Well spotted
November 26, 2023, 6:59 pm , by Richard Lutz
… you must tell me, baby how your
Head feels under somethin’ like that
Under your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
RICHARD LUTZ connects the dots
Yes, that’s a Dylan song and, yes, that’s a leopard and its spots.
But why is it you see them- the spots, that is- all over town?
From a blouse:
To a pair of carefully placed gloves:
To a chair:
To candles, for godsakes:
They’re even deeply embedded in history. Here they’re a must have accessory for the Bronze Age look modelled by a well-fit Greek hunter (I especially like the hat…):
The pattern also adorns a screen goddess back when we all lived in black and white:
And lurching back to Planet 2023, it’s an eye catching cover for a phone as you discover your milliner doesn’t stock leopard-skin:
So, what is it about the pattern? I don’t get it. When deeply burrowing into the bowels of Wikipedia, I see the loaded question: ‘Is leopard skin chic or tacky?’ According to the AI produced answer, the design is ‘definitely a statement piece’ and has been a classic look for a long time.
Maybe the AI muppets are right about its longevity; just ask the flunkie who gets that Greek hero ready for a bit of wild boar hunting on a day out with Achilles.
The spots, technically called rosettes, can be found on eels, flowers, moths and even the intriguingly named Knabstropper horse breed. The leopard, it seems, is spotted to help with camouflage in high grass which is ironic as the pattern actually stands out on a busy street rather than hides. I mean, who could miss this gem?
Getting back to the chic/tacky issue, fashion mags recently showed Princess Kate, the future Queen to you and me, in a simple but tasteful green leopard skin number. It’s knocked off by a firm overseen by Samantha Cameron.
Y’know, the wife of the newly ennobled British Foreign secretary, late of both Downing Street and the shabby investment company Greensill that got a tad greedy a couple of years ago over the covid billions swirling around. Chic? Tacky? Take your pick.
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Sandy Pike
❤️
Martin McCrindle
The answer is…?
Particularly liked the VW
Alan Holland
I think chic.
The pattern goes in and out of fashion but a modest amount teamed with black to emphasise the dark rosettes, it’s a winner.
Without that contrast, less so. Viz. The seat.
I was lucky enough to have a visit from you both last week and noticed Jane’s lovely leopard print hat. Inspiration for this piece, Richard? You know it’s chic then😏
Liz Barton
Love them leopard spots
The Other Gordon Brown
“…it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine…”
Anne Robinson
“spot on”! They seem to come out more this time of year with tiger stripes apparently losing to the leopard spots.
MG on the leapard phone
I’m famous
Will Travel
And speaking of AI:
It seems Sports Illustrated is written by robots
https://futurism.com/sports-illustrated-ai-generated-writers
Angela T from Maidens
Sadly not my cup of tea but was definately my mother’s !
Frankie Gee
It’s a well known fact that you can’t walk 11 minutes through Glasgow without seeing leopard skin
Phil from Leeds
And you were ahead of the Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12762625/princess-diana-leopard-print-swimsuit-Elizabeth-Debicki-Crown-reissued.html
Jill S from Brooklyn
https://alexandracancrophotography.pixieset.com/jillshulman/
Sent from my iPhone
Sorry I did not make it into leopard article.
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