danielp6406 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Look at these boots from German designer Iris Schieferstein. And see this link to find out what they are made of. (You won't believe it...) Simply ugly and discusting ! Who in the world would want to wear these boots ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shafted Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Yet another messed up german designer. Shafted, the boots that is! View my gallery here http://www.hhplace.o...afteds-gallery/ or view my heeling thread here http://www.hhplace.org/topic/3850-new-pair-of-boots-starts-me-serious-street-heeling/ - Pm me if you want fashion advice or just need someone to talk to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozz Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I Don't see what all the noise is about. As mentioned in one of the commentaries, there is no fundamental difference between this and a pair of leather boots. Also we have discussions about pony boots where people are trying so make things look a little bit like this. It is just that people are not used to this. Every year many horses are killed for eating. In France they even have special butcher shops for horse meat. So one recognizable piece that would otherwise be thrown away is being used and everybody freaks out. From now on you should only buy plastic shoes I think. It is not that I would buy them. They are not my taste. But that holds for many other shoes and boots that I see (also on this site) and that other people like very much. Y. Raise your voice. Put on some heels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benno Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 CHILL OUT. It's only art. Plus Germany has a massive history of hunting and taxidermy. What's the problem? Shafted, What do you mean by another messed up German designer? That's a fairly bold statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 They're not realistic enough, no coronet band or laminitic rings! Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shafted Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Shafted, What do you mean by another messed up German designer? That's a fairly bold statement.Messed up was probably a poor choice of words, but Karl Lagerfeld was coming to mind. While a very good designer he has on occasion put forth some really bizarre stuff or done some really bizarre stuff. Still I suspect these would be the ultimate pony boot/shoes for fetishist. Shafted, the boots that is! View my gallery here http://www.hhplace.o...afteds-gallery/ or view my heeling thread here http://www.hhplace.org/topic/3850-new-pair-of-boots-starts-me-serious-street-heeling/ - Pm me if you want fashion advice or just need someone to talk to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pata Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I´d say it was a good marketing idea. So I will know her name now too, even if it is hard to take those shoes seriosly. but it was not her intention anyway, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto1 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Kind of funny, but not really meant to be worn, I suppose. And for the material used, nothing wrong here. Horse hide gives a high quality leather, though it tends to be a bit stiff. It used to be the main leather for flight jackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SArmeah Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I find it interesting that someone will think its okay to wear shoes made from leather but to wear something from the rest of the animal is suddenly disgusting. Its a bit hypocritical no? SArmeah - "No one cares how much you know, till they know how much you care" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 If they are bought with horse shoes fastened to the hoof, would it be considered a bogo sale? Sorry to saddle everyone with my questions.. I should be horse whipped.. LOL Charlie Everything I say is a lie!.......I'm lying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roniheels Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Who in the world would want to wear these boots ? Not me. But, I'm sure there is someone out there who would want to wear them, just to dare to be different. That's what makes the world go round, whether anyone likes it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney15c Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Equally disturbing, haven't the foggiest if they are real???? Same designer BTW In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shafted Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 OMG! This one is just disturbing. Shafted, the boots that is! View my gallery here http://www.hhplace.o...afteds-gallery/ or view my heeling thread here http://www.hhplace.org/topic/3850-new-pair-of-boots-starts-me-serious-street-heeling/ - Pm me if you want fashion advice or just need someone to talk to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielp6406 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 "Disturbing" is the expression I should have used in my original post on this thread. Those are taxidermy birds. I simply don't know what to say or how to react to this one ... See below quote from virtualshoemuseum.com "The German artist Iris Schieferstein, has worked with dead animals as raw material for her pieces of art for many years. She joins the fragments together to new creatures and thus gives a new face to death. No matter, if her arrangements follow paintings of the great masters of art or if the joined objects turn out to be whole words - her work always gives evidence of aesthetic intutition and her inclination to subtle enterntainment. The earlier you die - the longer you are dead." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris100575 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 My only problem with them is one of aesthetics. As others have said, horses are slaughtered for meat fairly commonly and this is just making use of a part of the carcase that would otherwise be incinerated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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