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Lady Gaga Loves Designer's Disturbing Dead Animal Shoes

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By Kelli Bender Oct 24, 2012

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    People will go to scary extremes for fashion, but dumpster diving for animal carcasses may be a step too far. According to the Daily Mail U.K., Berlin designer Iris Schieferstein crafts high-priced shoes from dead animal parts.

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    The bizarre pieces, often made from real hooves, have received understandable outcry, but the styles have also earned a few fans.

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    Infamous meat dress wearer Lady Gaga is said to be a big supporter of Schieferstein, willingly paying the $6,000 price tag for a pair of the designer's shoes.

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    Schieferstein collects the morbid materials for her work from local butchers. The designer makes the rounds between the shops, collecting discarded carcasses that are not used for meat.

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    After her collection, Schieferstein spends a week stripping the animal parts of any remaining meat and bones and sends the skins to a tanner. Once the skin is returned, the designer places it around a shoe model and then stitches in the lining and insole.

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    Her creepy creations include heels made of horse hooves and bones, footwear consisting of full bird bodies and shoes that feature snake heads.

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    This shocking shoes are upsetting to animal lovers, but Schieferstein says they are made with love. "I love horses and I love shoes so I thought this would be perfect," Schieferstein told Daily Mail. "Horses have a beautiful walk and I wanted to recreate that with my footwear."

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    The shoe line's high prices, level of discomfort and unconventional materials have prevented the line from being picked up for the mass market, which is a relief for many who are sickened by the styles.

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Lynne Cari-Natalino

It's a very private ceremony, too me!

October 27 2012 at 7:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Lynne Cari-Natalino

I forgot! First you must never leave home without one. Straight lace people suck Canadian nits.........................................................

October 27 2012 at 7:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
teebabies

I love shoes but those will not be pair I will be buying in the future....

October 27 2012 at 2:00 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
angie774589

Those shoes look gross. I guess this woman will do anything for publicity. I can imagine the price for these ''GA-GA'' shoes. Looks like you can trap a rat and whatever, then make these things yourself. If I tried this I would be barfing, as I would if I looked at the shoes anymore. I saw her wear a 'meat suit'. Looked disgusting. She probably ate the suit afterward!

October 27 2012 at 10:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
meaganfletch

So you will eat meat, wear leather jackets and shoes, yet you do not approve of shoes such as these?? She goes around and collects the leftovers, she has done nothing wrong. Why is the foot of a cow or steer as a shoe such an abomination, but many will say some woman's purse or heels made of leather are cute, sexy, etc. Double standards much?

October 25 2012 at 5:05 PM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down Reply
Ren

i guess as long as the animals aren't killed for the purpose of making the shoes. then it's alright. not my fashion but no one is forcing me to buy it so.

October 25 2012 at 11:37 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
waagtod

Cool shoes!! Where can I get some?

October 25 2012 at 11:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Elizabeth

What butcher is giving her horse legs?

October 25 2012 at 11:04 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
steve

Some of you do gooder's need to get a grip on your self's. We us Pig intestines for sausage; Donesnt stop you from frying them up and gulping the sausage down. We wear Horse,Cow,Deer,Rabbit and countless other animals skins; Sure donesnt seem to bother you on a cold morning from grabbing yoour warm jacket made from a dead horse with dead sheep skin on the inside and putting it on. We boil down animals for all types of glue on envelopes the lick them to seal the envelops. Heck you'll even set down and eat a couple of eggs in the morning with no thought about they are the embry'os of a chicken. I could go on and on. So just what is the big deal of wear a dead horses foot ?

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Elizabeth

You need to repeat grade school or buy a dictionary. Your message is completely lost due to the laughing at your ignorance. Just sayin.

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vjmarty@live.com

you know any body who eats any type of meat even fish should stop talking ok where do you think that burger comes from or that leather skirt or handbag. Something had to die! We live in a world where almost every one where an animal product. unless your a grass eating live in a dirt hut and my name is sunshine then maybe there an exception. Get off all your damn high horses theirs no book burning here. Look in your whole house If you really have nothing of animal the you can talk. Yeah her art is disgusting and you have to be crazy to wear it. but we cant get rid of every one we disagree with or does not have our same value and principles. I for one still like lady gaga. Dont judge lest ye be judge.

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