{ miss leo }

it's no secret that i love leopard print. i've always said that it's my favorite neutral; indeed, i believe it goes with almost anything. usually i use it as an accent, but because i felt so fierce in my leopard dress and matching coat at lady gaga's monster ball, i'm starting to think that head to toe is the way to go.

luckily, i need look no further than lanvin's recent pre-fall 2010 collection for encouragement. inspired by 'the leopard lady' ~ a real-life parisian woman who dons these dots day and night ~ designer alber elbaz delivered a lineup of looks that had me at meow:






don't you just love how the lanvin girl always looks like she shops everywhere from bergdorf goodman to goodwill?! better yet, this brand new collection feels like the flirtier, frothier sister of givenchy couture circa fall 2007:


{ all images via style.com }