Kate Middleton's elegant leopard print dress was such an unusual look for her - and it deserves a comeback

Composite of two pictures of Kate Middleton wearing a leopard print dress and black coat as she attended the after party following the opening night of 'AFRIKA AFRIKA', at the O2 Arena on January 17, 2008.

Catherine, Princess of Wales might not wear a lot of animal print now but her leopard print dress from 2008 was fabulous.

Over the years the Princess of Wales has definitely honed her signature style and her tailored co-ords, stunning midi dresses and tonal dressing is something that never fails to look oh-so-elegant. The future Queen loves a timeless outfit but that doesn’t mean she’s never embraced trend pieces and colours and it seems that even Kate has dabbled with wearing leopard print. Leopard print has had a resurgence in popularity this year and many of us will have something in this pattern in our winter capsule wardrobe, but it was in January 2008 that Kate stepped out in a leopard print mini dress.