Oh, I’m sorry. I forgot about the OP.
Dunno about it being tacky … I think it depends a lot on what the fashion is exactly, how it is worn with other clothing and how it fits whoever is wearing it.
But is it sexy?
Well, yeah!
Leopard-prints (and actual leopardskin) briefly became popular in the 1940s & '50s, for coats, hats, accessories. The fad died out by the early 1960s—as all fads do—but the look was so colorful and over-the-top that it was clung to by “fashion outsiders” (hookers, drag queens, giggly starlets, etc.). That’s pretty much where leopard-prints have stayed since then: the red-haired stepchild of chic.
AAHHH Eve - I picture you - oddly enough - like a fashionable 1920’s iconic formal maiden. Statuesque even.
Thank you for the succinct answer.
Which means, of course, she knew in advance that she was going to sleep with you when she got dressed. Otherwise she would’ve worn the white pair with the elastic slightly pulling away from the fabric around back. 
I have a little stuffed leopard named Mary. My parents’ friend bought it for me from the gift shop at the Pittsburgh Zoo.
I happen to like leopard skin bikinis! They are very sexy, if worn by a gal with a good body. Unfortunately, it takes one grossly overweight woman in a leopard skin thong to ruin the effect…
So where does pink leopard print stuff fit into the hierarchy of ugly?
Interesting tidbit there, Eve. Thanks for sharing.
Better now that you’re here, Davebear. Like usual.
Daowajan, pink leopard print is definitely somewhere FAR below the blue snakeskin print that I sported today. 
Hey, my backpack and my sneakers and the underwear I bought on sale last year take offense to that! 
What I find interesting is that according to my edition of The Divine Comedy (Inferno, canto 1), the leopard was a symbol of lust all the way back in the 14th century.
Leopard skin. Getting men to stop thinking for over 700 years.
Awww! You’re such a sweetie. You’re just trying to get me to revise my post in the “Who Do You Love” thread, aren’t ya?
Umm, yeah. What she said. Sorry, AntaresJB. Making leopard print in pink is taking it well into the Barf Zone of Cutesy Poo. Although, blue snakeskin is pretty hideous, too. Blue snakeskin is just wrong. Anyone for green and yellow tiger print?
I like snakeskin print, but I don’t find it sexy, just pretty. Maybe it appeals more to women, with the phallic connotations. (With apologies to the OP, I have to throw this in; please don’t buy real snakeskin (or lizard, for that matter). They’re wiping out crucial parts of many ecosytems to make those damn boots, bags, etc.)
I would also like to say that I don’t see any conflict between being cute/sexy/desirable and a certain amount of trashiness. It may just be me, but I find a trace of trashiness sexy, on it’s own. Probably related to the perception, real or imagined, that trashy women are more accessible. I’m not talking $5 street-walking crack ho’ trashiness. A leopard print blouse or lingerie is sufficient, for me. It’s much more appealing than a sartorially resplendent, but aloof, Ice Goddess.
Chances are that this could be considered a bit of a hijack, but this thread got me thinking about leopards and sex, which reminded me of a funny bit of writing that was posted by our own Scylla in teemings. Hope this amuses.
How do you titilate an ocelot? Ocillate it’s tits a lot.
Well, I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Yes, I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Well, you must tell me, baby
How your head feels under somethin’ like that
– Bob Dylan