Tiger Coat

A tiger coat carries the stripes from collar to hem, so the animal is the first thing anyone notices, coming or going. The styles in this collection get there by very different routes, from a short, shaggy coat in striped faux fur that looks like a pelt to a long hooded cloak with a whole tiger printed across its back. Each one is made for colder days, and each one puts the tiger at the center of the outfit.

A faux fur coat striped like the animal

The Faux Fur Tiger Jacket Korean Style is the shaggiest piece here. Its long faux fur is a warm golden tan, crossed by thick black stripes that wrap around the body and run down the sleeves in curving bands, much as they do on the animal. The cut is roomy, with dropped shoulders, full sleeves that bunch softly at the wrist and a wide collar that folds open at the neck. The front hangs open, and in its photo the coat is worn over a white turtleneck, a contrast that makes the stripes look even bolder.

Its color options are named after two kinds of tiger, Bengal Tiger Faux Fur Coat and Siberian Tiger Faux Fur Coat, and it is sold in sizes M to XXXL. Despite the word jacket in its title, its thick pile and full shape put it among the coats, and it also appears in our tiger jacket collection, home to bombers, denim and leather jackets with tigers embroidered or printed on them.

A hooded cloak with a tiger across the back

The Tiger Print Coat is built more like a cloak. It falls long and loose, open down the front, with a deep hood. The back is black, and out of that black a large tiger seems to step forward, staring straight ahead, its front paws reaching over the ragged edge of what looks like torn fabric. The hood and the sleeves are printed with orange fur and black stripes, so from behind the coat reads as a tiger draped over the shoulders. Around the opening of the hood, a cream, fleecy lining shows through.

Its color options are Tiger Stripes Hooded Coat and Tiger Flames Hooded Coat, and its sizes run from S to 4XL. With its length, its hood and that tiger on the back, it is the most dramatic tiger coat in the collection, and the easiest to spot from across a street.

Tiger fur coat colors, from Bengal to Siberian

Color is what defines a tiger fur coat, and the animal itself sets the palette. Most tigers are orange with black stripes, with white fur on the belly, the chest and the cheeks. The Bengal tiger of India and its neighbors usually wears the deep orange that most people picture. The Siberian tiger, also called the Amur tiger, lives in the cold forests of the Russian Far East and has a paler coat, with longer and thicker fur for the winters there. White tigers are Bengal tigers carrying a rare gene that turns the orange to white while the dark stripes remain.

The faux fur coat takes its option names from those two animals, and the golden tan in its photo sits close to that classic striped look. The stripes themselves are as individual as fingerprints: no two tigers share the same pattern. Our article on what color is the tiger covers the whole range, from orange and white to the rare golden tigers, and explains how the stripes help a tiger disappear into the forest.

Why faux fur suits a tiger coat

Faux fur gives a coat the depth, softness and movement of a pelt with no animal involved, and for a tiger design that matters more than for almost any other. Tigers are an endangered species, and international trade in their skins has long been banned. A faux fur or printed coat keeps everything that draws people to the look, the color, the stripes and the feeling of wearing something wild, while the animal itself stays in the forest.

Print opens up other possibilities too. On the hooded coat, the fur is printed rather than piled, which leaves room for a full portrait of the tiger on the back, something no pelt could ever show.

Fit, sizing and length

The coats in this collection are cut loose rather than fitted, with room for a sweater or a hoodie underneath. The faux fur coat has dropped shoulders and a boxy shape that ends around the hips, while the hooded print coat falls well past the hips like a cape. Sizes run from S to 4XL depending on the style, and each product page lists its own range. Our apparel size chart includes a jacket table with chest, shoulder and length measurements for each size, a useful point of comparison for an outer layer.

The tiger coat and the rest of the wardrobe

A coat this bold sets the theme for a whole outfit, and the rest of the store follows its lead. A tiger cap repeats the motif at the top, with embroidered tiger heads, stitched patches and camo designs on baseball and trucker caps. The layers beneath come from the wider tiger clothes collection: printed t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies, along with belts and even pajamas for the end of the day.

Common questions about the coats

Is the fur on these coats animal fur?

No. The striped coat is faux fur, as its color options state, and the Tiger Print Coat pairs a printed outer with a fleecy lining that shows at the hood.

Which style has a hood?

The Tiger Print Coat. Its hood is printed with the same orange fur and black stripes as its sleeves. The faux fur coat has a wide fold-down collar instead.

Why does a jacket appear among the coats?

The Faux Fur Tiger Jacket Korean Style has the warmth and bulk of a winter coat, so it is listed here as well as with the jackets, and it turns up when browsing either collection.

Short and shaggy or long and hooded, every tiger coat here is about the same idea: wearing the stripes from the shoulders down, on the days when a lighter layer will not do.