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Should Leopards Be Paid for Their Spots?
Style-setters from Egyptian princesses to Jackie Kennedy to Debbie Harry have embraced leopard prints.
When Jacqueline Kennedy was living in the White House, in the early sixties, she relied upon the taste of Oleg Cassini, the costume designer turned couturier, to supply her with a wardrobe that would befit her role as First Lady, one of the most photographed women in the world.In 1962, Cassini provided her with a striking leopard coat. Knee-length, with three-quarter sleeves and six buttons that fastened across the chest, the coat was not made from a synthetic leopard-patterned fabric. Rather, it consisted of the pelts of several formerly wild, living leopards, which had been hunted and slaughtered for their alluring, treacherous skins. Fashion-wise, the garment was a great success: the demand for Jackie-style leopard coats soared. For leopards, the trend was a disaster. It has been estimated that a quarter of a million leopards died to satisfy consumers wanting to dress like Jackie. A decade after Cassini made the First Lady’s coat, the U.S. government placed leopards on the endangered-species list, making it illegal to import their skins. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...or-their-spots
Okay, sisters, do you enjoy wearing or having accessories that are leopard print (or other animal prints)?
For as long as I can remember I have loved leopard prints--though I have some giraffe prints and other not-so-sure-about animal prints, too.
It's kind of silly--even underwear and PJs in leopard print--along with shoes and handbags.
And you?
Just curious, if you'd like, tell me your astrological sign--I met a woman last night (we were wearing very similar leopard prints) and I discovered our birthdays were very close. We are both Geminis...
What IS it about we women (and men??) who love leopard prints so very much??
No. Maybe as a small accessory in black on black/gray like some of the Coach ocelot purses.
Should come as no surprise for those who put stock in that sort of thing that I'm a Capricorn.
Love leopard print! I have a bag, a few scarves, flip flops (I just ordered a pair that are a zebra stripe), a cardigan and pjs. I'm also a Gemini BTW.
Oooh!! Leopard print sofa--I'm quite envious..I do have a leopard print pillow on our cream colored sofa..and there's a leopard print lampshade and a print featuring a woman with leopard in the same room...
I have leopard print work-out leggings and assorted jackets...and a pair of Croc-like leopard print shoes...and a purse...
Trying to keep my fetish within bounds, don't ya know?
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Leopard prints - and leopards
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