EDITOR’S NOTE
Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days.
The Trend Begins in Paris
The trend began at Schiaparelli’s haute couture show in Paris on Monday, when Demi Moore arrived in a cheetah print catsuit and matching coat designed by the house’s creative director Daniel Roseberry.
Chanel Steals the Spotlight
Then at the Chanel show on Tuesday, a scene-stealing look from VIP guest Dua Lipa as she seemingly channeled Fran Fine in a brash, tailored skirt suit and 2.55 flap bag. Every inch of the pop star was covered in a mesmeric yellow, black and red swirl that looked like animal print on acid.
From Paris to New York
By Wednesday, it was clear the memo had spread from the city of lights all the way to New York when Kendall Jenner promptly stepped out in a beaded tiger stripe midi dress. Both outfits were from Chanel’s Métiers d’Art 2026 collection, presented in December last year. It’s the ‘80s staple, but with a twist.
Since his debut last October, Mattieu Blazy is steadily making a name for himself, gently reinventing what once felt static — tweed, twin sets and pearls, dress coats — into clothes that are new, exciting and fluid. It makes sense, then, that something as familiar as animal print looks fresh and singular through his perspective.
“Standard leopard print is already on the rise. Some are calling it the Boom Boom era of fashion — where the ‘80s doctrine of fur, clashing prints and a greedy, more-is-more approach to dressing feels like a fun cosplay opportunity during an otherwise bleak economic, political and social reality.”
But maybe this time around, designers understand that to stop us doomscrolling the animal prints of 2026 need to be louder and more outrageous than ever. A new species entirely.
