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Alix Earle and Dua Lipa Put ‘It Girl’ Stamp of Approval on This Leading Animal Print Trend

Both the content creator and singer-songwriter were seen in a fuzzy Gucci coat with a hefty price tag.

Cara O’Bleness

Alix Earle and Dua Lipa
Alix Earle and Dua Lipa / Bruce Glikas/Getty Images and Arturo Holmes/Getty Images

Animal print continues to be all the rage, and there is one particular pattern emerging as the leader of the pack in 2026: tiger print. The trendy motif has been spotted on celebrities like Rihanna and Kendall Jenner, and two more “it girls” have just put their stamp of approval on the style.

Three-time Grammy Award-winning artist Dua Lipa and content creator Alix Earle have both been seen in tiger stripes lately. Below, we’re taking a closer look at each of their looks.

Dua Lipa

In a recent Instagram post, the “Levitating” singer opted for a voluminous fur coat with tiger stripes for a dinner out with friends in Paris. Her Feb. 21 carousel on the app, which also featured sweet snapshots with the musician’s fiancé, Callum Turner, showed Lipa sitting at a table with the outerwear’s tall collar framing her face. She accessorized with gold jewelry and wore her hair in a slicked-back bun.

It appears that Lipa was wearing a shearling coat by Gucci ($48,000) from the designer’s spring-summer 2026 collection—the very same style that was also recently worn by Earle.

Alix Earle

The content creator was seen out in Aspen in the luxury designer piece of outerwear while in town for the 2026 Palm Tree Music Festival. She shared a TikTok video of herself clad in the coat, styled as a mini dress with the garment’s detachable “GG” chain belt looped around her waist. In contrast to Lipa, Earle wore her long blonde locks loose and accessorized with dark tinted shades and a Gucci purse.

Several fans and followers shared their stamp of approval in the comments section.

“coat,” social media personality Charli D’Amelio wrote simply.

“Okay, but this is such a cool outfit,” someone else added.

“I need a tutorial on how to put chic outfits like this together. Pleaaaaaaaase 🫶🏼,” another user begged.

“That Gucci coat is a dream,” one follower stated.

“I’m sorry the chain belt?? Literally the most perfect accessory for that fit. 12/10, no notes 🤘🏼🤘🏼,” an additional fan applauded.

Meanwhile, others took to the comments section to express their nostalgia over the sound Earle set her video to, a trending audio from 2020 that riffed on Tiger King.

“And suddenly it’s 2020, I’m living alone, watching tiger king for the third time and on day 4 of eating the family meal I got myself at Mexican Inn,” one comment read.

“This audio gives me PTSD,” another follower quipped.

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Cara O’Bleness
CARA O’BLENESS

Cara is a trending news writer/editor for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. A passionate writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience in print and online media, she loves storytelling and believes that words have the power to change the world. Prior to joining the team, Cara worked as a writer and editor across a number of content verticals, including food, lifestyle, health and wellness, and small business and entrepreneurship. In her free time, Cara loves reading, spending time with her family and making her way through Michigan’s many microbreweries. She is a graduate of Michigan State University's School of Journalism.

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