Name someone who loves leopard print more than I do. Come on. I dare you. Even when I was a little kid, 90s leopard print was a staple part of my wardrobe. And it was also a staple part of fashion magazines at the time. From Dolly to Harper’s Bazaar, the glossy pages of the world’s best magazines were punctuated with prints left, right and centre.
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Somehow, throughout the years, leopard prints have gotten a bit of a trashy reputation. However, when you wear it right it looks fiercer than anything else in your wardrobe.
90s Leopard Print Prowled These Fashion Magazines
Harper’s Bazaar, August 1992
Of course, Harper’s Bazaar chose one of the fiercest women of all time for their leopard print cover. Cindy Crawford adds her signature sex appeal to this look by letting the coat drop off her shoulder. If there’s one look I’d love to recreate, it’s this one.
Cosmopolitan Australia, March 1993
Okay—are these 90s leopard print looks fucking fabulous or what? I’d like to have one of each garment, please & thank you. And yes, I realize that some of them are zebra prints. I don’t discriminate.
Vogue UK, November 1996
If these doesn’t give you serious summer feels, then I don’t know what will. Look at how young & perfect Naomi Campbell looks too! She’s a total goddess in leopard print. Take me to that beach right now.
Dolly Magazine, March 1985
Turns out, Max Mara wasn’t the first one to mix leopard on leopard. Also, Dolly Magazine was seriously into animal prints in the 90s! And I am all for it.
Looks Magazine, June 1990
Here are the classics: 90s leopard print hats, collars and cuffs. It’s all in the details after all. Truth be told, I’ve never heard of this magazine before but if I could get my paws on this issue I’d be forever grateful.
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Dolly Magazine, April 1990
Finally, we have another Dolly issue! I need all of these looks too. Hello, they are so fierce. A fun fact about Dolly Magazine: After my first visit to Australia when I was 14, I fell in love with Dolly Magazine and I asked for a subscription for my next birthday. It was expensive as hell to subscribe from Canada but my family must have really loved me because they got it for me. I’m sure I still have some issues kicking around. Although, I don’t remember any of them being as printed as these ones.
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