Fins of Fashion: The Alaskan Artist Creating Salmon Skin Stilettos

Fins of Fashion: The Alaskan Artist Creating Salmon Skin Stilettos

As a member of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe in Alaska, artist Joel Isaak grew up intimately connected to the land—hunting, fishing, and spending the bulk of his time outdoors. Today, Isaak uses those experiences to create beautiful handmade objects and clothing out of fish skin. Using a mixture of traditional and modern techniques, he has fashioned a variety of unique objects, including masks, high heels, dresses and even a motorcycle jacket. And just as his ancestors did, Isaak catches, skins, tans and consumes all of the fish that he uses in his art.

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50 Comments

  1. @adv1207 on August 30, 2025 at 8:32 pm

    But can u eat it, skins my favorite part.

  2. @SSKMusicBeats on August 30, 2025 at 8:33 pm

    The tastiest Shoes I ever seen

  3. @joeandrews465 on August 30, 2025 at 8:34 pm

    Seems kinda fishy

  4. @joshsfishroom7702 on August 30, 2025 at 8:34 pm

    "It’s a living material"…the skin of a dead fish.

  5. @Opaclap on August 30, 2025 at 8:35 pm

    But salmon skin tasted so good 😢…….

  6. @rogue_nomad on August 30, 2025 at 8:38 pm

    Please marry me..

  7. @spoiledeggnog on August 30, 2025 at 8:44 pm

    Sponsored by Toyota

  8. @stinkypotatoe214 on August 30, 2025 at 8:45 pm

    fish skin tastes so good tho (fried) neat stuff anyhow

  9. @josephhardin8391 on August 30, 2025 at 8:46 pm

    Oh yeah, let’s just take more food from wildlife that depend on it. It’s like animal fur, but with fish.

  10. @jericoapuli3294 on August 30, 2025 at 8:47 pm

    Can u eat it? It looks crispy lol

  11. @MaxDiviani on August 30, 2025 at 8:47 pm

    I wanted to press dislike for intrusive car ad, but then saw his products and I feel bad I can’t dislike twice.

  12. @ZaxorVonSkyler on August 30, 2025 at 8:50 pm

    Does anyone know if the fish skins stink?

  13. @MrBtterman on August 30, 2025 at 8:50 pm

    Looks like clothing made out of Pringles…

  14. @markn.reprisal9472 on August 30, 2025 at 8:50 pm

    You can’t be serious!
    Those are the most grotesque, sloppiest things I’ve ever seen.

  15. @YellowRomeda on August 30, 2025 at 8:52 pm

    one guess who sponsored this

  16. @tomasrandom6430 on August 30, 2025 at 8:52 pm

    m?

  17. @luckystrke on August 30, 2025 at 8:54 pm

    Looks like Shit

  18. @toadle77 on August 30, 2025 at 8:55 pm

    That Camry is 🔥🔥🔥

  19. @logan4x6 on August 30, 2025 at 8:56 pm

    Vagina tambourine

  20. @italicc6553 on August 30, 2025 at 8:59 pm

    Do you must be smelly all the time

  21. @cindydean8645 on August 30, 2025 at 9:01 pm

    How’s your mom Joel?

  22. @wuvvy6122 on August 30, 2025 at 9:01 pm

    Yew fish skin mask I wonder how bad it must have smell 🤢

  23. @leatherDarkhorse on August 30, 2025 at 9:01 pm

    something smell fishy 🙂

  24. @Rentaro89 on August 30, 2025 at 9:03 pm

    This High Heels look terrible – like they are just wraped in the Skin and fixated – he would not find a proper shoemaker?

  25. @katrinawinchester7369 on August 30, 2025 at 9:03 pm

    was that a windsock? I LOVE IT. that’s what I would use it for. 🙂

  26. @proXgamer2012 on August 30, 2025 at 9:05 pm

    gg ez

  27. @addisonnichols238 on August 30, 2025 at 9:05 pm

    In the begging it reminded me of a Toyota add lol
    P.S. Love your channel Great Big Story I watch you every day

  28. @MrBlitzpunk on August 30, 2025 at 9:08 pm

    My feet already smell bad as is

  29. @EmbodimentOfZikkurat on August 30, 2025 at 9:11 pm

    In this sense Ed Gein was also an artist.

  30. @joeandrews465 on August 30, 2025 at 9:13 pm

    Brought to you by toyota camry

  31. @mikodesh on August 30, 2025 at 9:13 pm

    Better than snakes skin

  32. @CosmicLogic-ts5vr on August 30, 2025 at 9:14 pm

    this turned into a tayota ad really fast lol

  33. @animalfunnyclips1828 on August 30, 2025 at 9:14 pm

    Alaska is probably the coolest state

  34. @yeheyz on August 30, 2025 at 9:16 pm

    I suddenly felt the urge to buy a Camry. But I’m not sure why

  35. @bruhv6890 on August 30, 2025 at 9:17 pm

    I thought he was salt bae

  36. @SeoulToSeattle on August 30, 2025 at 9:19 pm

    Can you make me swim trunks and I can make some fish friends.

  37. @jupiterpudding3237 on August 30, 2025 at 9:21 pm

    He must eat a lot of fish.

  38. @panadatm on August 30, 2025 at 9:22 pm

    That Camry looks scarily like a Lexus.

  39. @MartinTabanag on August 30, 2025 at 9:24 pm

    alaska looks gorgeous. his art is amazing. those clothes out of fish skin is a really good idea than killing almost extinct animals.

  40. @peerathut18 on August 30, 2025 at 9:25 pm

    We deep fried it and turn it to snack in Thailand….

  41. @dydalswl1 on August 30, 2025 at 9:26 pm

    um… salmon skins are fucking delicious?

  42. @michelmagix on August 30, 2025 at 9:26 pm

    1:25 Kanye!?

  43. @BumbleBeeBeeRock on August 30, 2025 at 9:29 pm

    This smells fishy

  44. @오세륜 on August 30, 2025 at 9:29 pm

    Genius work hehe 😄👍🏻

  45. @ivanttosuckyourblood on August 30, 2025 at 9:29 pm

    White people are wearing my food?!??

  46. @aidancarey9428 on August 30, 2025 at 9:30 pm

    This guy is why salmon are going extinct

  47. @voldrice on August 30, 2025 at 9:30 pm

    that’s barbaric

  48. @patrickfort4467 on August 30, 2025 at 9:31 pm

    Whoa, where do you get a set net site with nobody else around?

  49. @officialsuperficial626 on August 30, 2025 at 9:31 pm

    I was wondering why this started like a car commercial, then i saw its sponsored by camry. Great video overall btw

  50. @whitemailprivilege2830 on August 30, 2025 at 9:31 pm

    Does he make underwear too?

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