From The Guardian:

Some of the girls were crying by the time they got backstage, because the shoes hurt so much, and girls were falling over. I had a panic attack before I stepped out, I was shaking, I was so scared!

-A model backstage after the Prada show.

The girls LOVED wearing those shoes!

-Miuccia Prada backstage after the Prada show

Tip: In terms of snakeskin, never, never ever use it in more than one part of your outfit. Snakeskin accessories can fly as long as you only have one piece. A snakeskin shirt crosses the line into the too-much territory, but I approve handbags and shoes.

And of course, never buy the real thing-

Meanwhile, back in Indonesia, the python’s peeled body is simply tossed on a pile of similarly stripped snakes. After a day or two of unimaginable agony it will die from the effects of shock or dehydration.

Barbaric, cruel, stomach turning – those are just a few of the words used by those who have witnessed snakes being skinned alive. But in Europe, the mention of reptile skin – be it snake, lizard, alligator or crocodile – draws a very different response and a very different vocabulary.

‘Exotic skins are hot right now, there’s a real buzz,’ enthuses designer Roberto Cavalli, who has dressed Kate Moss to Sharon Stone.