Deer Print Is Replacing Leopard This Fall And Mango’s $90 Barrel Jeans Are a Stylish Staple

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If you ask us, animal print should be considered a neutral: a pattern so timeless and versatile, it deserves a permanent home in your forever wardrobe, alongside those blue jeans, white tees, and black boots.

And while zebra stripes and cheetah spots may come and go, there’s no more ubiquitous animal pattern than leopard print. Since its 1980s heyday, fashion’s perennial favorite has been reimagined countless times, leaning either ultra-glam or rebelliously punk, depending on how you wear it.

But for FW26, the spots are finally changing. While we’re absolutely not decreeing the demise of leopard (our love will never wane), there’s now a new pattern breathing fresh life into our autumnal wardrobes.

Deer print—or, to use its other moniker, Bambi print—is the pattern to know this season, appearing across ready-to-wear and accessories from one end of the street to the other. The easiest entry route may be a pair of calf-hair ballet flats or a working-week tote, but the most impactful approach? That has to be Mango’s stellar pair of balloon-leg jeans, which are destined to replace that leopard-print pair we know you were wearing all weekend long.

With a voluminous curved leg, this frankly excellent pair of statement jeans ticks off two major FW26 trends in one—and they’re incredibly flattering to boot (if you haven’t tried this silhouette yet, now’s the time). Priced at $90, they’re already selling out fast, so we suggest you move swiftly.

What to wear them with? Really, the options are plentiful. All the classics will work here: your white T-shirt, gray cardigan, cozy black sweater. Leather looks particularly chic—consider a funnel-neck jacket or slick black accessories. Sneakers and color-pop socks are your weekend go-to, of course. For smarter occasions, a dark taupe-brown lipstick will lend the look a little glamour, as will a pair of chunky silver earrings. And on your feet? Ballet flats now (a pointed style is an especially good move) and block-heel boots once the cold really sets in.