Change Your Stripes: All the Animal Prints We’re Loving This Season

Autumnal, versatile, and an easy way to bring a little something extra into any wardrobe — animal prints are the great equalizer. The patterns don’t just transcend time (they date back centuries, with textiles mimicking animal pelts first appearing on 18th-century European aristocrats), they transcend any one particular taste. You can go classic cheetah or statement zebra. You can look like a pop star or a first lady. You can be daring or demure. This season, animal prints continue to catch our eye — snakeskin boots by Dior, a lynx print coat from Tom Ford, and both retro and new renditions in Philly shops catering to longtime devotees and an increasingly vintage-literate Gen Z. Go get ’em, tiger.

Snake Charmer

Khaite Blake zebra crossbody bag, $4,400, and Khaite Mia python-embossed pumps, $980, both at Kirna Zabête (Bryn Mawr). Lion necklace, $58 at @Chezolivevintage. Earrings, $38 at Malena’s Vintage Boutique.

Cat Walk

Earrings, $38, and Salvatore Ferragamo silk scarf with leopard print and flower petals, $175, both at Malena’s Vintage Boutique. Just Black Denim mid-rise barrel jeans, $128 at Downerss (Fishtown). Lion necklace, $58 at @Chezolivevintage. Edwardian hunting horn and fox motif bangle, $2,195 at A. Brandt + Son.

That’s a Wrap

Earrings, $38 at Malena’s Vintage Boutique. Giraffe print coat, $125 at DRK MTTR (West Chester). Free People Going Places cardigan, $48 at Rebel (Rittenhouse). Just Black Denim mid-rise barrel jeans, $128 at Downerss. Leopard brooch, $68 at @Chezolivevintage. Edwardian hunting horn and fox motif bangle, $2,195 at A. Brandt + Son.

Saddle Up

By Together cow print dress, $89 at Downerss. Lion necklace, $58, and tassel pendant necklace, $88, both @Chezolivevintage. Edwardian hunting horn and fox motif bangle, $2,195 at A. Brandt + Son.

Seeing Stripes

Earrings, $38 at Malena’s Vintage Boutique. Rare vintage two-piece Claire Sandra by Lucie Ann nightgown and robe, $325 at DRK MTTR. Tassel pendant necklace, $88, and Walborg purse, $158, both at @Chezolivevintage. Vintage panther in chains ring, $200 at Angela Monaco Jewelry.

Out Foxed

Mary Ann Hoffman fur purse, $278 at @Chezolivevintage. Edwardian hunting horn and fox motif bangle, $2,195 at A. Brandt + Son. Vintage panther in chains ring, $200 at Angela Monaco Jewelry.

Abstract Animals

Versace fuzzy skirt, $74 at Wornable (Spring Garden). Two-tone snake hoop earrings, $1,650 at Lagos (Rittenhouse). Dries van Noten lipstick, stylist’s own.

Published as “Herd Mentality” in the October 2026 issue of Philadelphia magazine.