The Fashionista Next Door: The Catsuit...Literally!

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

The Catsuit...Literally!

You either love animal print or you hate it! Clearly, I fall into the love it category. Remember the leopard print blouse I wore just last week? Well, I absolutely adore this leopard print "catsuit"! I only wish you could see pleating details on the pants and top. It is just fabulous! Oh, and this is the jumpsuit I've mentioned a couple times that I picked up at the goodwill along with the blush pink blazer, a the yellow plaid blazer! I think it was like $7.99 or something ridiculous. It was brand new with the tags on (and a size 10, damn vintage sizing!) So I realize that animal print is not for everyone, and for those that are up for dabbling in the fun print, a full on jumpsuit might be too much! If you like animal prints but aren't quite sure how to pull them off, here a few tips.

1) Ground animal prints with neutrals or solid browns, blacks, or whites. Denim pieces like the jean jacket I'm wearing also work well as a grounding piece! Let's face it, I've got a lot of leopard going on, but the jean jacket cuts the look in half and keeps it from being too overwhelming, although I actually don't mind it without the jacket!

2) Add animal prints to your wardrobe in the form of accessories like animal print pumps, belts, scarves, handbags or even a headband.

3) Try a zebra print. The black and white stripes are little less "wild" if you know what I mean!

4) Stick to animal prints as outerwear! Leopard coats are totally on trend!!

Leopard print done wrong...