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Courtesy of Prada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cruella de Vil<\/strong> would race her roadster across a frosty London for this pair.<\/p>\n

Prada<\/strong> has just revived its Dalmatian-print loafers<\/strong>, a style first seen in the Fall 1995<\/strong> collection. That same year, the originals were reportedly spotted on Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy<\/strong> during a night out with John F. Kennedy Jr.<\/strong> Today the design returns in printed calf hair<\/strong>, with inky dots scattered over a milky base.<\/p>\n

The timing feels straight out of a storybook, too. Prada\u2019s holiday campaign, Drawing Prada<\/em>, places Sadie Sink<\/strong> and Maya Hawke<\/strong> inside hand-drawn winter scenes led by animator John Pomeroy<\/strong>, a Disney veteran.<\/p>\n

Fittingly, those sketches overflow with whimsical animals. After years of leopard on every sidewalk, this print brings the same wild spirit with a crisper, more graphic charm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A Paris Debut With Four-Legged Models<\/h1>\n
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1967 Collection by Jacques Est\u00e9rel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On October 27, 1967, Jacques Esterel<\/strong> presented a full Dalmatian wardrobe<\/strong> in Paris, from plastic coats to underwear. Of course, real Dalmatians joined the models on the catwalk.<\/p>\n

Halston Takes the Spots Uptown<\/h1>\n
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Model Pat Cleveland walks Halston’s fall 1972 ready to wear fashion show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Five years later, Pat Cleveland<\/strong> glided down Halston<\/strong>\u2019s Fall 1972 runway in a Dalmatian wrap coat<\/strong>. Suddenly, the print had a glamorous New York swagger.<\/p>\n

Milan, 1995<\/h1>\n
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Amber Valletta walks in the Prada Fall 1995 Ready to Wear Runway Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then came Prada\u2019s Fall 1995 show, a parade of sober black tailoring. Against all that darkness, Amber Valletta<\/strong>\u2019s spotted jacket<\/strong> looked like a delicious secret.<\/p>\n

A Modern Pedigree<\/h1>\n
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Burberry Spring\/Summer 2019 collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2018, Riccardo Tisci<\/strong> sent a Dalmatian-print dress<\/strong> down the runway for his Burberry<\/strong> debut. This year, spotted coats and clutches have also crowded the street style scene.<\/p>\n

Cruella\u2019s Wildest Dream<\/h1>\n
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Glenn Close as Cruella De Vil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Author Dodie Smith<\/strong> dreamed up the villain after a friend joked that her Dalmatian, Pongo, would make an excellent fur coat<\/strong>. Disney animated Cruella in 1961, and Glenn Close<\/strong> played her in 101 Dalmatians<\/em> in 1996.<\/p>\n

A Designer Villain for a New Era<\/h1>\n
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@portalemmastone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2021, Emma Stone<\/strong> gave the character a punk fashion-designer backstory in Cruella<\/em>. Later, costume designer Jenny Beavan<\/strong> took home an Oscar<\/strong> for the film.<\/p>\n

Square Toe, Serious Charm<\/h1>\n

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Prada, Printed Calf Hair Leather Loafers, $ 1.720<\/a><\/h4>\n

The new pair rests on a low block heel<\/strong> with a square toe<\/strong>, while a tiny enameled triangle logo glints on the side. Meanwhile, the fuzzy calf hair practically begs to be stroked.<\/p>\n

Make Them Your Winter Uniform<\/h1>\n

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Try them with charcoal trousers and a crisp white shirt for a very \u201990s Milan mood. For holiday parties, let them peek out beneath a long black velvet skirt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42787,"featured_media":991827,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[17],"yoast_head":"\nAfter 30 Years, Prada Is Bringing Back the Animal-Print Loafers That Defined '90s Minimalism \u2014 and It Might Just Replace Leopard Print This Winter - Grazia USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From 1960s Paris to the cult of Cruella, the Dalmatian print returns on Prada loafers that give every outfit a graphic, playful twist.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/dalmatian-print-loafers-trend-historyv\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"After 30 Years, Prada Is Bringing Back the Animal-Print Loafers That Defined '90s Minimalism \u2014 and It Might Just Replace Leopard Print This Winter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From 1960s Paris to the cult of Cruella, the Dalmatian print returns on Prada loafers that give every outfit a graphic, playful twist.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/dalmatian-print-loafers-trend-historyv\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grazia USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-11-10T13:38:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/11\/GettyImages-1435362-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/dalmatian-print-loafers-trend-historyv\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/dalmatian-print-loafers-trend-historyv\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Anna Maria Giano\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/eeafc9fa04a2267f8e14ec9114bd5c59\"},\"headline\":\"After 30 Years, Prada Is Bringing Back the Animal-Print Loafers That Defined ’90s Minimalism \u2014 and It Might Just Replace Leopard Print This Winter\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-10T15:56:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-10T13:38:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/dalmatian-print-loafers-trend-historyv\/\"},\"wordCount\":503,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Fashion\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/dalmatian-print-loafers-trend-historyv\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/dalmatian-print-loafers-trend-historyv\/\",\"name\":\"After 30 Years, Prada Is Bringing Back the Animal-Print Loafers That Defined '90s Minimalism \u2014 and It Might Just Replace Leopard Print This Winter - 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