In collaboration with Catawiki's Fashion expert Stefani Markovic
These shoes were not made for walking, they're mainly for showing off. Most pairs of shoes in this list have stiletto heels and if that is not reason enough to limit your steps, perhaps the diamonds and rubies attached to them will be. Take a look at these extravagant beauties which go beyond luxury as we reveal the top 5 most expensive pairs of womens shoes in the world!
5. Tanzanite Heels - €1.68 million
This list could almost be called ‘the 5 most expensive shoes in the world by Stuart Weitzman’, for the first three items on the list were designed by this man. These tanzanite heels are worth over €1.5 million euros thanks to a range of diamonds and gemstones. To be precise: 185 carats of bright blue tanzanite gemstones and 28 carats of diamonds. All set in silver.
4. Cinderella slippers - €1.68 million
These shoes truly look like they belong to a fairy-tale princess. Stuart Weitzman designed these stiletto heels as a tribute to Cinderella, adding 565 Kwiat diamonds to the fine Italian leather for a mesmerising effect.
3. Rita Hayworth Heels - €2.5 million
These high heels designed by Stuart Weitzman were inspired by a pair of Rita Hayworth’s earrings; inside the folded flowers on the shoes you find a beautiful earring made of diamonds, sapphires and rubies. The chocolate brown leather and satin creates a refreshing contrast with the shiny gemstones and is quite unlike other Stuart Weitzman creations.
2. Ruby Slippers - €2.5 million
This pair of magic shoes, worn by Dorothy Gale in the musical movie 'The Wizard of Oz', became a genuine fairy-tale when Harry Winston created a pair with actual rubies. He did so in honour of the 50th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz: a beautiful pair of slippers covered in 4,600 rubies with an estimated weight of 1,350 carats. A line of 50 carats of diamonds accentuate the bow and the top of the shoes. Originally in the story of L. Frank Baum, Dorothy wears silver shoes, but they were magically turned red once the Technicolor movie came out. 
1. Debbie Wingham Stilettos - €12.7 million
he British designer Debbie Wingham once created the world’s most expensive cake (€53.8 million) and world’s most expensive dress (€13 million); so it is not surprising a wealthy (unnamed) family asked her to design an extravagant pair of shoes as a birthday gift. The handmade stiletto shoes are made from leather with a 24K gold coating, stitched together with 18K gold thread. The pink and blue diamonds on the stilettos are extremely rare and large, costing about €11 million alone. To add to the value and extravagance of the shoes, four flawless three carat white diamonds and 1,000 pointer diamonds are used to emphasise the cake-like design of the shoes. The zips and plaques underneath the shoes are solid gold. Now that is a pair of shoes to show off!
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