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I say “animal” as a catchall because I wear leopard, cheetah, jaguar, ocelot, lynx, etc. patterns all pretty interchangeably. My favorite animal prints come from the big cats—tiger, too—but I think for a lot of people it can be intimidating. Remember the Mob Wife trend from a few years ago?
Yeah, that’s not what we’re going for, but I know when a lot of people see animal prints, that’s the direction their minds immediately go when it comes to styling. The whole “leopard is a neutral” thing is a cliché because I think it’s true. And the print is so familiar and so wearable that it goes with basically everything.
But for the purposes of this article we’re going to assume the reader is brand new to styling spots, stripes, and scales, and I’m going to break down some of my top tips for making animal print wearable. Keep the Look Tonal…ish How gorgeous are these calf hair trousers from Arma? The fit is divine, the feel is super soft, and I love that the zebra stripe is dark brown against beige rather than black and white.
Black and white is so graphic and loud, this quiets it down. Then, a brown satin shirt (this one is Comme Si) is nicely tonal with the pants. But… if I had stopped there it would risk looking like theme dressing.
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