From Slithering Snakelaces to Medusa-Approved Apparel

From Medusa to modern-day runway models, the snake has been a mainstay of fashion. These snake-inspired styles range from snakeskin apparel to slithering snakelaces and Medusa-approved jewelry.

Click through the serpentine cluster below to find your next snake-inspired fashion statement. From snakeskin boat shoes to snake vertebrae jewelry, it’s all here.

Implications - Dangerous fashion featuring poisonous insects, dangerous animals and military ammunition took the industry by storm over the past few seasons. Designers have transformed these perilous muses by infusing them with luxurious accents like gold, silver and precious gems, thereby disarming the danger inherent in their iconography. Fashionistas don these adornments to assert their self-confidence and devil-may-care attitude.