An increasingly popular way to stunt on your social media followers in 2024 is your shoes.
Although there are thousands of pairs out there in the world that cost way more than anyone would imagine is possible, 7 in particular stand above all others.
7. Stuart Weitzman Tanzanite Heels – $2 Million USD
Another masterpiece of Stuart Weitzman is the dazzling Tanzanite Heels, which led to Stuart Weitzman’s collaboration with Eddie Le Vian, a gem dealer.
Tanzanite is one of the most precious stones that exist and costs more than diamonds. The tribal Maasai people discovered the fortune-filled Mount Kilimanjaro back in 1967, and it is the only one discovered by man to this day!
Looking at these exquisite pairs of stilettos, you would notice the footbed and the heel are made up of precious platinum. Further embellishment is done on the forefront of the shoe as there lies a strap on which the blue tanzanite stones are adorned placed. Then there is pear-shaped 16-carats tanzanite attached to the strap like a pendant, giving it an even more fragile look.
6. Cinderella Slippers by Stuart Weitzman – $2 Million USD
Another unique piece was designed exclusively by Stuart Weitzman as they looked forward to going beyond the stereotypical glass slippers.
The shoes are truly exceptional as they have 565 Kwiat’s diamond embedded in them, not directly but wrapped inside Italian leather straps. This just doesn’t stop here as the right-leg shoe has an amaretto diamond of 5-carat placed on top just like a cherry on the cake.
Alison Krauss, the American singer wore these sophisticated shoes to the 2004 Oscars.
5. Drake’s Golden OVO x Air Jordans – $2.1 Million USD
Drake, the popular Canadian rapper is a forerunner of his lucrative streetwear brand and is well-known due to his collaboration with Nike.
He had become the talk-of-the-town because of ordering a pair of Js, OVO x Air Jordan 10s, which could easily be purchased at 600 USD through eBay. However, Drake looked forward to buying a one-of-its-kind, 24K gold Jordan 10s.
Matthew Senna was Drakes’ choice as an artisan to design these gold Js using 100lb of solid gold for himself.
4. Rita Hayworth Heels by Stuart Weitzman – $3 Million USD
Stuart Weitzman is quite popular for designing dazzling pairs of ultra-luxe shoes costing millions of dollars.
The pair of these gilded heels is the only piece ever made and in a unique and sophisticated blend of rust brown and burnt sienna shades. Moving forward, the specialty of these shoes lies in their being fragile as it is jeweled with precious gemstones including diamonds, sapphires, and rubies placed on the satin flower on each toe of the shoe.
These stiletto heels were worn by Rita Hayworth, the Hollywood star of the mid-twentieth century. However, these 3 million USD, open-toed shoes will never be up for sale purposes as they now belong to Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Rita’s daughter.
3. High Heels by Debbie Wingham- $15.1 USD
Debbie Wingham’s expertise is not confined to one; rather she explores herself which resulted in her tremendous work in the fashion industry and baking world which is reflected in these pair of high heels.
These ultra-luxe stilettos were a result of Debbie’s collaboration with Chris Campbell. These 15 million heels are jeweled with 1-carat blue diamonds, 3-carat precious pink diamonds, another variety of 3-carat diamonds, and thousand pointer diamonds. The leather is plated with 24 karat gold and stitched with 18 karat gold thread.
2. The Passion Diamond Shoes – $17 Million USD
“Jada Dubai only designs shoes with diamonds”, exclaimed J.D’s co-founder Maria Manjari. Thus, the company collaborated with Passion Jewellers to make what turned out to have a commercial value of a whopping 17 million USD, and become the second most expensive shoes to exist.
The fine pair of shoes exudes luxury through the 118 small, round diamonds and each shoe is crowned with a D-flawless 15-carat diamond on top.
The commissioned artisans worked for nine months to make these elegant stilettos. When visiting Burj Al-Arab Hotel in Dubai, don’t miss the chance to see them as they are featured right there.
1. Antonio Vietri Moon Star Shoes – $19.9 Million USD
If every expensive heel has jewels embedded in them, then why do these Moon Star shoes cost around 2 million USD? Well, because it has something out of the world – a meteorite from 1576. That sounds amusing, right?
The shoes were unveiled in October 2017 by Antonio Vietri, the Italian designer, during MIDE Fashion Week held in Dubai.
The Moon Star Shoes, also known as the most expensive shoes in the world are jeweled with 30-carat diamonds, the heel which is modeled after the Burj Khalifa is made of solid gold, and how can you forget the Argentinian meteorite?
