I'm SO on trend it hurts.

Vintage cape, Cotton On bralette, Sportsgirl stockings & beret and Topshop jeans

I know, I know I look like a 14 year old at pre drinks for Good Vibrations festival. I get it, leopard is ridiculously huge this summer....and I'm embracing it, what of it.

You see it absolutely everywhere- on shoes, underwear, hosiery, jewellery and even make up. It's taken over the beaches and it seems no one has been spared. It's so completely Euro-chic, I'm starting to feel like I live in St. Tropez.

It's a familiar story of the trickle of high fashion. The international A/W 2010-11 shows last month  started it all. Balmain created yet another structured blazer, which by the way I'm convinced is the same as their military one that began the whole big shoulders trend, in leopard. Gucci and Moschino followed suit, pardon the pun, with leopard print coats and Dolce&Gabbana stayed true to form with a skin tight mini dress.

Lucky for us mainstream shoppers this trend is definitely not new. It's the epitome of the eight year fashion cycle and that's amazing news for vintage fiends like moi. Hit up any op-shop and you'll find a pile of animal print garments, many of which will be oversized and from Katies or a similarly as offensive '90s store, but chuck them over some ripped denim shorts and no one will know!