DEBBIE WINGHAM’S WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE ABAYA DRESS
One in every one hundred million diamonds is naturally colored red, making the red diamond the rarest in the world. On average, they only find one about every fifty years. By placing this most ultra-rare of rare gems on a dress, designer Debbie Wingham has created a work of fashion that serves as a wearable treasure chest. Beyond the centerpiece red diamond, more than 2,000 diamonds are set in platinum and woven into the Abaya with 14k white gold thread. Buyers were invited to consult with Wingham personally in the penthouse of the Raffles Hotel in Dubai. If you had $17.7 million, you could have joined them.
BERLUTI RAPIÉCÉS REPRISÉS
Usually, when one says you have the world at your feet, they’re speaking metaphorically. Unless you’re wearing these. Luxury shoemaker Berluti’s name is well-known enough for custom-made bespoke menswear and incomparable shoes. But the Rapiécés Reprisés elevates this craft to an artform, creating a masterpiece crafted through 250 different operations and personally fitted for you in Berluti’s Madison Avenue storefront. Listed by Forbes as the most expensive men’s shoes in the world, the Rapiécés Reprisés run a surprisingly affordable (for this list) $1,830 a pair.
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