First there was the winter-eared scarf and mittens duo (bears, foxes, pandas, wolves, etc). Great for kids, teens, and the college-bound, I shuddered a little bit whenever I saw this on an adult. Call me prim, but I feel a little old for such things.
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Animal ears are nothing new. Remember the 2009 Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton bunny ears? I do... These were not for the fashion faint of heart, but nor were they the cutesy statement that seems to be more prevalent today. More bold and effortlessly coy, I lean towards this interpretation of the style.
Spring is seeing the influx of a new manifestation of animal ears, and while I'm more open to them than the hood/scarf/mitten hybrid featured above, I'm still not quite sure what to make of them. Can an adult, or a young woman in the city (or anywhere, I suppose), wear one of these in anything but jest or on halloween? I can't make this fashion leap, but I am almost giddy to see how many animal ears I'll spot in the wilds of Manhattan as the city starts to burst into color this spring. We may have just celebrated the lunar new year, the year of the snake, but everything's turning up feline.
1. SpiritHoods Faux Fur Animal Hat, Nordstrom;
2. Lace Cat Ears, Asos; 3. Cara Cat Ears, Nordstrom;
4. Pearl Cat Ears, TopShop; 5. Studded Cat Ears; Dorothy Perkins.
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