snake and python print gloves: how to wear the print this winter

if leopard is the familiar animal print, snake is the one fashion reached for last autumn, and it hasn’t gone anywhere. on a glove it’s particularly easy to wear: small enough to be a detail, graphic enough to change an outfit, and, in the right colour, as versatile as a neutral.

is snake print in style for winter 2026?

yes. marie claire uk called snake print “the real star of the show(s)” for autumn/winter 2025, in sequins, soft ruffles, knitwear and sheer organza at gabriela hearst, duran lantink, marni, zimmermann, valentino and chloé¹. its snake print round-up picked out marni’s greyscale snake-print trousers, jackets and skirts and zimmermann’s chocolate brown snake in sheer silk organza, said khaite’s show proved snake could be all about the accessories, and noted that 2025 was the year of the snake in the chinese zodiac².

for autumn/winter 2026 animal prints have broadened rather than faded. stylist micaela erlanger, speaking to the zoe report, describes animal print as “a warm, rich neutral” for fall 2026, the zoe report names leopard and dark python among the season’s biggest patterns, and erlanger suggests dark python as a punctuation mark, on a structured bag or a kitten-heel pump³. animal prints are among the trends tagwalk lists for the season⁴, and instyle picked out snow leopard at bottega veneta, carolina herrera and tom ford⁵. python is no longer the loud option; it’s the sophisticated one.

what’s the difference between snake print and python print?

snake print is the umbrella term for any pattern that imitates snakeskin. python print is one of the most familiar versions, with its irregular patches of scale outlined in a darker or lighter tone, which is why it reads clearly even at the size of a glove. a fine, uniform snake print looks like texture from a distance; a python print looks like pattern.

are python gloves real snakeskin?

not ours. real python leather does exist, and it’s listed among the unusual materials used for long evening gloves⁶, but wutong’s python gloves are suede printed with a python pattern. the print sits on the soft nap of the suede, which gives it a velvety depth that a printed smooth leather wouldn’t have.

how do you wear python print gloves?

• as a neutral: choose a colourway close to your coat, brown python with camel or chocolate, plum python with charcoal or navy, so the print reads as texture first.
• with black: python against a black coat is the sharpest version, and it lets the print be the only pattern in the outfit.
• with denim and knitwear: brown python with a cream jumper and jeans is an easy, relaxed outfit.
• with tailoring: a python glove with a plain suit does the work of a statement necklace.
• with jewellery: a silver ring worn over the glove, as in our brown python shoot, makes the print look deliberate rather than accidental.
• with other animal prints: only if you’re confident, and then keep them in one colour family.

can python print gloves be colourful?

yes, and that’s the newer way to wear it. python in a colour such as plum stops reading as a neutral and starts reading as a colour with texture. against yellow, red or cobalt it looks graphic and modern; against black or charcoal it looks rich. tagwalk’s rising colours for autumn 2026 include canary yellow alongside plum⁷, and our shoot puts the two together.

how do you wear python gloves in the evening?

with something plain and dark, a black dress, a black trouser suit or a velvet jacket, and very little jewellery, perhaps one ring worn over the glove. a python glove does the work of a statement necklace, so you don’t need one.

plum python or brown python?

the same suede and the same print, in two very different moods.

plum rose fastest across the autumn/winter 2026 shows, jointly with copper, as our colourful gloves piece explains, so the 005 plum python gloves are the more fashion-forward choice, and the 006 brown python gloves the one you’ll reach for every day. both are one size, £120 a pair.

how do you look after printed suede?

gently. brush printed suede lightly in one direction with a soft suede brush, avoid scrubbing the printed areas, and use a suede eraser sparingly and carefully on small marks. a suede protector spray before the first wear helps it shrug off light rain, and if it does get wet, blot it, let it dry naturally away from heat and brush the nap back up. the details are on our materials & care page and in how to clean leather gloves.