Try Giraffe Print When You Want an Unexpected Look

Ruby Belle, giraffe cashmere sweater, GNW tight, Harley Davidson booties, Festina watch, DIY brooch, Ray Ban sunglasses, and Hermes collier de chien bangle (all own)

Post author:Nicole Mölders
Reading time:6 mins read

Giraffe is a nice animal print that is not associated with sexy like leopard often is. It’s an often overlooked option to wear the animal trend. This post shows that giraffe is as versatile as leopard. Read the tips how to style giraffe print and get inspired to copy these outfit ideas.

Contents

Giraffe prints Are a Neutral and a Classic
How to Style a Giraffe Print
Can You Mix Giraffe with Other Prints or Patterns?
Just for Fun: Giraffe Facts

Updated: 1/2/2022

Giraffe prints Are a Neutral and a Classic

I love animal prints. Animal prints are great neutrals and look interesting. Moreover, these prints are so versatile to style you can find a guide how to ageless in animal print at the link. Well, when I saw this giraffe cashmere sweater, I had to have it. I am fascinated not only by the nice pattern, but also by giraffes as animals.

influencer in giraffe print sweater with leather pants — Front view layered look

giraffe print outfit idea with leather pants — London Jean leather pants with Harley Davidson booties, layering top, giraffe print cashmere sweater accessorized with Paloma Picasso sunglasses, statement necklace, Festina watch, and smoky quartz belt

How to Style a Giraffe Print

Giraffe is a not so often seen animal print, but it is easy to style. It for sure turns head and gives you an entrance. Of course, it is a unique style statement! Try it with a solid that picks up colors of the print. When you are daring wear it with a leather skirt like in the photo below.

influencer in leather skirt with giraffe — Sienna Studio leather pencil skirt, GNW tight, giraffe print cashmere sweater

over 50 years old fashion blogger in winter office look — Side view of giraffe print outfit idea

stylist showing how to style a giraffe print — I.N.C. chocolate brown leather pants with knitwit cashmere sweater, Hermes collier de chien bangle, layering top, statement necklace and Clarks booties

Can You Mix Giraffe with Other Prints or Patterns?

Sure you can. It’s a neutral that looks great with floral, stripes, plaid in all its variations. My regular readers know that I love mixing prints and patterns.

Why does this outfit work?

The trick is to stay in the color family and ground the mix with black. The latter, I did with the tights, booties and the long sleeve T-shirt worn under the sweater. The plaid vintage skirt picks up the gray and dark brown of the giraffe print. The Gucci belt repeats a color in the skirt too.

midlife fashion blogger mixing a giraffe sweater and tartan skirt — Side view giraffe print with plaid outfit

This combination also works with a sheath dress as is show in the outfit idea below.

fashion blogger in plaid sheath with giraffe print — Ruby Belle plaid sheath, giraffe print sweater, Harley Davidson booties, grounded with black GNW tights, Festina watch, Hermes collier de chien bangle and Ray Ban sunglasses

I even think it is more easy to wear than the leopard print trend. You can seen another plaid skirt outfit idea in this post.

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Like these outfit inspirations? It would help me if you pinned them to your own Pinterest board. It’s a great way that your friends, family, and others can see them too. Tank you!

Just for Fun: Giraffe Facts

As a kid I always was fascinated by the long neck. I always felt sorry with them because they had such a long neck. As a first grader, I had the idea that it must be terrible when the have neck pain. They are the tallest animal currently on Earth and only have seven cervical vertebra. This means that each cervical vertebra is over 11 inch (0.28 m) long for the nearly 79 inch (2 m) long neck. This fact gives a whole new dimension to the saying “I have a stiff neck”. LOL.

Do you like animal print? What about giraffe print? Do you have an item in this print? If so what and how do you wear it? Let me know, I am curious.