The most expensive shoes in the world

Perhaps you will not find a single girl who would not have a pair of stylish shoes in her closet. But in the modern world, girls try to choose shoes based on questions of practicality and convenience.

And few people perceive shoes as a luxury item. We picked up some of the most amazing and expensive shoes in the world, which are suitable exclusively for a chic publication, and are not at all suitable for everyday use.

Such shoes can be called a real work of art, because the involved decorative elements are striking in their beauty, and sometimes the cost is simply shocking.

The leading position, first place in terms of high cost was shared by two very unusual models, which, perhaps, cannot be found among others.

• Harry Winston Ruby Slippers are a peculiar version of the shoes of the main character of the fairy tale “The Wizard of Oz”.

These shoes are in sixth place in our ranking - then you can read more about them.

Ronald Winston, the son of Harry Winston himself, decided to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the film with a special gesture that would mark the general recognition and love of the people for this work. That is how the idea of ​​creating ruby ​​shoes came up.

The painstaking work of jewelers took more than two months, and about five thousand ruby ​​crystals were involved in decorating the shoes, the total weight of which is about 1400 carats.In addition to rubies, more than a hundred diamonds weighing 55 carats were used.

The cost of ruby ​​shoes from Harry Winston: $ 3,000,000.

• Harry Winston can easily make a worthy financial competition to the jewelry house Harry Winston the legendary pair of shoes from the famous shoe couturier - Stuart Weitzman (Stuart Weitzman).

In appearance, the model is a completely ordinary satin shoes in the color of milk chocolate, with a golden sheen, on the middle heel and with an open toe, decorated with the same earrings.

Earrings with diamonds, rubies and sapphires are located in the center of the voluminous satin bow, decorating the shoes and giving them a special charm.

For the first time in shoes at a public event, at the presentation of the award in the field of cinema - the Academy Award, in 2006, an American celebrity known in the field of popular music and cinema, Kettle York.

The cost of a pair of Rita Haywort shoes: $ 3,000,000.

The second place, also, was shared by two stunning shoes with incredible fabulous value. Both models belong to the shoe magnate - Stuart Weizmann.

The brand, founded by Stuart Weizmann, began to exist only in 1986, but the fashion designer himself was trained in shoe craftsmanship almost from childhood, as his father was one of the best manufacturers of comfortable and practical shoes of the time.

One of the most famous works of Stuart Weizmann was Cinderella Slippers. Impressed by the crystal shoes of the fairy-tale heroine, Stewart decided to create something equally elegant and magical.

The model is decorated with diamonds in the amount of 560 pieces, the total weight of which is about sixty carats. All diamonds are platinum cut.

The right and left shoes have one distinctive feature: only on the right is a five-carat diamond, which costs $ 1,000,000.

Cost of a pair of Cinderella Slippers: $ 2,000,000.

In a creative duet with jewelry master Eddie Le Vian, Stuart Weizmann created an elegant model called “Tanzanite”, which is a pair of stylish sandals with a thin strap in the finger area.

The model is decorated with colorless diamonds, the total weight of which is about thirty carats, and high-quality bright blue tanzanites, whose weight is more than 128 carats. It is worth noting that tanzanite is recognized only as a semiprecious stone.

The sandals themselves are made of high-quality genuine leather, painted in silver color. And the strap in the finger area does not touch the ankle strap, which is made in the form of a chic necklace.

Cost of a pair of Tanzanite sandals: $ 2,000,000.

Another work of the legendary Stuart Weizmann, created under the inspiration of the same fairy tale “The Wizard of Oz”, occupies the third position in terms of its high cost.

Ruby sandals (Ruby Slippers) are a special model on an eleven-centimeter hairpin, decorated with satin material in a rich cherry shade.

The main decoration of the sandals is the decor of 650 rubies of various sizes, the weight of which is a total of 124 carats.

To create this model, Stuart Weizmann joined forces with the famous jeweler, whose name is Oscar Herman Bros.

Cost of a pair of Ruby Slippers sandals: $ 1,600,000.

And again the masterpiece of Stuart Weizmann! Sandals made of silver leather with platinum details, which corresponds to their name - Platinum Guild.

Platinum high-heeled sandals are decorated with 470 diamonds of various shapes: there are both round and pear-shaped stones. It is worth noting that the diamond filling is carried out thanks to the jewelry corporation Kwiat.

A feature of this model is that the ankle strap is removable and can be used as a separate accessory.

This model was first presented to the public in 2006, at the Oscars, and adorned the slender legs of the brilliant Laura Harring.

Cost of a pair of Platinum Guild shoes: $ 1,090,000.

Incredibly elegant shoes all from the same Stuart Weizmann bear a name that is fully consistent with their flirty character. Shoes are named Marilyn Monroe, in honor of the very famous movie diva.

Shoes made of a dense satin of bronze hue are presented in the form of sandals with a thin heel of medium height, with thin straps and a large flower, in the center of which flaunt large crystals that used to be part of the earrings of Merlin Monroe.

Shoes were the main topic of discussion at the Oscars in 2005, where the famous actress Regina King appeared in them. At that moment, the shoes were still presented in their original form, but right after the ceremony the crystals were replaced with exact copies, and the original ones became one of the lots at the auction.

Cost of a pair of Marilyn Monroe shoes: $ 1,000,000.

The fifth line hit parade, with the model Marilyn Monroe sharing no more impressive model from Stuart Weizmann, which is called Retro Rose.

The model is an elegant pumps with a slightly rounded toe, a thin strap in the ankle and a low heel, made of darkened leather with a golden bronze hue.

The shoes are decorated with a large rose made of almost two thousand small diamonds, the total weight of which is about one hundred carats.

Shoes are made in retro style, in the best traditions of the 40s, and are very beautiful in appearance, but, nevertheless, they received rather ambiguous popularity, acquired in connection with the refusal of Diablo Cody to wear them on the red carpet of the next event.

Cost of a pair of Retro Rose shoes: $ 1,000,000.

In sixth place in the hit parade of the most expensive shoes is the legendary model, which was involved in the filming of the film adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. They were born in 1939 and are a real rarity, which explains the fabulous value.

The model has a very unusual look: a small heel and an elongated rounded toe look pretty elegant, and the finishes made of artificial silk and numerous iridescent sequin of cherry color give the product a slightly extravagant look.

Initially, seven pairs of such shoes were made and they were used exclusively as a shooting attribute. But, unfortunately, only four of them are currently known.

One pair was the property of collector Judy Garland until it was stolen in 2005. Shoes could not be returned.

Another pair is an exhibit at one of Washington's national museums, at the Smithsonian Institution of History.

The third pair was one of the lots at the auction, where it was put up with an initial price of $ 2,000,000, but was never sold.

The pair that left at the highest cost was sold at one of Christie's auctions.

The cost of one pair of shoes: $ 666,000.

In sixth place, a very unusual model - diamond shoes from a designer from New Zealand - Katherine Wilson.

Shoes are classic white pumps, a low heel and a slightly rounded toe make the model more elegant. The heel is decorated with a gilded heel, which gives it an even more extravagant look.

For the manufacture of shoes, about two thousand small diamonds were used, the weight of which in total is approximately 22 carats. It is worth noting that the shoes were made by hand, and the laying of diamond curls took about 100 hours in total.

These shoes were made exclusively for charitable purposes, namely to raise funds for the treatment of children.

Cost of a pair of shoes from Katherine Wilson: $ 600,000.

Another chic model created by Stuart Weizmann has a truly royal charm.And to achieve such a chic look, the famous shoe designer again had to team up with the masters of the Kwiat jewelry house.

The model is made in the form of sandals, the decor of the straps of which involved about one and a half thousand diamonds, the total weight of which is about 31 carats. No wonder the shoes were called the Diamond Dream.

For the first time in these shoes, the popular actress Anika Noni Rose appeared in public, making them part of the image on the carpet in 2007.

Cost of a pair of Diamond Dream shoes: $ 500,000.

Christopher Michael Shellis is the creator of no less beautiful shoes, called the “Diamond Princess Constellation”. According to the jeweler himself, he created these shoes, inspired by the popular song of Paul Simon.

Shoes are decorated with a large number of diamonds, and more precisely, 1300 of them. There are two versions of models with different cuts, both in platinum and gold cut.

It took more than three weeks to create the model, and their appearance was exactly the same as in the aforementioned song: “Diamonds on the sole of her shoes.”

Cost of a pair of Diamond Princess Constellation shoes: $ 331,450.

Closes the top ten diamond model from the eminent British jeweler Christopher Shellis, which was created in 2010 among other accessories and named "Eternal Diamond".

Shoes are special in that they have a unique guarantee - as much as a thousand years. And in the manufacture of this model, more than two thousand small diamonds were involved, the total weight of which does not exceed thirty carats.

Shelis spent about three years on developing this model, and about a month on creating one pair. It is noteworthy that in the process of creating shoes, the jeweler first works, who, upon completion of his work, transfers the model to the shoe-maker, who is engaged in decorative decoration.

The cost of one model of Eternal Diamond shoes: $ 216,000.