Animal print

[[File:Lamb jacket with leopard print.JPG|thumb|right|300px|A leopard print jacket]]

[[File:Lamb jacket with leopard print.JPG|thumb|right|300px|A leopard print jacket]]

'''Animal print''' is a clothing and fashion style in which the garment is made to resemble the pattern of the skin and fur, feathers or scales of animals such as a [[jaguar]], [[leopard]], [[snow leopard]], [[cheetah]], [[zebra]], [[giraffe]], [[tiger]] or [[Cattle|cow]]. Animal print is also used for room decoration, [[handbag]]s and [[footwear]] and even some jewelry.[http://www.fashion-era.com/trends_2009/2008-9-winter-animal-autumn-fashion.htm Leopard print clothes {{pipe}} Animal Fashion Trends Autumn 2008 Winter 2009]{{cite web | title= Animal Prints in Textiles | publisher = SEW GUIDE| date=7 November 2024 |url=https://sewguide.com/animal-prints-in-textiles/ |accessdate =22 April 2026}} A major difference between animal prints and [[fur clothing]] is that animal prints today very often use [[fake fur]] instead of animal [[Coat (animal)|coat]].>{{cite web | title= Animal Prints in Textiles | publisher = SEW GUIDE| date=7 November 2024 |url=https://sewguide.com/animal-prints-in-textiles/ |accessdate =22 April 2026}}>

'''Animal print''' is a clothing and fashion style in which the garment is made to resemble the pattern of the skin and fur, feathers or scales of animals such as a [[jaguar]], [[leopard]], [[snow leopard]], [[cheetah]], [[zebra]], [[giraffe]], [[tiger]] or [[Cattle|cow]]. Animal print is also used for room decoration, [[handbag]]s and [[footwear]] and even some jewelry.[http://www.fashion-era.com/trends_2009/2008-9-winter-animal-autumn-fashion.htm Leopard print clothes {{pipe}} Animal Fashion Trends Autumn 2008 Winter 2009]{{cite web | title= Animal Prints in Textiles | publisher = SEW GUIDE| date=7 November 2024 |url=https://sewguide.com/animal-prints-in-textiles/ |accessdate =22 April 2026}} A major difference between animal prints and [[fur clothing]] is that animal prints today very often use [[fake fur]] instead of animal [[Coat (animal)|coat]].

==History==

==History==

[[File:New York Dolls - TopPop 1973 11.png|thumb|right|[[New York Dolls]] member [[Arthur Kane]] second on right wearing leopard print in 1973]] During the 1970s and early 1980s some rock musicians wore leopard print as part their attire. Early 1970s [[glam rock]] artists would wear the design as an expression of flamboyance and a challenge to cultural expectations. Artists such as [[Rod Stewart]], [[Keith Richards]] and [[Iggy Pop]] all have been attributed wearing leopard print clothing at some point in time in the seventies.{{cite web|title = A leopards changing spots|url= https://www.museumofyouthculture.com/leopard-print/ |last = Eglen|first = Lauren|publisher = Museum of Youth Culture |date = 2025|access-date = 21 March 2026 }}{{cite web|url= https://underground-england.com/leopard-print-in-history/ |last = Ralph|first = Jess|title=Leopard print in fashion: A spotted cultural history|publisher = Underground-England|date =21 July 2025|access-date = 21 March 2026 }}{{cite web | title=Twelve of Keith Richards’ strongest looks to embrace this year|last= Beckhrad|first = Joobin |date= 7 January 2019 |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/young-keith-richards-rolling-stones-style|accessdate = 21 March 2026}} A photograph by [[Mick Rock]], taken in 1972, featured Iggy Pop on the back sleeve of the 1973 album cover of [[Raw Power]] wearing a black [[jacket]] with a cheetah head and leopard print trim stretched along the jacket’s shoulders, sleeves and front.{{cite web |title= Iggy Pops ‘Raw Power’ jacket: The rock-n-roll shroud of Turin |last = Bonhomme |first = Lil |date=24 February 2017|url=https://dangerousminds.net/comments/iggy_pops_raw_power_jacket_the_rock-n-roll_shroud_of_turin/|accessdate = 21 March 2026}}

[[File:New York Dolls - TopPop 1973 11.png|thumb|right|[[New York Dolls]] member [[Arthur Kane]] second on right wearing leopard print in 1973]] During the 1970s and early 1980s some rock musicians wore leopard print as part their attire. Early 1970s [[glam rock]] artists would wear the design as an expression of flamboyance and a challenge to cultural expectations. Artists such as [[Rod Stewart]], [[Keith Richards]] and [[Iggy Pop]] all have been attributed wearing leopard print clothing at some point in time in the seventies.{{cite web|title = A leopards changing spots|url= https://www.museumofyouthculture.com/leopard-print/ |last = Eglen|first = Lauren|publisher = Museum of Youth Culture |date = 2025|access-date = 21 March 2026 }}{{cite web|url= https://underground-england.com/leopard-print-in-history/ |last = Ralph|first = Jess|title=Leopard print in fashion: A spotted cultural history|publisher = Underground-England|date =21 July 2025|access-date = 21 March 2026 }}{{cite web | title=Twelve of Keith Richards’ strongest looks to embrace this year|last= Beckhrad|first = Joobin |date= 7 January 2019 |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/young-keith-richards-rolling-stones-style|accessdate = 21 March 2026}} A photograph by [[Mick Rock]], taken in 1972, featured Iggy Pop on the back sleeve of the 1973 album cover of [[Raw Power]] wearing a black [[jacket]] with a cheetah head and leopard print trim stretched along the jacket’s shoulders, sleeves and front.{{cite web |title= Iggy Pops ‘Raw Power’ jacket: The rock-n-roll shroud of Turin |last = Bonhomme |first = Lil |date=24 February 2017|url=https://dangerousminds.net/comments/iggy_pops_raw_power_jacket_the_rock-n-roll_shroud_of_turin/|accessdate = 21 March 2026}}

The [[Punk subculture]] and its adherents throughout the late seventies and early eighties also engaged in the use of leopard print. According to the Museum of Youth Culture in the [[U.K.]], Leopard print was a means for punk rockers to convey a subversive visual message and was aimed to garner negative reactions from mainstream society. There was a clear distinction between the glam rock’s male embrace of the feminine and punk’s ideas of [[trash culture|trashy]] [[bad taste]] and a symbol of rebellion. Whilst the leopard print design was popular amongst some musicians during the Seventies and Eighties, its history stems further back to the 1920s and 1930s [[Art Deco]] period when it was seen as part of high fashion. The 1950 film, [[Sunset Boulevard (film)|Sunset Boulevard]], starred faded silent film actress of the 1920s, Norma Desmond (played by [[Gloria Swanson]]), who wore an outfit with leopard print trim and owned a 1929 [[Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A]]0 Castagna Landaulet which was lavishly decked out with leopard print over the [[vintage car]] seats and interior.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043014/ |title=Sunset Boulevard |publisher = IMDb|date = 2008|access-date = 23 March 2026}} Leopard print reached the heights of the catwalk in [[1947]] when [[Christian Dior]] released his ’[[New Look (style of clothing)|New Look]]’ collection. In turn, the punk rabble made a complete reversal of the [[cultural elite]] hierarchical assumptions and transformed it into tacky or tasteless fashion, some fifty years later.

The [[Punk subculture]] and its adherents throughout the late seventies and early eighties also engaged in the use of leopard print. According to the Museum of Youth Culture in the [[U.K.]], Leopard print was a means for punk rockers to convey a subversive visual message and was aimed to garner negative reactions from mainstream society. There was a clear distinction between the glam rock’s male embrace of the feminine and punk’s ideas of [[trash culture|trashy]] [[Taste (sociology)#Bad taste|bad taste]] and a symbol of rebellion. Whilst the leopard print design was popular amongst some musicians during the Seventies and Eighties, its history stems further back to the 1920s and 1930s [[Art Deco]] period when it was seen as part of high fashion. The 1950 film, [[Sunset Boulevard (film)|Sunset Boulevard]], starred faded silent film actress of the 1920s, Norma Desmond (played by [[Gloria Swanson]]), who wore an outfit with leopard print trim and owned a 1929 [[Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A]]0 Castagna Landaulet which was lavishly decked out with leopard print over the [[vintage car]] seats and interior.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043014/ |title=Sunset Boulevard |publisher = IMDb|date = 2008|access-date = 23 March 2026}} Leopard print reached the heights of the catwalk in [[1947]] when [[Christian Dior]] released his ’[[New Look (style of clothing)|New Look]]’ collection. In turn, the punk rabble made a complete reversal of the [[cultural elite]] hierarchical assumptions and transformed it into tacky or tasteless fashion, some fifty years later.

==Other uses==

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