Toads turned into high heels

AUSTRALIA'S most unpopular animal has been given a new lease on life as a luxury fashion item.

Melbourne shoe designer Karine Emanouel has created a women's fashion shoe from cane toad leather.

"From a design point of view the cane toad is very similar to snake skin but I wanted to do something different while also helping the environment," Emanouel said.

"I know cane toads are a pest. They are also poisonous and ugly so I'm doing my bit for the environment by turning them into something beautiful and useful."
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