Incorporating animal print.

I never realized when animal print left and made a re-entry, but since it is back on the block and making appearances in all things possible, I couldn’t have been more pleased.

Animal Print Fashion by deeptipatil17

There is something about this design of nature that adds that extra oomph to any outfit. Although, like anything that has such immense power, controlled use is advised. Too much of it and you run the chances of crossing the line from sexy, confident to garish.

Basics of adding animal print to your outfit:

1)   Start with just one item of animal print and start small to get comfortable with it. Something like scarves, sunglasses, belts, bracelets etc.

2)   Try to keep the rest of the outfit neutral for your animal print piece to stand out. You can never go wrong with black.

incorporating animal print by deeptipatil17
 

3)   If you want to take it another step further, try mixing animal printed garments with solid colors like baby pink, grayish blues, lavender etc.  You want to be careful with bright colors like Red, Yellow etc. The idea of using color with animal printed garments is to divide the focus and in some way bring down the effect animal print has. If you use bright colors with a strong animal print, you are doubling on the bold aspect and… not in the right way.

4) If you do want to mix a bright bold color with an animal print, you want to follow rule 1, which is: balance it out with the size. Go with a small piece that has a hint of animal print in it. Red blouse with black trousers and cheetah print shoes. Works Great!

My personal favorites are the spot prints (cheetah print and the leopard print) and then in stripes I like the ones with the brownish undertones (tiger print). I think twice before I get my hands on a zebra print (unless it’s a really small piece).

The recent reptile printed garments give me the creeps, but I can handle reptile prints on accessories.

Gray Cheetah Print with Teal Blue Sweater

Animal print paired with black and White Ballet flats

Gray cheetah print leggings: Forever21.com ( < 10$)
Ballet Flats: Primark, London
Teal Blue Sweater dress: forever21.com (Sale item)
Gray Jacket: DD's discount ($12)

Necklace & Bag: Gift