Missing the print

That's Not My Age can't wait till it gets cooler and I can start wearing 'the beast' again:



But in the meantime, I need a little animal to liven up my pared-down life. So I've been thinking about accessories, and wondering whether or not there's room in my wardrobe for a pair of eye-catching desert boots?



When it comes to animal print, a little goes a long way (read my rules for living with leopard here) so I'd wear them with slim black trousers, faded jeans or Jane Birkin-style khakis and a simple black blazer.


What do you think? Are they spot on or a print too far?


Photos
First picture: Norman Parkinson
Desert boots: Clarks

Where the wild prints are: part deux

So it's true, the animals come along two-by-two. Having found a neat Agnés b leopard print t-shirt I thought my animal hunger had been sated, but then I spotted this gorgeous vintage sixties coat. At £75 it cost around the same amount as the t-shirt, but you won't catch me wearing them together, remember the rules - double animal print is a no-no. With a coat this eye-catching, it's best to keep the rest of the outfit simple, but one thing I will be adding is a splash of Iggy Pop in Stephen Sprouse attitude;

'I bought a Day-Glo yellow hooded leopard print, three quarter length winter jacket,' said Mr Pop, ' I wore it out of the store and hailed a cab on Sixth Avenue, and the cab driver said, 'You've got the wrong holiday, it's not Halloween.' I thought, "All right, I'll show you. I'll make this jacket famous." I made it my mission to wear it everywhere. I sort of beat that one to death.'




Ever had an item of clothing that you never wanted to take off (or that a cab driver has insulted!)?


Images from The Stephen Sprouse Book