world’s most expensive shoes

Hand. Designed. Diamond shoes.Designed by Kathryn Wilson for a Ronald McDonald House charity auction, these shoes are rather incredible. According to Refinery29:

Auctioned in New Zealand for the equivalent of $418,450, the shoes required a full-scale security contingent to keep the 21.18 carats of diamonds safe. It took Wilson 50 over hours to make the shoes by hand, often staying up into the wee hours of the night, her eyes squinting over her delicate work.

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