Taxidermy Fashion

By Miss Cellania in Fashion on Feb 16, 2009 at 11:08 pm

Designer Bruno Frisoni presents a pair of shoes that will set you back $43,000!

The Dovima, as the shoe is known, is beautiful (and slightly creepy) thanks to the rose pink-dyed taxidermy birds perched delicately on each toe. Each stuffed bird also has a crystal-encrusted head and is further complemented by 24 ct gold-coated mesh, silk, ribbons, and crocodile-skin rosettes. Plus every pair comes with special protective crocodile or snakeskin platforms that attach before you wear them to keep the shoes from ever touching the ground.

Link -via J-Walk Blog

Tags: expensive, shoes, taxidermy

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drdreg
Feb 16th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
At a loss for words to express the complex perversity of these things. Revolting will have to do. Neato-not.
Jen
Feb 16th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Hmmm…

I love shoes, but these are a little… um…
…
…

yeah. Not my cup of tea.

Though the detachable platforms would be interesting!
h. bickers
Feb 17th, 2009 at 2:12 am
The name is a double pun “Dovima” was the stage name of the first supermodel, an impossibly elegant looking woman. Google “Dovima and the elephants” to see her most famous image.
Ray Radlein
Feb 17th, 2009 at 2:33 am
Man, if only they had used Passenger Pigeon feathers, the shoes would have really WORKED.
free karma
Feb 17th, 2009 at 3:01 am
What in the world were they smoking. I want to know what the thought process is to come up with something like this? “hey, I have a fantastic idea, lets put dead birds on shoes and charge more than a car for them”
oliver
Feb 17th, 2009 at 3:38 am
Christ.

Get me a pellet gun, some payless heels, a little glitter, and some glue, and I’ll make you a pair for $2.50.

Ray- would’ve gone over better if you mentioned, like, a dodo or a velociraptor
Gauldar
Feb 17th, 2009 at 9:13 am
@Oliver

Well, there’s a great idea to push labratory breeding of extinct creatures. Lets cut them up and glue them on our shoes.
Leah
Feb 17th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Way too expensive… I mean really. But I think they’re gorgeous.
sw
Feb 17th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
This is how god only knows how many birds went extinct in the US in the late 1800′s – the craze for bird feathers in fashion.
julia
Feb 20th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
I think thet are beautiful! theres a company making taxidermy jewelry from recycled animal parts from deceased animals. Very cool.
http://www.lovedtodeath.net

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