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It All Started With Leopard Print: Animal Print Shoes, Bags & Accessories
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items It all started with some cute little leopard print Dr. Scholl’s sneakers. Nothing particularly wild, just cute, comfortable shoes that somehow convinced me I needed more animal print in my life. From there, things escalated. Leopard led to zebra, sna...
These are the sneakers that started the whole thing for me. Nothing outrageous here — just a cute, comfortable sneaker with classic leopard print that made me realize how much I liked wearing animal print on my feet. Apparently one pair was all it to...
Women's Be Bright Sneaker
Okay, this is where animal print starts getting a little more sophisticated. The Jane Flat combines soft taupe suede with python embossing, so you get the texture and pattern of snakeskin without the louder, flashier look of a full-on animal-print sh...
Jane Flat in Dattero Suede and Python-Embossed Taupe
Now we're getting somewhere. The Crosby takes hyena print and puts it on a structured bag in haircalf, so the animal pattern has that fuzzy, dimensional texture instead of just being printed on smooth leather. It's definitely more of a statement than...
Crosby Bag in Hyena Print Haircalf
This one is much harder to ignore. The zebra-print haircalf gives the Blake that fuzzy black-and-white pattern, then the oxblood leather adds a deep hit of color that keeps it from feeling like just another animal-print bag. It's bold without being c...
Blake Crossbody Bag in Zebra Print Haircalf and Oxblood Leather
The zebra version is where these really belong in this list. The Seleste is a slip-on wedge with a wide upper and chunky 2.75-inch heel, but the black-and-white zebra turns what could be a fairly ordinary summer sandal into something with actual pers...
STEVE MADDEN | Seleste Sandal
Leopard print was already doing the heavy lifting, and then somebody decided it needed to be fuzzy. This mini hobo is covered in leopard-print shearling with a little bracelet-style handle, giving it a much more tactile, slightly wild feel than a typ...
MINI BRACELET HOBO BAG IN LEOPARD-PRINT SHEARLING
Tortoise isn't the first animal print most people think of for shoes, which is exactly why I like these. The Davina is a sleek, open-toe mule with a seriously tall 4.25-inch stiletto, but the tortoise pattern keeps it from feeling like just another d...
DAVINA TORTOISE
This is the kind of animal print that can sneak into an everyday wardrobe without announcing itself from across the room. The Lohan has a curved hobo shape and chunky two-tone hardware, while the brown print gives it that mottled, slightly wild look....
LOHAN BAG BROWN PRINT
Ostrich texture in green? Yes. The Swanky keeps the silhouette simple with a low almond toe and barely-there heel, then lets that pebbly embossed texture and deep green color do the interesting part. It's not screaming for attention like leopard, but...
SWANKY OSTRICH GREEN LEATHER
Okay, this is a good argument for not stopping at leopard. The Quad is a compact, structured bag in brown zebra-print haircalf, with a very clean shape and simple top handles. The combination makes the print feel surprisingly sophisticated — still wi...
SIMONMILLER | Haircalf Quad Bucket Bag
This is animal print for someone who doesn't necessarily want their shoes to announce it. The Dakota is a simple square-toe mule, but the dyed haircalf gives the animal print a rich, fuzzy texture that makes it feel much more luxurious than a printed...
VINCE | Dakota Fur Mules
This is a pretty good example of why leopard print keeps winning. The Darla is a simple slide sandal, but putting that classic print on haircalf gives it a much richer, more tactile look. Add the gold-tone buckle and suddenly a very easy everyday san...
SAM EDELMAN | Darla 2 Sandals
Okay, this is where the leopard print situation officially got out of hand. These Esenes x RPD boots combine a split-toe tabi shape with snow-leopard print leather, a black padded collar and a chunky rubber sole. They look part hiker, part fashion ex...
Esenes x RPD Tabi Boots - Snow Camo
This is what happens when a classic Tory Burch shoulder bag gets a little feral. The Charlie has that polished, structured shape, but the printed calf hair gives it a mottled pinto-cow pattern and a seriously good texture. It can go shoulder bag or c...
TORY BURCH | Charlie Calf Hair Shoulder Bag
Okay, now we're getting into the good stuff. These take an ocelot print and put it on plush velvet, then stick the whole thing on Stella McCartney's enormous Elyse platform with that unmistakable saw-tooth sole. They have the attitude of a sneaker bu...
STELLA MCCARTNEY | Sneak-Elyse Ocelot Velvet Toothed-Sole Platform Sneakers
Golden Goose took its famously beat-up-looking Super-Star sneaker and decided it needed some snake print. The python-print leather is mixed with smooth leather and suede, with the signature star patch keeping it unmistakably Golden Goose. It's a litt...
GOLDEN GOOSE | Super-Star Pyhton-Print Mixed Leather Low-Top Sneakers
This little thing is ridiculous in exactly the right way. The Kazia Nano is covered in cheetah-print calf hair, but the real drama comes from those oversized gold sphere details and the sculptural shape. It's tiny enough that your phone won't even fi...
CULT GAIA | Kazia Nano Cheetah Print Hair-On-Hide Crossbody Bag
Now we're getting into luxury territory. The Wishbone takes python-print leather and gives it a seriously sculptural top handle, with the curved hardware becoming almost as much a part of the design as the bag itself. It's sleek, strange and unmistak...
MCQUEEN | Wishbone Python-Print Sculptural Top-Handle Bag