Faux pas...

Animal prints were the rage on the runway for Fall/Winter 08, with leopard, zebra, tiger prints spotted on bags, stoles, dresses and hat trimmings.



But it becomes faux pas when you turn up for work in a tasteful ensemble of satin leopard blouse with black high-waisted pencil skirt, and your senior turns up with an equally glamorous looking leopard print dress.



It is not so bad if the both of you just sit at the 2 far ends of the office and try not to be seen together as far as the day progresses.

But it gets awfully embarrassing when the both of you are scheduled for a meeting with your client who manages an international beauty brand, together with her entire suite of advertising and retail personnels. And unfortunately for us, this client is a well-groomed woman who knows her Marc Jacobs from Dior and Versace.

So we fibbed and said that we just came from a PR pitch for Night Safari.