Hoofing It, Literally: When fashion and taxidermy collide
Lady Gaga is reportedly among the fans of this line of shoes by German designer Iris Schieferstein, made from (pass the barf bag, please) real horse hooves.
According to The Daily Mail, Schieferstein explained, “I love horses and I love shoes so I thought this would be perfect. Horses have a beautiful walk and I wanted to recreate that with my footwear.”
We’re just going to go out on a limb and say… that’s messed up.
These are allegedly the ones she made for Gaga:
A couple of other models:
Schieferstein collects the horses’ feet from her local butcher in Berlin then strips out the meat and bones herself. The skin is then sent to a tanner to be preserved.
The shoes sell for around $5,500.
She also makes hats and shoes from dead birds, rodents and snakes.
A big thanks to reader Victoria Smith for the tip, and apologies if we ruined anyone’s lunch.
Go Riding.
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Disgusting! This is wrong…..just wrong!
Lady GagGag I think you mean. Those are sick.
Oh my goodness gracious. I am now furiously trying to permanently erase this from my brain…
That is just gross
My first impression, as a horse lover, is oh, how evil and tacky! But if you step back and think about it, what’s the difference between wearing a pair of leather shoes and a pair of these? They both come from animals butchered for food, so if you’re not a vegetarian, big deal. I guess we’re not socialized to think of horses as a fashion fodder, thankfully.
EWWWWWWWWW
It’s excellent for losing trackers in the forest. That is…just in case you need to lose some fellers who are tracking you…in the forest.
Even though no longer supporting a horse, I think the hooves should be trimmed correctly (or shod, even) and glossed with hoof polish. But if I ever see someone wearing this in real life I may have to punch them in the gut and run away (they couldn’t catch me in those heels).