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Animal Print S/S 2026

After a leopard- and jaguar-heavy 2025, the market shifts toward zebra and tiger. Treat the print as a capsule, not a full-floor story.

Animal Print S/S 2026

This forecast tracks a print reset in women’s apparel for Spring/Summer 2026. Leopard and jaguar led the previous year. The next buy is stripe-driven: zebra and tiger, with cheetah held as continuity.

Runway and retail both support a tighter story — black-and-white palettes, floral overlays, and a customer who wants a statement that still sells. Recommended colorways: tawny, tonal ivory, high-contrast black. Best applied in contemporary RTW and accessories, not as a head-to-toe animal floor.

Season
Spring / Summer 2026
Shift
Leopard → zebra & tiger
Continuity
Cheetah
Customer
Contemporary womenswear

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