Jungle Beach

Don’t take an animal to the beach: Wear one. Some of the hottest accessories for summer sand play are spotted like jungle cats, striped like zebras and marked like snakes. Ken Girouard’s leopard-spotted beach bag (he calls it his animal-free Bam Bam bag) is a shoulder bag with bamboo handles, $88. A duffle/back-pack style in the same print sells for $65, both at Glitz in Los Angeles. The Domestications catalogue has leopard, tiger and zebra print beach towels, shaped like animal skin rugs, that are a generous 4 feet by 5 feet in fur-free 100% cotton for $39.99 (800-782-7722). Fashion animals who insist on wearing spots even on their eyes can find faux leopard-printed sunglasses from Christian Lacroix, $255, and reptile marked frames from Christian Dior, $200, at I. Magnin. And Bullock’s in the Beverly Center carries Anne Klein platform sandals in blue and gold or green and gold reptile print, now on sale for $99.99.