Unleash your wild side (and your '80s nostalgia) this fall.
Energized Ensemble: The '60s luxury leopard fur has gone sweet lil printed hoodie. And it’s paired so beautifully by Indigo Denim Bar in this flatlay with unfinished-edge crop jeans and delicate leather shoes. Swoon! $120 (hoodie), Indigo Denim Bar, 154 N Main St, Sebastopol, 707-827-6000, indigo-denimbar.com
Snowy Leopard: This faux-wrap sweater is made from a soft cotton blend. $108, Perlé Sonoma, 124 W Napa St., Sonoma, 707-935-5800, perlesonoma.com
Fur Booties: Cute boots have been given a fur coat. Real hide is printed with leopard spots. $220, Punch Clothing, 711 4th St. Santa Rosa, 707-526-4766, 387 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg, 707-395-0022, shoppunchclothing.com
Va-va-voom: Flirty shoes get flirtier in cheetah print. $36, Oohlaluxe, 326 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg, 109 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, 707-769-7787, 1019 Santa Rosa Plaza in Santa Rosa, 707-566-4735, oohlaluxe.com
Lovely in Leopard: Good-to-your-feet espadrilles are extra playful in a big cat print. $28.99, Bow N Arrow Clothing, 8200 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707-242-3027, bownarrowclothing.com
Animal Accents: These Italian-made earrings in a “dalmation” print, give you just a face-framing touch of the trend. $95, Tamarind Healdsburg, 418 Healdsburg Ave. Healdsburg, 707-473-8773, shoptamarind.com
Animal Blues: A break from the warm tones of animal print, the shade of this cardigan is cool. $148, Perlé Sonoma, 124 W Napa St., Sonoma, 707-935-5800, perlesonoma.com
Decades Mash-Up: Animal print on '90s-esque ruffles? Nothing’s impossible! $44, Oohlaluxe, 326 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg, 109 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, 707-769-7787, 1019 Santa Rosa Plaza in Santa Rosa, 707-566-4735, oohlaluxe.com
From the luxury furs of the ’60s through the ’80s leopard-everything to several faux fur incarnations thereafter, animal prints are back in style. The animal prints of today are the new “neutral,” and Sonoma stores have some fun options for fall. Our favorite (re)take on the trend? Animal prints on shoes. Click through the gallery for all the stylish details.
