe down the sides which sold out instantly and no-one but the influencers and the most determined of keyboard shopaholics were able to get their hands on it…
Then there were the two skirts, one from & Other Stories and the other from Realisation Par that were unobtainable and were being sold for fortunes on eBay…
There were also the boots from Zara, that other dress from M&S, the popular one from River Island… and so on, and so on.

Zara

M&S

River Island

Tom Ford Spring 2019 RTW

Burberry 2019 RTW
Fringes & Ruffles
My favourite show from NYFW by a country mile was Coach 1941 and the two stand out trends to take away from it were ruffles and fringes giving us a cool, Boho cowboy, burning man kind of vibe. Another favourite of mine was Rodarte who went full Helena Bonham Carter on us and took us to ruffle heaven. And this week’s Erdem show at London Fashion week continued where Rodarte left off albeit in a more gothic mode…

Coach 1941 Spring 2019 Ready to Wear


Rodarte Spring 2019 Ready to Wear


Erdem Spring 2019 Ready to Wear

Mixed Prints
One of my favourite trends which have been bubbling under with the likes of Rixo for the past year is mixed prints, until now, it’s been quite subtle but I think now is the time to crank it up a notch. Self Portrait’s show was full of mixed print wonders and it’s really inspired me to go all out on the mixing and matching.

Self Portrait Spring 2019 Ready to Wear

Graphic Stripes
Stripes are always in fashion but they can get boring. Designer of the moment Tory Burch has found a way to make big bold graphic stripes look amazing and Burberry has morphed their famous check into stripes which are sure to be a strong look, especially this winter.

Tory Burch Spring 2019 Ready to Wear


Burberry Spring 2019 Ready to Wear

Author Bio
Ósk is a TV Producer who cut her teeth on shows such as Popworld and The Kate Moss Years back when tv channels still made fun pop culture shows. She’s a director’s wife, a mother of 3 and a London College of Fashion alumni. She is also originally from Iceland which means she is related to Björk and has Smoked Puffin for breakfast every single morning. Take a look at Ósk’s swanky blog oskito.town and fashionable life in squares @osk_is_my_name
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Bet Lynch, Mel B and Eartha Kitt sound like my kind of fashionistas! Add a fur coat, Pat Butcher and you’ve got yourself a party! HAHA! I’m not going to lie, I do love a bit of leopard print. Great Post, I’m totally inspired – those Spring/Summer looks are gorgeous. And BURBERRY! – I’m in love. I need to start saving those pennies now ?