This process can also be used upholetery fabrics to create products of any dead person, be it family, friend or enemy.With no laws in place, the use of McQueen’s DNA did not involve any permissions from his heirs or estate.The question remains how ethical is the process where the DNA of a person long dead can be manipulated to create “human leather” for items such as belts and jackets It brings to mind the excesses of Nazi Germany, which used the body parts — including skin, hair and human fat — of peoples they tried to exterminate to make things like soap.

Countries have to speed up their legislation as new technologies evolve rapidly, blurring boundaries between scientific progress and ethics.A fashion student from London’s prestigious Central Saint Martied from hair he had used in the labels of his first fashion collection.A warning: if you are not grossed out by the idea and are keen on wearing freshly-grown “human leather”, remember your sun screen. The Saint Martins student was able to extract the DNA, use that to create “leather” in the same skin tone as McQueen and apply for a patent. As long as you have access to their DNA

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