British artists Mariana Fantich and Dominic Young are taking the phrase “put your foot in your mouth” quite literally. The duo, who go by the name Fantich and Young, have grotesquely reimagined a classic pair of black brogues by replacing the soles with 1,050 teeth.
No human teeth were sacrificed for the squeamish makeover; all of the pearly whites come from plastic dentures with a few gold caps sprinkled in to add a touch of flash. Fantich and Young used a pair of size 15 black leather brogues from English footwear line Savile Row by Barker to make the bizarre shoes, called the Apex Predator.
“The idea for the shoes are based on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection and juxtaposing them with the supernatural elements of pagan rites and rituals,” the pair wrote on their Facebook page.
Don’t expect to roam the streets in Apex Predators. They aren’t meant to be worn, according to the duo, who posted on their Facebook page, “These are one off Fine Art shoes, we see them as sculpture or totems but hey you can wear them if you want too [sic]!”
Fantich and Young also created a suit called the Apex Predator made with human hair, glass eyeballs — and fake teeth. We wish we could see somebody wearing the complete Apex Predator ensemble for Halloween.
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