You could be forgiven for thinking the words 'leopard print' and 'crop top' should never be placed in the same sentence, but if there's one thing I'm learning about fashion then it's the fact you should never say never. There are items hanging in my closet I wouldn't have thought of picking up five years ago, but as I get older my confidence grows and I learn it's always a good idea to try new things; sticking with the same style, shapes and textures forever makes shopping a very boring (and restrictive) past-time, so forcing ourselves to push boundaries often injects fun back into fashion. In the words of Mark Heyes (the fashion reporter on Lorraine, my hero) "leopard print is a neutral, it goes with everything" - and I couldn't agree more.
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