10. DIAMOND-ENCRUSTED CUSTOM NIKE:$50.000
This pair of Nike so called "Air Force 1-Supreme Max" trainers works with 11 carats of chocolate-colored diamonds outlining the Nike swooshes. One of the two menswear shoes represented in the top 10, they were purchased bu Outkast's Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. the Nike limited editions were customized with the fancy colored diamonds by Laced Up owner Ernel Dawkins and C Couture boutique owner Rita Patel.
2. SLIPPERS WORN BY INDIAN PRINCE: $160.000
This rare pair of slippers, once worn by Indian prince Nizam Sikandar Jah of Hyderabad in the 18th century, is encrusted with rubies and diamonds. In January 2006, the jeweled slippers were stolen from the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada yet were quickly recovered thanks to an anonymous tipster. Experts examined the shoes and believe no damage had been done "though there is evidence the shoes have been worn".
Shoes designer Stuart Weitzman and jeweller Kwiat partnered to create these stilettos adorned with 1.420 brilliant-cut colorless diamonds weighing over 30 carats and set in platinium. Anika Noni Rose aka "the other one" in Dreamgirls, got her chance to shine at the Oscars in 2007 when she wore these "Diamond Dream" strappy sandals on the red carpet.
7. RUBY SLIPPERS FROM "THE WIZARD OF OZ": $666.000
These 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 rhinestone in silver settings. While it is believed there were seven pairs created for 1939 movie classic "The Wizard of Oz", the whereabouts of only four pairs are known. One pair is in Smithsonian, another was stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum and yet to be recovered. The last pair come up for sale in 2000, when it was sold at auction by Christie's for $666.000
6. "RETRO ROSE" PUMPS: $1.000.000
Two diamonds roses are fixed to this pair of 1940's style dusty gold high heels. More then 1.800 Kwiat diamonds weighing 100 carats were used to make the roses. Every year, fashion footwear king Stuart Weitzman pics a new and rising star, a "Hollywood Cinderella", to wear his latest multimillion dollar shoes to the Oscars. In 2008, he selected screenwriter Diablo Cody to wear the 1M$ heels known as the "Retro rose" down the Academy Awards red carpet. Ms. Cody initially agreed to wear them but later backed out after critics questioned her "Indie", anti-Hollywood cred for participation in a glamourous publicity stunt. She opted to wear unnamed brand instead.
5. "PLATINUM GUILD" STILETTOS: $1.090.000
A startling 464 Kwiat pear and round-shaped diamonds set in pure platinum thread top off these strappy stilettos. Actress Laura Harring was the first Stuart Weitzman "Cinderella". she was chosen by the shoe designer to wear the "Platinum Guild" diamond encrusted sandals to the 2002 academy Awards. even more then her three bodyguards, the shoes were a perfect companion to the $27 million dollar necklace she also wore to the awards show.
4. "RUBY SLIPPERS": $1.600.000
Jeweler Oscar Heyman & Bros contributed 642 round and oval rubies totaling some 120 carats, set in pure woven platinum in crafting the red satin stilettos. In 2003 Stuart Weitzman created the "Ruby Slippers" in anticipation of another breakthrough starlet wearing them to that year's Academy Awards. His inspiration was the original ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy. However Mr. Weitzman ended up canceling his shoe's appearance. His spokesman Jane Weitzman stated, "we pulled the ruby shoes we were planning to show off at the Oscars out of respect for those fighting in Iraq."
3. TANZANITE HEELS: $2.000.000
Stuart Weitzman teamed with jeweller Le Vian to painstaking match and cut 185 carats of museum quality tanzanite and 28 carats of diamonds. These eye-popping, $2M kicks were unveiled June 2008 in Las Vegas. No one has been photographed wearing them yet. It's speculated that Mr. Weitzman created them for the Academy Awards in 2009.
2. "CINDERELLA SLIPPERS": $2.000.000
This pair of 4 1/2 inch stiletto heels is set with 595 carats of platinum-set Kwiat diamonds and made with pure platinum thread. One shoe is set with 5-carat amaretto diamond, alone worth $1M. The "Cinderella Slippers" were worn by singer Alison Krauss (nominated for best song for the film Cold Mountain) at the 2004 Oscars while walking the red carpet and performing onstage. Mr. Weitzman's daughters were fans of Alison Krauss, and had asked their father to approach the bluegrass diva about wearing the $2M sparklers. Prior to Oscars, Ms. Krauss said, "I just want the folks back home to be proud. to say, 'She sand in tune and didn't forget the words. And she didn't fall off them shoes."
1. RITA HAYWORTH HEELS: $3.000.000
Legend 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. For the 2006 Academy Awards, musician and Oscar-nominee Kathleen "Bird" York was tapped to wear Stuart Weitzman's latest over-the-top creations. The shoes "centerpieces" were diamond and precious gemstone earrings from the estate of late 40's movie siren Rita Hayworth, and now belong to Hayworth's daughter, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan.
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