The most expensive shoes in the world

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

And few people perceive shoes as a kind of luxury item. We have selected some of the most amazing and expensive shoes in the world that are only suitable for a chic outlet, and are not at all suitable for everyday use.

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

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

• Harry Winston Ruby Shoes are a kind of shoes of the main character of the fairy tale "The Wizard of Oz".

These shoes are in sixth place in our rating - 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 indicate the universal recognition and love of the people for this work. This is how the idea of ​​recreating the ruby ​​shoes came about.

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

Cost of ruby ​​shoes from "Harry Winston": $ 3,000,000.

• A worthy financial competition for the product of the jewelry house Harry Winston can easily be legendary pair of shoes from the famous shoe couturier - Stuart Weitzman.

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

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

For the first time in shoes at a public event, at the presentation of the awards in the field of cinema - the Oscar, in 2006, an American celebrity, known in the field of popular music and cinema, Kettlen York, appeared.

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

The second place was also shared by two stunning models of shoes with incredible, fabulous value. Both models are owned by shoe tycoon Stuart Weitzman.

The brand, founded by Stuart Weizman, began its existence only in 1986, but the designer himself was trained in shoe skills almost from childhood, since his father was one of the best manufacturers of comfortable and practical shoes of that time.

One of the most famous works of Stuart Weizman was the Cinderella Slippers. Inspired by the fairytale heroine's crystal shoes, Stewart decided to create something equally graceful and magical.

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

The right and left shoes have one distinguishing feature: only the right one is adorned with a five-carat diamond, the cost of which is $ 1,000,000.

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

In a creative duet with jeweler Eddie Le Vian, Stuart Weizman created a sleek model called "Tanzanite", which is a pair of stylish sandals with a thin toe strap.

The model is decorated with colorless diamonds weighing about thirty carats and high quality bright blue tanzanites weighing over 128 carats. It should be noted that tanzanite is only recognized as a semi-precious stone.

The sandals themselves are made of high-quality genuine leather, dyed in silver. And the strap in the finger area does not come into contact with the ankle strap, which is made in the form of a chic necklace.

Price for a pair of Tanzanite sandals: $ 2,000,000.

Another work of the legendary Stuart Weitzman, inspired by the same fairy tale "The Wizard of Oz", takes the third position in terms of its high cost.

Ruby Slippers are a special model on an 11 cm stiletto heel, decorated with satin material in a juicy cherry shade.

The main decoration of the sandals is the decor of 650 rubies of different sizes, weighing a total of 124 carats.

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

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

Once again, a masterpiece by Stuart Weizmann! Sandals in silver leather with platinum details, as 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 should be noted that the diamond filling was carried out thanks to the Kwiat jewelry corporation.

A special 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 Oscar ceremony, and adorned the slender legs of the brilliant Laura Harring.

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

Incredibly elegant shoes, all from the same Stuart Weizman, bear a name that fully corresponds to their flirty character. The shoes are named Marilyn Monroe, after the famous movie diva.

The shoes, made of dense bronze satin, are presented in the form of sandals with thin heels of medium height, with thin straps and a large flower, in the center of which there are large crystals that used to be part of Merlin Monroe's earrings.

The shoes were the main topic of discussion at the 2005 Oscars, which featured the famous actress Regina King. At that time, the shoes were still presented in their original form, but immediately 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 of the hit parade, with the model Marilyn Monroe, is shared by the no more impressive model from Stuart Weizman, which is called the Retro Rose.

The model is an elegant, rounded toe pumps with a thin ankle strap and a low heel, crafted from tinted gold-bronze leather.

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.

The shoes are made in a retro style, in the best traditions of the 40s, and are very beautiful to look at, but, nevertheless, they received rather mixed 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.

On the sixth place of the charts 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 cost.

The model has a very unusual look: a small heel and an elongated rounded toe look quite elegant, and the artificial silk trim and numerous iridescent cherry-colored sequins 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, the whereabouts of only four of them are currently known.

One pair was the property of collector Judy Garland until it was stolen in 2005. The shoes were never returned.

Another pair is on display at one of Washington's national museums, the Smithsonian History Institute.

The third pair was one of the lots at the auction, where it was exhibited 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.

Cost of one pair of shoes: $ 666,000.

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

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

For the manufacture of the shoes, about two thousand small diamonds were used, the total weight of which is approximately 22 carats. It's worth noting that the shoes were handcrafted and took about 100 hours to create the diamond curls.

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 Weizman has a truly royal charm. And to achieve such a chic look, the famous shoe designer again had to team up with the craftsmen of the Kwiat jewelry house.

The model is made in the form of sandals, on the decor of the straps of which about one and a half thousand diamonds were used, the total weight of which is approximately 31 carats. It is not for nothing that the shoes were called the Diamond Dream.

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

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

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

The shoes are decorated with a large number of diamonds, to be more precise, there are 1,300 of them. There are two variants of models with different cuts, both in platinum and gold cuts.

It took more than three weeks to create the model, and their appearance is exactly the same as in the aforementioned song: "Diamonds on the soles of her shoes."

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

The luxury model from the famous British jeweler Christopher Shellis, which was created in 2010 among other accessories and named "Eternal Diamond", closes the top ten of the diamond.

The shoes are special in that they have a unique guarantee - even for a thousand years. And in the manufacture of this model, more than two thousand small diamonds were used, the total weight of which does not exceed thirty carats.

Shellys spent about three years on the development of this model, and about a month on the creation of one pair. It is noteworthy that in the process of creating shoes, the jeweler first works, who, upon completion of his work, hands over the model to the shoe master, who is engaged in decorative finishing.

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