Snakeskin is in for 2026
Winter is in full force and K-pop star Mingyu has the perfect shoes for the season in the city. In Paris to attend the latest Dior Homme show, the star brought animal print to the spotlight, claiming first bids on a pair of snakeskin shoes taken straight from the new runway.
Mingyu, member of K-pop group Seventeen, has become one to watch on the front row since his appointment as a Dior ambassador in 2024. In fact, the star often debuts new items from the unveiled collection at the show, offering hints at what to expect from the runway. His latest attendance at the Fall/Winter 2026 show was not much different.
For the occasion, Mingyu debuted the D De Dior Heeled Chelsea Boots, a pair of snakeskin shoes in a caramel brown and black combination that at first sight could pass for another animal print staple this season: leopard print. Mingyu’s shoes departed from the classic Chelsea boot silhouette, featuring a wide, rounded toe and a protruding sole.
The shoes were later spotted on the runway, worn by models in different colorways and materials, including brown suede, yellow snakeskin and a Derby shoe variation.
In case you need a rundown, animal print has been taking over fashion since 2025. However, while cow, leopard and tiger print led the hype last year, snakeskin, and particularly snakeskin footwear, is having a moment in 2026. Just a couple of days earlier, Rihanna was spotted in a pair of snakeskin Amina Muaddi pumps and many predict the print to become 2026’s hottest.
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Mingyu’s animal print shoes accompanied an unreleased Dior look that featured wide-legged denim pants, a Dior Bar jacket and a white shirt. The high-waisted trousers stood out for the sweeping pant legs, stylish front pleats and top-stitched crease that elongated the singer’s silhouette. Meanwhile, the Bar jacket, reworked by Jonathan Anderson in his first Dior Homme show to match his signature avant-garde affinities, brought contrast, layered over a shirt with a standing wing point collar.
The final look embodied Jonathan Anderson’s vision for the new Dior Homme to a tee, emphasizing the mix and match of historical and contemporary influences and the designer’s penchant for wearable fashion with a soul.
