Fashion: Lobsters are the new llamas – 9 crustacean-print pieces to snap up now
Get your claws out – spring's must-have print has arrived. Katie Wright has your chic shellfish shopping list sorted
Oliver Bonas Lobster Print Sundress, £65 (available in June) Oliver Bonas Lobster Print Sundress, £65 (available in June)
FIRST it was bees. Then owls. Then cacti, closely followed by llamas. Or was it flamingos first?
Fashion's 'it' print changes so rapidly these days it can be hard to keep up, but right now, there's only one creature to be seen in; the lobster.
Specifically (and this is a bit weird when you think about it), cooked lobsters, because all these motifs are a tangy red-orange, rather than inky blue.
But who really cares when they look this good? There's something so cool about the uber-bright ocean-dweller – and who doesn't want to wear a print that recalls the cutest-ever episode of Friends (in which Phoebe decides that Ross and Rachel are destined, like lobsters, to mate for life. Aww).
Plus, stylised shellfish are perfect for summer, which is why you'll find them emblazoned on everything, from swimwear to beach bags.
There's no denying fashion is crushing on crustaceans right now – here are our top lobster-print picks...
Oliver Bonas Lobster Print Sundress, £65 (available in June) Oliver Bonas Lobster Print Sundress, £65 (available in June) Fabienne Chapot Lobster Print Blouse, £120, and Trousers, £125, available from House of Fraser Fabienne Chapot Lobster Print Blouse, £120, and Trousers, £125, available from House of Fraser Bobby Lobster Canvas Shopper Bag, £26, available from Topshop Bobby Lobster Canvas Shopper Bag, £26, available from Topshop Gant Lobster Print Short Sleeve Shirt, £95, available from John Lewis Gant Lobster Print Short Sleeve Shirt, £95, available from John Lewis Next Navy Lobster Print Vest, £14, and Navy Lobster Print Swim Shorts, £16 Next Navy Lobster Print Vest, £14, and Navy Lobster Print Swim Shorts, £16 Topshop You're My Lobster Shorts Set, £22 Topshop You're My Lobster Shorts Set, £22 America & Beyond Hand Embroidered Lobster Structured Beach Bag, £40, available from ASOS America & Beyond Hand Embroidered Lobster Structured Beach Bag, £40, available from ASOS
