Top 10 Expensive Shoes in the History
| Get ready for admiring the most expensive shoes in the world. Their owners are rich and famous. They try to stand out, and these shoes helped them to get into the history. |
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| Well, let’s begin with number 10. It is a Nike sneaker encrusted with brilliants. The price is $50,000. 11 carats of chocolate colored diamonds adorn Air Force 1 custom-made sneakers. The footwear designed by Laced Up and C Couture were bought by Antwan “Big Boi” Patton. |
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| Number 9 goes to oriental shoes of Indian prince. Their price is $160,000. Not bad, yeah? Unique oriental shoes incrusted with rubies and diamonds were worn only once. It was in the 18th century. In 2006 the precious shoes were stolen. It took a few days to find them. The find was in excellent condition but experts decided that…someone had put it on. |
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| The 8th place goes to stiletto heels from Stuart Weitzman. The price is $500,000. The sandals are the result of cooperation of Stuart Weitzman, shoe designer, and Kwiat, jeweler. The heels feature 30 carats of 1420 diamonds with platinum faceting. Anika Noni Rose, the star of DreamGirls, put them on at Oscar 2007. |
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| Number 7 was taken by ruby booties from Wizard of Oz. Satin booties made by Shoes Co. were originally white. But for filming costumers completely remade them. And the price of the pair is $666,000 now. |
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| It is common knowledge that initially 7 pairs of ruby booties were made but the destiny of only 3 of them is known. The first one is kept in the museum, the second was stolen in 2005 and the third was sold at the auction at the price of $666,000. |
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| Number 6 goes to Retro Rose pumps from Stuart Weitzman. They cost as much as $1,000,000. The pumps feature brilliant roses and gilded heels. The roses are made of 100 carats of diamonds. Every year the designer finds a Cinderella to wear the masterpiece at Oscar Awards.
Well, that’s only the half of designer creations. Let’s speak about the most expensive and impressive models the next time. |
The First Steps of S/S 2010 Shoe Trends
| There is no doubt, fashion goes with the times and looks without fear at economic crises. In Spring – Summer 2010 you will be able to enjoy diversity of colors that throws down the gauntlet to economic and social problems the mankind faces nowadays. |
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| The first impression is shoe designers have decided to steady down and reject extravagant ideas. Their motto today is authenticity and naturalness. Perhaps for the first time in fashion history shoes presented at Fashion Weeks will be good not only for models demonstrating them at the stage but also for wearing. |
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| There is a tendency for creativity, modernity and a bit for derisiveness. Shoe designers are sure that every woman will find something to fit her personal tastes and preferences. Color gamut is presented by an unexpected blend of colors. Here you may see both quiet and flashy tints. At the same time the choice of colors is careful and scrupulous. So called transitional tints will play the key role in S/S 2010 but pastel shades will lose attractiveness. They can be used only in addition to deep blue or green. |
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| As far as materials are concerned, color gamut influences the choice. The best variant is snake or crocodile leather that always looks chic and up to date. The principle of Spring – Summer 2010 is lightness, naturalness and softness. That’s why calf leather is to be a favorite of the season, though other variant are also used. Pay attention to elements and inserts made of suede, velour and velvet as well. One more tip is don’t forget about retro style. |
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| Actually, the experiments with materials are in process now, so any new bold decision may be welcome. Creating new shoe models designers never forget about quality. Remember that leather should be worked up. It is necessary that a foot can “breathe”, so choosing footwear pay attention not only to style but also to comfort and durability. |
Here Is a Quick Way to Shock!
| What do you buy shoes for? I suppose you do it for feeling comfortable and confident or for looking pretty and unique. Anyway each pair of shoes is bought for practical use. But remember that we live in the 21th century when everything is upside down. Today I have decided to show you some pictures of weird shoes meant for admiring or shocking, in a word, for everything but for wearing. |
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| Well, the first shoe features such a huge heel that putting it on you will not be able to make a step. I am talking about shoes created by designer Omar Angel Perez. You may see this masterpiece in Modern Art Centre located in Houston, U.S. |
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| The shoe is made of ebony, trimmed with snake leather and features metal spiral straps. The weirdest thing is the straps have notches just like a saw does. This made some critics think that the designer belongs to BDSM culture. But Omar Angel Perez gives a much more simple explanation to his creation. According to the designer’s words, he wanted to show people how a woman suffers trying to follow fashion trends and wearing high heels. “Women feel discomfort and pain but for what? Though I see that heels change a woman making her taller and slimmer. So once she put on heels she won’t agree to reject them.” |
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| This shoe makes me think about Chinese traditions when women wear wooden platforms of impressive height. The different is this wooden sole has no massive platform, but it doesn’t simplify the process of walking. The front and rare part of the sole feature metal supports. The upper of this sandal is made of sneak leather. An unusual blend of leather, wood and metal arouse mixed feelings. |
Such surrealistic shoe is neither presented at Fashion Weeks, nor is it worn by celebrities but who knows maybe it is the shoe of the future…
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New York Fashion Week: First Impressions
| This year New York Fashion Week took place from 5 to 12 September. There were traditionally presented new collections for Spring-Summer. Hardly have we got used to Fall-Winter multiple novelties, when designers offer us a vast range of new designer decisions. Among designers that took part in the show were Carolina Herrera, Marc Jacobs, Diesel, Gottex and many other world known names. |
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| Well, the most important novelty is transparency. It seems to become a new fashion trend of the following spring and summer. The collection from American brand Michael Kors only proves the tendency. Shoes and sandals presented by Michael Kors in New York have already drawn attention of numerous fashion lovers. There is no denying, they look very attractive in spite of simple design. |
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| Models appeared on the stage in white and black sandals, the colors that have always been in fashion. Besides, these colors can be matched with anything. The common detail in Michael Kors sandals is transparent plastic inserts. Thanks to them the sandals seem to hold only on black and white cuffs. The sandals feature a tiny platform and a high heel in metallic color. It is necessary to note that such a heel even adds the air of lightness to the whole image. |
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| One more model we would like to present you is a shoe made from an unexpected blend of leather and metal. In Michael Kors collection there were black and beige colors, which proves one more time that natural colors are again the choice of fashion designers. These shoes look both womanly and powerful. They feature a triangle toe and unusual top of a heel. Such a model is supposed to have been designed especially for business women with strong and iron character. Some shoes as well as sandals feature transparent inserts as well. Now it seems to be the first step to a new trend the principle of which is light and transparent design opposing to complex and extravagant models. Let’s see. |
