Sunday, May 03, 2009

Most Expensive: Men's & Women's Shoes in the World

Top 10 Most Expensive Shoes in the World
Stuart Weitzman's "Cinderella Slippers" (2,000,000)
4 1/2 inch stiletto heels are set with 595 carats of platinum-set Kwiat diamonds.
One shoe is set with a 5-carat amaretto diamond, alone worth $1M.

Stuart Weitzman “Platinum Guild” Stilettos ($1,090,000)
464 Kwiat pear and round-shaped diamonds set in pure platinum thread top off these strappy stilettos.
Stuart Weitzman’s “Diamond Dream” Stilettos ($500,000)
Shoe designer Stuart Weitzman and jeweler Kwiat partnered to create these stilettos adorned with 1,420 brilliant-cut Kwiat colorless diamonds weighing over 30 carats and set in platinum.


Stuart Weitzman “Retro Rose” Pumps ($1,000,000)
Two diamond roses, fixed to 1940s-style dusty gold high heels.
More than 1,800 Kwiat diamonds weighing 100 carats were used to make the roses.


Slippers Worn by Indian Prince ($160,000)
Rare slippers encrusted with rubies and diamonds were once worn by the Indian prince Nizam Sikandar Jah of Hyderabad in the 18th century.


Ruby Slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” ($666,000)
White silk pumps from the Innes Shoe Co. were customized by the Wizard of Oz costume department. The bows have three large red glass jewels, bugle beads and glass rhinestones in silver settings. The last pair to come up for sale was in 2000, when it was sold at auction by Christie’s for $666,000.



Stuart Weitzman Tanzanite Heels ($2,000,000)
Stuart Weitzman teamed with jeweler Le Vian to painstaking match and cut 185 carats of museum-quality tanzanite and 28 carats of diamonds.



Stuart Weitzman’s Rita Hayworth Heels ($3,000,000)
Stuart Weitzman designed the satin open toe stilettos around a pair of earrings owned by movie legend Rita Hayworth

The earrings are laden with rubies, sapphires and diamonds.



Stuart Weitzman “Ruby Slippers” ($1,600,000)
Jeweler Oscar Heyman & Bros contributed 642 round and oval rubies totalling some 120 carats, set in pure woven platinum on the 4 1/2 red satin stilettos.



Diamond-Encrusted Custom Nikes ($50,000)
11 carats of chocolate-colored diamonds outline the “swooshes” on a pair of Nike “So Cal” Air Force 1 “Supreme Max” runners


10 of the Most Expensive Fine Men’s Shoes in the World

Founded in the year 1895, Bertuli’s shoes are produced in a bevy of colors and fit the natural footline...their website is pretty good too.


A. Testoni Norvegese ($1,500) Extremely lightweight and elegant shoes can be hard to come by, even when you are paying top dollar. A. Testoni Norvegese’s shoes are both ultralight and very sleek, so you could run to catch that train if necessary. Or at least know that you could.

Baker Black Ostrich Cap Toe ($975) Definitely not the easiest pair to find online, these shoes will have you on the hunt. If you’re afraid they’re not worth it, be advised: the first pair will not be your last. Fine English detailing at its best.

Started up in 1879, Crockett & Jones continues a fine English tradition with its wonderfully detailed shoes constructed from leather straight out of “fine European tanneries.” Each pair of these shoes takes eight weeks to complete, start to finish.

Apparently, the toe seam of these shoes from Edward Green is so special that it has been stitched with a pig’s bristle. We don’t know what that means, either, but we do know that it makes these shoes look good.


A smooth, almost Parisian upper marries a high-gloss finish, and you’ll be spoilt for choice in terms of styles. These clean shoes from GJ Cleaverley are particularly successful with punched detailing and small laces.

John Lobb 2005 Shoes ($1,280)
Slick, smooth, and hard to replace, John Lobb’s shoes have an unusually streamlined shape and well thought-out color combinations. In this case, mahogany and ebony join together with the trimmest of laces.
This circa-1865 label makes shoes from Reindeer leather have have been “cured in baths of rye, oat flour and yeast, hand-finished and soaked in wood liquor,” according to Forbes. Sounds gross? Only until you cast your eyes on these glossy, well-crafted beauties


Tanino Crisci’s Lilian Shoes ($1,250)

People might not know that these shoes were as expensive as they were– they won’t stand out in a crowd– but your suits and your toes will thank you. Supremely classic design is a perfect “10.”

Versace Black Leather Croc ($995)

Expensive, but available and on sale? These Versace's might be pricey, but they are marked down and ready to be yours. Embossed croc detailing makes them stand out from the winklepickers and cowboy kicks.

5 comments:

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Vlad said...

DAMN 2 MILLION FOR A PAIR OF SHOES! THAT'S ABSURB!

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Kate said...

Halfway through your post, I was wondering why there were no men's shoes on the list, but then I found them!