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LEOPARD BY HILARY ALEXANDER

(Laurence King £16.99, 192 pp) AVA GARDNER wore it draped over some steps, Rod Stewart donned it on the cover of Rolling Stone and Kat Slater sashayed out of Albert Square in it. Leopard is fashion’s most perennial print and now journalist Hilary Alexander has written the definitive book on the subject. This fierce volume is full of images of the ubiquitous pattern and great quotes, too: ‘My weakness is wearing too much leopard print,’ states Jackie Collins. If it’s good enough for Jackie ...