Safari in the Big City: How to Combine Sneakers with Animal Print Patterns

Dresses, coats or leggings are becoming animalistic: predator patterns decorate large-surface clothing items and make the entire outfit sexy. If these brash animal prints are too much for you, then you can simply opt for accessories with an animal skin look to create subtle highlights. You can create a cool contrast with animal print sneakers – as long as you stick to the following style rules:

An animal enjoys being alone

Just as tigers, zebras and leopards don’t mix well in the wild, the same rule applies to your outfit. Therefore don’t wear any other animal prints with your sneakers. The furthest you can go is with a hair band or a small imprint on a T-shirt with the same (!) pattern.

Mixing patterns for the Advanced

Although other animals should be banned from your outfit, experts can at least mix other patterns with animal print sneakers. Black polka-dots, horizontal stripes or even red graphic patterns look great on white tops – provided that there is a neutral element like black skinny jeans or leather leggings between the shoes and the T-shirt.

Sneakers with animal print patterns can be elegant too

Zebra stripes, leopard skin or tiger spots on sneakers can also be combined with chic items of clothing, particularly black and white platform styles with thick soles. These look great with black dresses as well as cotton pants and blouses. Showy and glitzy jewelry gives your look a bold edge: tiger and leopard patterns mix particularly well with gold link chains and bracelets as well as statement necklaces and cocktail rings.

Animal print sneakers and leather

Jeans in a wide range of lengths and cuts as well as denim jackets can easily be combined with sneakers in animal print patterns. Leather clothes make the look even more “animalistic”: leather skirts are erotic fashion statements, while leather jackets worn with a white top, skinny jeans and animal sneakers serve as a standard item. A particularly good combination: leather leggings and leopard print sneakers.

Animal print patterns on sneakers are a good opportunity for men to wear animal patterns, since animal designs sometimes look excessive on men’s coats and pants. A casual street style can be achieved with skinny jeans and a single-colored T-shirt. For a more respectable look, add a black shirt and an elegant watch.

Sneakers with animal print patterns: wear them during the day or at night with a party outfit.

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