BEYONCE ACCUSED OF CRUELTY OVER TRAINERS MADE OF STINGRAY, OSTRICH & SNAKE
- PMZ or Perfectly Made Kicks designed the shoes to Beyonce's specifications
- Called 'The King-Bey' the white wedged shoes have gold accents
- They are made of stingray, ostrich, calf's fur, crocodile and anaconda skins
- Jay Z had a shoe designed for him last year- the Brooklyn Zoo- by PMZ
- His shoe includes ostrich, python, boa, crocodile and stingray
Frankly, they look like a reasonably ordinary pair of white trainers. But try telling that to Beyonce – or animal rights campaigners.
For these shoes, commissioned by the singer, are made from no fewer than five different animal skins: stingray, anaconda, ostrich, crocodile and calf.
Fans and animal welfare groups alike condemned Beyonce, 31, as ‘cruel’ and ‘spoilt’ for having the trainers made.
Electric: Beyonce wowed with her energetic Superbowl performance earlier this month
A spokesman for animal charity PETA said: ‘These custom-made kicks come with a high price – and it’s paid by the various animals who were beaten and skinned alive or cruelly farmed and killed.’
He added: ‘We hope that one day she’ll go completely cruelty-free.’
Andrew Tyler, director of Animal Aid, described the trainers as ‘a brazen publicity stunt’. ‘The less that is said about it the better,’ he added.
The cream colour shoes are a take on the wedge-style trainer, made popular by designer Isabel Marant, but given a so-called Eden makeover by PMK using a hybrid of land and sea skins.
Called The King-Bey, the shoes, which have been given Beyonce's approval, are decorated with gold accents. The price is as yet undisclosed, but a regular pair sells in excess of £230 ($350) so this embellished pair would sell for far more.
PMK is a favourite brand of Beyonce and her A-list husband Jay Z - indeed, Jay Z had a shoe designed for him last year- the Brooklyn Zoo - by the brand. His pair were as lavish as his wife's, with an endless roll call of reptile skins used to make the shoe.
High-fashion couple: Beyonce and husband Jay Z have now both had customized trainers created by PMK
Of the trainer they designed for Jay-Z, PMK said: ‘The Brooklyn Zoo 1′s cannot be tamed with an elaborate combination of elephant-print, ostrich, python, boa, crocodile, lizard, alligator, suede, and sting ray intricately cut to transform the Jordan 1 from a basketball sneaker into the world's most daring and dapper sneaker concepts known to man.'
For pricing and ordering information, visit pmkcustoms.com.
The Brooklyn Zoo Jordan 1's PMK designed for Jay Z last year are made of boa, crocodile, ostrich and other exotic animals
PMK have collaborated with others to create customised shoes, including these made with Explorer
- Called 'The King-Bey' the white wedged shoes have gold accents
- They are made of stingray, ostrich, calf's fur, crocodile and anaconda skins
- Jay Z had a shoe designed for him last year- the Brooklyn Zoo- by PMZ
- His shoe includes ostrich, python, boa, crocodile and stingray
Frankly, they look like a reasonably ordinary pair of white trainers. But try telling that to Beyonce – or animal rights campaigners.
For these shoes, commissioned by the singer, are made from no fewer than five different animal skins: stingray, anaconda, ostrich, crocodile and calf.
Fans and animal welfare groups alike condemned Beyonce, 31, as ‘cruel’ and ‘spoilt’ for having the trainers made.
Electric: Beyonce wowed with her energetic Superbowl performance earlier this month
A spokesman for animal charity PETA said: ‘These custom-made kicks come with a high price – and it’s paid by the various animals who were beaten and skinned alive or cruelly farmed and killed.’
He added: ‘We hope that one day she’ll go completely cruelty-free.’
Andrew Tyler, director of Animal Aid, described the trainers as ‘a brazen publicity stunt’. ‘The less that is said about it the better,’ he added.
The cream colour shoes are a take on the wedge-style trainer, made popular by designer Isabel Marant, but given a so-called Eden makeover by PMK using a hybrid of land and sea skins.
Called The King-Bey, the shoes, which have been given Beyonce's approval, are decorated with gold accents. The price is as yet undisclosed, but a regular pair sells in excess of £230 ($350) so this embellished pair would sell for far more.
PMK is a favourite brand of Beyonce and her A-list husband Jay Z - indeed, Jay Z had a shoe designed for him last year- the Brooklyn Zoo - by the brand. His pair were as lavish as his wife's, with an endless roll call of reptile skins used to make the shoe.
High-fashion couple: Beyonce and husband Jay Z have now both had customized trainers created by PMK
Of the trainer they designed for Jay-Z, PMK said: ‘The Brooklyn Zoo 1′s cannot be tamed with an elaborate combination of elephant-print, ostrich, python, boa, crocodile, lizard, alligator, suede, and sting ray intricately cut to transform the Jordan 1 from a basketball sneaker into the world's most daring and dapper sneaker concepts known to man.'
For pricing and ordering information, visit pmkcustoms.com.
The Brooklyn Zoo Jordan 1's PMK designed for Jay Z last year are made of boa, crocodile, ostrich and other exotic animals
PMK have collaborated with others to create customised shoes, including these made with Explorer
Tacky, ugly, and an offence to style and good taste...and the less said about the trainers the better.........
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