Kelly Osbourne used to be the punk princess.

We all remember the pink hair, heavy make-up and lots and lots of black (this princess was, after all, the daughter of the Prince of Darkness).

I was in middle school (ed note from Abby: I just fell off my chair while reading that phrase from my lovely intern. Holy crap am I old!) when she covered Madonna’s Papa Don’t Preach and am not ashamed to say that I danced to it in friends’ rooms and at school dances.

We liked that she wasn’t some twiglet and embraced her and all her many quirks, both style and otherwise.

Surprisingly, we loved everything that came down the Balmain runway for this Fall. And ever since, boldly colored animal prints have been weighing on our minds.

So you can imagine our lust when we came across these skinny red and black zebra jeans from Tripp NYC.

They ride the line between punk and sex appeal - a totally wearable jean with just enough edge that says, “We can totally kick your ass.”

We usually stay away from various printed jeans due to their propensity to make legs look like polka-dotted sausages, but these Tripp babies are dark enough to pass the flatter test, not to mention all those diagonal lines might actually be slimming. The best part? They’re only $46!

Cool, original, wearable jeans for under $50 - need we say more?

—HAYLEY PHELAN