We're Going To The Zoo, You Can Come Too

Me & my boyfriend decided we needed a day out together, just to take a break from work & to enjoy each other's company, so we headed up to London Zoo, one of my favourite places to escape to. It's a place that reminds me of my childhood and every time I go back I can't help feel and act like a five year old as I run around & scream with glee at the monkeys and the cheeky looking meerkats. But what I noticed this time, was how much of our current trends reflect animals; from prints and patterns to textures and colour. Techno Traveller is an obvious example with influence from travellers, tribal & festival goers with tasseled, ripped & frayed clothing, animal prints & embellishment.


Pretty much self explanatory; an example of animal prints/skins/furs found in the wild/Africa including African hunting dog, tapir & serval prints & their influence on the current trend from leopard print skirts, blouses & dresses, animal print hareems & ruffled print scarves.







However, Club Tropicana also has influences from the animal kingdom from parrots, flamingos & peacocks being the main South-American bird influence with feathers, ruffles & animal prints.










Everywhere & anywhere, from maxi's down to socks are ruffles, feathers and even bird-jewellery.













Even the insects, fish & amphibians are having their influence over some of the latest pieces with neon colours, scales & crazy prints.





With florescent yellow, coral & magenta colours, insect jewellery from wasps & bees to butterflies. The perfect example is of the neon pink snake skin patterned swimsuit.