United States 
The 1950s were experimental years of fur fashion. They mark the onset of leopard fur and leopard print fashion. Short fur coats, mink fur wraps and waisted astrakhan fur coats also came into fashion at the time. Fur coat fashion became highly elegant and womanly. The 1950s witnessed models parading down catwalks wearing fur coats of the most prominent fashion houses and mink fur wrap showed off in Dior collection. The French introduced a coat made of ocelot fur in their “Revillon” collection and “Deanfield” from London presented a leopard fur coat. Meanwhile “Chanel”, keeping up with them, designed a sheepskin fur coat dyed in animal print pattern. So, animal print fashion starts exactly in 1950-1951. It seems that leopard patterns, the symbol of femininity and sexuality, have been trendy up to now, especially in winter. However, one rule exists with them, that is fur coats or their accessories trimmed with animal print must be very well matched with the overall outfit.
