seems like the ka-zuak is the new fashion accessory! 
LIVE ROACH IS
'ICK'-CESSORY
Beauty, meet the beast.
This season's creepiest fashion accessory is a live, bejeweled
cockroach worn as jewelry - and what better place for roach couture
than New York?
"This really reinforces my theory that society is imploding,"
cracked Pete Donelan of Princeton, whose meal at a tony wine bar
was interrupted by the sight of our live cockroach - Kafka -
scurrying up its wearer's arm.
The giant Madagascar hissing cockroach, which is about three inches
long and actually does hiss, is partially covered in brightly
colored Swarovski crystals, which are glued to its hard outer
shell.
It also sports a small clasp that attaches to a silver chain, the
other end of which is a cameo pin - reminiscent of the bizarre
Victorian-era trend of wearing live insects as jewelry.
Like an especially teeny Paris Hilton pet, the crawly critter is
then free to roam around its owner's shoulder.
The bug brooch is the brainchild of Salt Lake City-based fashion
designer Jared Gold.
Now Gold's roach brooch is available for purchase online at
blackchandelier.com for $80, as well as in his Salt Lake City
store. But when we sent away for a test roach, the trend lost some
of its glitter.
First, we were shocked to receive our roach in a regular cardboard
overnight-mail box.
Then, we had some trouble attaching the clasp to struggling Kafka's
back; and, frankly, began to feel downright sorry for the little
guy, who seemed much less sleazy than his New York counterparts.
But in a walking tour of Midtown, Franz was undeniably a
head-turner.
"I never saw one gussied up like that before!" said Lisa Patrizio
of Brooklyn, enjoying the sun at Rockefeller Center.
"I don't think I could do it," Barbara Makowicz of Long Island,
sitting nearby, said with a shudder. "Gross!"
Unsurprisingly, the roach brooch has not gone over well with
animal-rights advocates.
"For a person who doesn't mind a small animal excreting on them
throughout the day and doesn't have an ounce of compassion for
these small, defenseless animals, this could be just the gift,"
PETA spokesman Michael McGraw said sarcastically.
(source: NYPost)
