Whether it’s leopard all over or just a hint of the print in the design aesthetic it is woven throughout in the Christian Louboutin AW12 collection. The animal print appears in its traditional guise as well as a futuristic adaption of lame.

The classic Lady Peep is dolled up with a wild printed heel and platform mixed with cranberry and silver spikes, where as the Sweet Charity resembles the animal in its natural habitat.