Jewelry

Sunday, May 29, 2011

The most expensive diamond and the models

The De Beers’ Marie-Antionette Necklace – $3.7 million
From the De Beers High-Jewellery collection, this luxurious necklace features over 181 carats of mixed cut diamonds. Beneath the deep pink diamond (1.84 carats) on the first string are two yellow diamonds (5.24 and 7.06) along the second and third strings. The 8.05 carat pear-shaped white diamond hanging from the fourth string, though, is the showstopper on this beautiful piece of jewelry.




 
Garrard’s Heart of the Kingdom Ruby – $14 million
The most expensive necklace in the world features a 40.63-carat, heart-shaped Burmese ruby surrounded by 155 carats of diamonds. Burmese ruby is one of the most sought after varieties of ruby due to its blood-red hue. This gem is particularly valuable due to its extraordinary size—Burmese rubies rarely exceed a few carats!




The Most expensive bikini
Molly Sims didn’t leave much to the imagination when she wore this diamond-studded swimwear for Sports Illustrated’s infamous Swimsuit Edition in 2006. Of course, what the bikini doesn’t actually cover is obscured by misdirection as the swimsuit, the most expensive bikini in the world, is as eye-catching as the woman modeling it.
World's most expensive bikini
Designed by Susan Rosen with Steinmetz Diamonds, the bikini is made up of 150 carats of flawless diamonds—including a pair of fifteen carat, round-cut diamonds; a thirty carat, emerald-cut diamond and a pear-shaped, fifty-one carat diamond. Rather than using cloth to make the expensive swimsuit, Ms. Rosen opted to make it out of platinum.
Including the top, bottom and necklace, the world’s most expensive bikini is valued at $30 million. Considering its value, it’s questionable whether or not it can actually be called “swimwear.” After all, who knows what a dip in the ocean could do to all those precious gems?



Most Expensive Bra and Panties Set

In 2002, Victoria’s Secret out-did their $10 million “Star of Victoria Fantasy Bra” and created a $15 million bra and underwear titled “Red Hot Fantasy.” The most expensive bra is made of red satin and 1,300 gemstones, including rubies and diamonds and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the “most extravagant and expensive items of underwear ever created”.
The appearance of the most expensive bra was kept secret until it was revealed at the grand opening of Manhattan’s new Victoria’s Secret store on Broadway and 67th Street. It was then worn by spokes-model Gisele Bundchen underneath a see-through cover up. The one-of-a kind item was featured in Victoria’s Secret holiday catalog and is actually for sale.
So, if you are able to treat your lady (or yourself) to multi million-dollar lingerie, then the “Red Hot Fantasy” bra and panty set is for you. At whopping $15 million, how could you not feel good about your body after putting it on?
most expensive bra and panties
The most expensive bra
To this day, no one has purchased the most expensive bra in the world even after several serious inquiries. Victoria’s Secret even offers to deliver the bra to your doorstep in an armored car, which will probably be needed to cart away that $15 million you just dropped on it.
Several other bras come close to the “Red Hot Fantasy Bra”. Others include the “Very Sexy Bra” ($11 million), the “Star of Victoria Fantasy Bra” ($10 million), and the “Heavenly Star Bra” ($12.5 million).






Most Expensive Women’s Shoes

by jeremy on July 8, 2008 · Comments (21)
We may be calling this article “Most Expensive Women’s Shoes” to complement our previous article on men’s shoes, but make no mistake—these four pairs of high-heeled slippers, three of them by Stuart Weitzman, are also the most expensive shoes in the world.
Most expensive women's shoes - Stuart Weitzman's Ruby Slippers
Stuart Weitzman’s Ruby Slippers
$1.2 million

Based on their namesake footwear from The Wizard of Oz, these extravagant slippers were designed for the 2003 Oscars. Unfortunately, they were never worn due to the solemn mood of the times. They are studded with 642 Burma rubies weighing in at 123.33 carats. The settings are made of half a pound of platinum. These shoes were made with the help of Oscar Heyman Bros.


Most expensive women's shoes - Stuart Weitzman's Cinderella Slippers
Stuart Weitzman’s Cinderella Slippers
$2 million

Worn by singer Alison Krauss at the 2004 Academy Awards, these shoes were Weitzman’s next pair of fantasy-themed slippers. They are studded with 565 Kwiat diamonds—55 carats of clear diamonds and a single 5-carat gem. Unfortunately, they’re probably not made of glass. They are currently on display in Beverly Hills, California.



Most expensive women's shoes - Stuart Weitzman and Le Vian evening shoes
Stuart Weitzman and Le Vian evening shoes
$2 million

Made in conjunction between Stuart Weitzman and the 500-year-old tradition of the Le Vian name, these stunning slippers are made of silver leather set with over 200 carats of precious stones. There are over 185 carats of museum-quality tanzanite gemstones along the ankle bracelets, including the two 16-carat gems hanging from each. Additionally, there are 28 carats of diamonds along the front straps.



Most expensive women's shoes - Harry Winston's Ruby Slippers
Harry Winston’s Ruby Slippers
$3 million

While the original ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland were made with sequins, these spectacular slippers designed by Ronald Winston of the House of Harry Winston to mark the classic movie’s fiftieth anniversary used real rubies. The slippers include 4,600 rubies totaling 1,350 carats (as well as 50 carats of diamonds) which took craftsman Javiar Barerra two months to set. Made in 1989, the world’s most expensive shoes were still on sale in 2000.
(source: Most expensive journal)