As the morning sun slipped through the rainforest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a scaly creature sat perched on a tree. The animal was “dwarf”-sized but had a “leopard-like pattern.” ...

This bold, statement-making animal print is everywhere right now. We explored what its resurgence signals, and spoke with 29 tastemakers to learn why it’s their go-to pattern.

If you’ve scrolled through either your Instagram feed or TikTok FYP in the past few weeks you’ll know all too well that there's one playful pattern in particular that seems to have made a triumphant ...