This is just CRUEL, in my opin­ion any­way! Blame the ani­mal lover in me, but PETA may have the right to harass a new shoe brand by the name of Ray­fish Footwear for cre­at­ing cus­tom, engi­neered designs that are etch­ing pat­terns on to stingray DNA after removal of the orig­i­nal skin. Ray­fish Footwear report­edly designs the shoes for you based on nine skin com­bi­na­tions they will offer to consumers.

We all know how much I love shoes, but even I can’t go for this. Not only are the meth­ods being called in to ques­tion, but the price for this cus­tom kick, accord­ing to Fash­ion­ista, will be $1800 USD when the site offi­cially launches later this year.

I don’t think I could — would you wear it?

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By JaNea @janeaNOTjane

Edi­tor at Shoed-In Mag­a­zine
JaNea @janeaNOTjane is Shoed-In Magazine’s found­ing edi­tor which means she loves and is well versed in shoes. A for­mer finan­cial adviser, she may occas­sion­ally offer you some unso­licited advice about your money management.