I’m sure many of you have never thought of leopard prints as
‘work appropriate’, but as I said in my
post yesterday, it really does depend on the treatment of the outfit. There’s a
time and place for everything and there's no-one who knows your work dress code better than yourself J
If you are thinking
about wearing animal prints to the workplace for the first time you might want
to consider the following tips:
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If you are in a very conservative and strictly
professional environment try to keep animal prints for social occasions.
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If your work environment encourages creativity,
but you still need to keep some level of professionalism, go for animal prints
in more muted colours or wear smaller pieces, for example, a thin leopard
print belt or a python print scarf.
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Always remember to stick to one item of animal
print per outfit.
Here are some ideas on how to rock your animal prints to
work.
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| Details ~ L to R: Black ponti short blazer- Fashion Express; Animal blouse- Fashion Express; Poni pencil skirt- Foschini; Black heels with gold toe cap- Luella; Black blazer with animal print lining- Fashion Express; Grey cowl top- Fashion Express; Skinny trousers- Foschini; Pointed court shoe with toe cap & cut out detail- Charles and Keith. |
Sometimes all you need to do is accessorise, especially if you're a bit fearful of wearing prints to work. Animal print accessories could be just what you need to add some pizzazz to your ensemble.
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| Details~ L to R: Pony Skin belt- Fashion Express; Pointy pony skin and leather pump- Luella;Burnt Orange choc animal print scarf- Donna-Claire; Black and grey animal stole- Fashion Express; Cut out court shoe- Charles and Keith; Pumpkin leopard woven scarf- Donna-Claire; Skinny grey snake print belt- Foschini; |
