The most expensive shoe in the entire world has been sensationally unveiled and it costs as much as an unbelievable $15million. UK Desi...
unveiled and it costs as much as an unbelievable $15million.
UK Designer Debbie Wingham has unveiled the world's most expensive
pair of shoes. The stiletto heels are encrusted with precious metals
and rare stones — and feature a whopping $15.1 million (USD) price
tag. Wingham is famous for her opulent creations and has worked for
many celebrities, royals, and wealthy elite over the course of her
career. She is known for crafting the world's most expensive dress, a
Red Diamond Abaya gown, which was encrusted with over 2000 diamonds,
including the world's most expensive red diamond, and priced at $15.45
million (USD). Wingham also owns a baking company, Couture to Cakes,
and is known for having also crafted a $64 million (USD)
diamond-encrusted cake for a UAE client.
Wingham's latest creation is a collaboration between herself and
Florida-based contemporary artist Chris Campbell. Wingham contributed
the design while Campbell crafted the shoes over hundreds of
painstaking hours. The perfectly symmetrical heels feature three-carat
rare pink and one-carat blue diamonds, which alone cost over $128k
(USD).There are four flawless three-carat diamonds and 1000 pointer
diamonds set in platinum framing the piped and quilted details, which
are meant to resemble a cake. The shoes also feature solid gold
zippers and soles, leather painted in 24 carat gold paint, and the
stitching was done with 18 carat gold thread. Inside, the shoes are
adorned with gold thread inlay. The shoes were finished with a rose
gold accent to give slight contrast. Leather Arabian jasmine flowers
are the final touch.
Wingham said of the pair: "Many of my clients have valuable pieces of
jewelry that live in a safe and are only worn once or twice in a
lifetime; by using their precious gems to design a bespoke piece of
art, I can create something that can be admired on a daily basis."
The opulent shoes were commissioned by an unnamed family in Dubai to
mark a special birthday. Wingham has stated that the shoes are the
final piece in her 'most expensive collection'. Alongside her couture
bakery, she also runs the successful Future of Fashion academy for
young designers, offering a range of workshops to suit different needs
and levels of experience. Wingham uses her extensive contacts and acts
as a mentor to emerging talent, putting on high-end fashion events
that normally the young creatives would not be able to afford, and
offering exposure that also would not typically be accessible to most
young designers.
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