ANIMAL (PRINT) INSTINCTS
Ford was far from alone in taking a walk on the wild-animal side for fall — although, perhaps, the only one to conjure images of sunburned cheetahs. Selman stocked the zoo with zebra prints that appeared in a range of colors across tops, slip dresses, slouchy one-shouldered sweaters, suits and trench coats. The pattern-palooza that was the Michael Kors Collection included zebra stripes and leopard spots.
The latter appeared alongside an assortment of bold tartans and florals — sometimes in the same look — served up in shearling jackets, chunky mohair stoles and calf-hair boots, as well as fedoras in which the pattern was pieced in with men’s suiting checks. The standout of the spotted bunch was a camel-colored, calf-hair trench coat paired with matching-pattern pumps for a fierce female feline look that was the cat’s meow and then some.