Pictures: Weird and wonderful shoes!

Shoes from the Grassi Museum shoe exhibition — Image caption,
Crazy critter feet - these cute creatures are actually shoes. They're called "Tongari Atama" and they're designed by Gert van Gastel.

Barking mad or latest fad? The pretty pink poodles are a based on the adidas sneaker, and are by designed by Jeremy Scott.

You'd look a comedy caper in these banana slip-ons! These were designed for Whoopi Goldberg by Kobi Levi, and you guessed it they are called 'Banana'.

A white shoe with a rocking chair instead of a heel.

This little fairy-tale style shoe is called "Loulou" and it's designed by Pinelopi Loizidou.

An onlooker next to the shoes called 'Nature Extends' which were designed for Lady Gaga.

There's only one lady you can imagine wearing these massive heels... that's right these were designed for Lady Gaga by Jantaminian.

A display showing shoes made from spoons and forks, leather and broom heads.

Now to some useful shoes, well, sort of... here's the handbag shoe or 'Shoebag', the 'Cutlery' shoe, and maybe you can clean the floor with the 'Brooms'.

Shoes with ice-cream and cream piled on the toe.

Whoops! looks like somebody dropped their ice-cream cone! These yummy-looking shoes are called "Happy Happy Joy Joy" and the others are called "Passionate for Pink Cream" designed by Rhonda Voo.

High heels with rocks and miniature trees growing out of them.

Are these shoes made for walking? Probably not! These are called "Landscape Shoes" and they're designed by Jared Steffensen.