Leopard and Tiger Print Accessories: The Neutral Nobody Admits To

A print shoe, a print bag or a print scarf gives you all of the interest with none of the commitment of a full garment. It also means you can wear the same three solid outfits and they read differently every time.

Leopard shoes and a leopard bag compete. Pick the piece furthest from your face if you want the outfit to feel grounded, or closest to your face if you want to be looked at.

It pairs best with black, cream, denim and — the underused one — burgundy. Keep the jewelry simple; a dainty watch rather than a stack.

Small, tight prints read expensive. Enormous, high-contrast spots read costume. When in doubt, look at it from six feet away — if the pattern still resolves into individual shapes, it's the right scale.