At first glance they might be mistaken for a standard pair of cream trainers — the sort you’d find in any sports shop on the High Street. But the truth is there’s nothing standard about this pair of shoes specially commissioned for pop star Beyonce.
Made from a combination of crocodile, anaconda, stingray and ostrich skin, as well as calfskin, it’s little wonder that everyone from animal rights groups to the singer’s fans has branded her ‘cruel’ and ‘spoilt’ for making such a tacky and exploitative fashion statement.
Beyonce’s trainers are based on a wedge-style shoe by designer Isabel Marant, but have been given a bling makeover by American company Perfectly Made Kicks (PMK).
Legal or not, animal lovers are outraged that Beyonce has followed in her husband’s footsteps.
PMK insists ‘no animals were beaten, harmed or killed in the development and crafting of the sneakers’ — though it remains slightly unclear how you make a shoe out of any kind of leather without killing animals.
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