I would like to start by saying that I’m not a big fan of animal print. But I also think that if it’s worn in the appropriate occasion, it can look great.
Mostly, when worn casually, it can make you look almost desperate for attention you might as well say “Hey! Look at me! Check me out!”. It’s like this one time I was in a recital, and if I remember correctly, there was this girl that was wearing a short cheetah print dress that made her looked like she was going to pounce on someone at any given moment. Funny thing is that she was the only girl that was wearing that kind of dress, the rest of us were wearing solid colors that gave an air of elegance. Of course, when you’re singing in a recital, it’s not a good idea to wear something that will distract the audience, instead of listening to what you’re singing, they’ll be focused on the animal print.
The girl’s dress had almost this same style, only with cheetah print instead of tiger. Please never wear animal print if you’re going to sing in a recital…it’s distracting.
Then there was the gala recital. Gala…meaning that you must wear a long dress NOT short and it must be elegant. Another girl that was singing in the gala recital was wearing an animal print long dress that looked similar to this one:
No please!
Ladies please, don’t wear animal print in a gala event. It just looks to distracting and it’s not very elegant for that kind of event.
I’ve said when it shouldn’t be worn. Now I will say when it CAN be worn.
A dinner party in which you must dress formally, an animal printed cocktail dress can be easily welcomed:
Or if you’re getting dressed for a semi-formal or semi-casual event, these are good options:
Semi-casual
Semi-formal
Semi-formal or semi-casual
Semi-casual
As for me, I’m not up for animal prints. They’re not my kind of style. However, there are a lot of girls that do wear it well, they just have to be careful of when to wear it.
What do you think about animal print clothing? Do you wear it? When do you wear it?
guest
Whenever you want to.
orchid / 128 posts
Always
guest
To each their own. A dress that looks desperate, will look desperate no matter what the print may be. The first two choices, especially the first one, would be inappropriate for any recital I have ever been to even if they did not have animal print on them b/c they look like the stereotypical clothes that a stripper would wear when she was trying to be sophisticated.
The other choices are kind of subjective. How is the second choice (under the “acceptable” animal print clothes) that much different than the first choice. They are both short, strapless dresses with an animal print. I would think a person at a recital wearing that dress would be out of place as well. I’d just guess she spent more on her dress. That last monstrosity is never appropriate. I’d rather wear the first dress and have people think that I was a desperate old whorish housewife than for them to think that I forgot I gave birth to my last child more than 4 years ago.
guest
To each their own, I suppose. I am not much of an animal-print fan. I would say that it would be better if however the wearer decides to wear animal print to wear it only if it fits well, in good working order and not showing too much skin, and only in casual settings. I would limit my usage to a small purse or shoes.
orchid / 183 posts
When you are an animal.
guest
I have a dress really similar to the first one. I’ve worn it to presentations before or just when I felt like wearing a maxi dress….
guest
other than at a nightclub, animal print looks super tacky for daytime casual/semi-casual or semi-formal/formal settings.
guest
Never.
guest
animal print+ extremely sexy cut = cheap-looking (at last to me). see the first to examples, and actually the third. I also don’t like when it has the actual color of the animal somehow. If its grey/black it’s more acceptable. But to each their own. Depends on the person who wears it too.
guest
i’ll roll over in hell before i ever wear leopard leggings, how tacky ..
guest
I think animal print in small doses can be appropriate anywhere. It’s part judgement call, part the cut of the garment, and part ratio of animal print to non animal print. I’ve seen girls look tacky as hell in head to toe animal print, but I’ve also seen girls pull it off surprisingly well.
guest
Gosh the Snobs…
peony / 1 posts
I’m rather partial to a black outfit with a subtle Leopard shoe. The key is to not show too much flesh. Keep the neck high, skirts knee legenth and trousers long!!!
guest
I really, really hate animal print.
Alot.
:c
guest
Personally, I don’t and wouldn’t wear animal print clothing or accessories.
guest
I don’t like animal print, but I don’t care if someone else wears it.