It started with this. I saw this Monsoon cardigan in Heat magazine, of all places, and instantly fell in love
The bunny print, the puffed sleeves, the deep v and ribbed waist all shouted “I’m gorgeous, I’ll really suit you!”
I am not, however, a girl who takes spending £45 on knitwear, especially knitwear covered in bunnies, lightly. Quite frankly I am poor, and with Valentines Day and Fashion Week approaching at high speed I am loath to spend money on something I haven’t seen and touched, especially an amount of money that could pay for dinner and drinks!
If you follow me on Twitter you may have seen part of my hunt to find the cardigan and see if it obsesses me so much in real life. So far 2 Monsoon branches have failed to turn up a real life version. But I shall keep looking and maybe eventually I will either be rich, it will go on sale (in my size? The whole world seems to wear a 12, if I was an 8 maybe better luck!), or it will show up in a local store.
In the mean time I can’t help thinking about what a great twist on “animal prints” it is and it sent me off on a hunt for other “prints of animals”
Dorothy Perkins came up trumps not once, but twice, with an adorable Uttam dress with a cat print and, a tunic from Purple Clothing with pink deer printed on it (I so wish I’d seen this before Christmas, though I’d probably remove those feathers!)
Even better is this Yumi tunic with a print of fairground horses. I just love that chance to bring a bit of the fun of the fair into my wardrobe and I really want to wear this with opaque tights and cute shoes.
Finally, in the realms of the “I’ll never be able to afford that in a gazillion years” is this Markus Lupfer dress which doesn’t just have a print of animals, but a print of prints made by animals. Genius!
What do you think of cute prints of animals, or are you more a fierce animal print girl?
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Aw that cardigan is so sweet, I really hope you find it!
I love animal prints =)
Florrie x
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You know, I never really thought about whether I’d wear prints of animals. But gosh that cardigan is cute, and so is the little kitty tunic…
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Oh, a white rabbit cardigan! I should wear it as my signature piece! On a more serious note, it is a bit cutesy for my taste and I would probably wear it only once ot twice. But I do like prints of animals in general, actually more than animal prints! The dress with black cats is nice, I like the black cat motif.
Do you remeber Mr. Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary in reindeer jumper?
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Oh yes! I really wanted a Christmas jumper this year, and could I find one? (no, in case you were wondering!)
I adore ! Everything is so lovely !
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I definitly gravitate toward the cute animal prints, but also not sure i can pull off that adorable-ness in my regular wardrobe.
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The bunnies are very cute and I love Lupfers sweaters!
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It’s so cute I want it to, the funny thing is my Pjs have the exact same bunny print XD
I’m also lovin the Markus Lupfer dress but it’s waaaaayyyy out of my price range, prehaps I could make a diy version
I’m not a fan of anything too “cutesy”, but that last dress is great! The black & silver sequins give it a bit edge. But then again, I’m a sucker for sequins!
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Aww still not found,I hope you find it and its in the sale.
I adore the DP dress not keen on the collar.
I like the cute animal print as long as the outfit isn’t too cutsey, bows frills etc.
Hmm, see what you mean about the collar actually!
Eeeeek I might have to buy that Uttam cat print dress
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I must say I most definitely prefer these to leopards spots and zebra stripes! That Monsoon cardie is adorable. I’ll take a look in Newcastle for you and see if I come up with anything! ♥
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awww i love the bunny cardigan, my sister would love it!
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Love the first two pieces so much!!
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I love the carousel dress – what great finds!
C
xxx
those are all very cute. i personally adore leopard, zebra and tiger print, but i do have a shirt with small horses printed on it. it depends on the item i guess
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I adore the carousel dress.
I do not go for animal coat prints.
I do love a cutesy animal silhouette print here and there, sparingly.
Too much and my boyfriend with much dismay says I’ve instantly aged to his grandmother’s ripe 80 or de-aged to a 5 year old, he is never sure which.
Minimalists are silly/opinionated lovers :p
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