No, it's not skin; it's fabric. IMO, the purple lamskins are tdf. This isn't floating my boat. Let's not forget these coco crocs 0r crock ofs -- me bad -- are priced close to $3K. And I don't care if Karl hand stitched them or who stitched them, it doesn't justify the price.
Just like the crest collection (rtw) now in stores, sorry, I think they ruin the garment, hand embroidered or not. What's wrong with elegance, gorgeous fabrics. If I want glitz, I'll add my own by way of jewelry. Sorry for the digression to rtw.