Who Wants To Wear Roadkill On Their Head???

[Qualitee]

We thought Lada Gaga had some freakish getups, until we found the broad that’s been been known to outfit her a time or two,
Reid Peppard, who uses taxidermy to turn dead creatures, namely roadkill rodents and vermin, into wearable accessories for her fashion line RP/Encore. Look under the hood for more
Peppard was studying fine arts at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London when she developed an interest in taxidermy. Peppard is a vegetarian, so she uses [COLOR=#144789 !important][COLOR=#144789 !important]animals[/COLOR][/COLOR] that are “victims of roadkill, pest control, or natural death,” with the exception of the occasional feeder rat.
Here’s a few quotes from Peppard about how she makes her fashion/art :

“The tanning process (turning the skin into something like a leather) sterilizes the animals entirely,” Peppard said. “However before I even start the taxidermy process all the animals are frozen. Most of the little critters and nastys that feed on the dead bodies will die off anyways when frozen.”
“The process of taxidermy is a long one,” Peppard said. “It requires much care, precision and attention. Without a doubt, the creatures that I use would be left to rot in the gutters if I didn’t pick them up.”
“Because of my Fine Art background, I approached the collection with an eye to make vermin or animals commonly thought of as “pests” into objects to be worn on the human body,” Peppard said. “To me, the fact that some of these objects are less obviously from a [COLOR=#144789 !important][COLOR=#144789 !important]pigeon[/COLOR][/COLOR]/rat/mouse than others is insignificant.”
“I think that leaving these creatures to decompose in the streets/bin is a waste,” Peppard said. “I preserve their [COLOR=#144789 !important][COLOR=#144789 !important]beauty[/COLOR][/COLOR] and make them into beautiful objects that can serve a purpose and act as a catalyst for discussion and thought
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[jdvzmommy]

EWWWWWWWWW

 

[Bigghair]

And you know someone is going to be wearing this foolishness on their head.

 

[Sonye93]

::Walks in....*GAGS*....Walks out::

 

[chebaby]

thats just nasty.

 

[Vintageglam]

Just plain nasteee !

 

[caribeandiva]

there are no words

when I saw the picture I:

 

[yaya24]

Thats just gross.

 

[softblackcotton]

Well that's different...

 

[Solitude]

*shrugs*

ppl wear leather/furs and put other people's dead skins cells on their heads......

 

[Jazala]

That's disgusting!

 

[TamedTresses]

Honestly, on my really bad hair days it looks like I DO have roadkill on my head no need to make it any worse erplexed

 

[Ms Lala]

That is absolutely disgusting.

 

[BostonMaria]

Where's DLewis? She's been throwing away all those deer heads. She could've been making money!

 

[Toy]

That is just scary and nasty.

 

[Bene]

*shrugs*

ppl wear leather/furs and put other people's dead skins cells on their heads......

I was thinking this too. How is this different from wearing a cow that's been taken out for its hide?

Maybe if they didn't use the heads and maybe used another word besides "roadkill", it would be more, um, palatable to the consumer market?

 

[DarkHair]

I like it. I can see that in one of those creative, hard styles.

 

[Odd One]

The person who wears this is one original bad a$$

 

[Melaysia]

Haha that's scary, look at that creatures teeth. Now this is taking fashion way to far. People running out of ideas or something...

 

[LivinMyLifeLikeItsGolden]

that is so stupid i just had to

 

[Chaosbutterfly]

I like it. I can see that in one of those creative, hard styles.

I like it too...the concept is really bold. I wouldn't wear the one in the OP (it's too bulky) but she does some lovely work with bird wings, if you can get over them being dead animal parts.

I'd wear some of those. They'd look really beautiful with long hair.

 

[Adaoba2012]

I'm sorry but I don't think I could do it
Some people do wear furs and other animals on their body but this is a little different. That pic that the OP put up looks quite scary

 

[God's Anointed]

My jaw literally dropped...Ewwwww

 

[Oasis]

I'm trying to be grossed out but I'm not.

 

[dlewis]

Where's DLewis? She's been throwing away all those deer heads. She could've been making money!

 

[NaturalPath]

I'd rock this though

 

[orchidgirl]

That's so GROSS...Can you imagine some mother wearing that after the pet hamster died....poor kids...lol

 

[buddhas_mom]

That's just nasty mainly because it's the head. I don't want to scare people as I walk around trying to be cute.

 

[buddhas_mom]

Ok but the bird wings are cute. I'd rock those. But I'm not about to walk around with the birds head on mine. I can pretend like the wings are fake.

I like it too...the concept is really bold. I wouldn't wear the one in the OP (it's too bulky) but she does some lovely work with bird wings, if you can get over them being dead animal parts.

I'd wear some of those. They'd look really beautiful with long hair.

 

[BlkOnyx488]

hmm would dead animal pelts make my hair grow???