• The Moon Star Shoes by Italian designer Antonio Vietri. AFP
    The Moon Star Shoes by Italian designer Antonio Vietri. AFP
  • The shoes are worth an eye-watering $19.9 million. AFP
    The shoes are worth an eye-watering $19.9 million. AFP
  • The shoes feature 30 carats of diamonds. AFP
    The shoes feature 30 carats of diamonds. AFP
  • The shoes also feature a small piece of a meteorite discovered in Argentina in 1576. AFP
    The shoes also feature a small piece of a meteorite discovered in Argentina in 1576. AFP
  • The shoes went on display in Dubai on Friday October 11. AFP
    The shoes went on display in Dubai on Friday October 11. AFP
  • The shoes seen during the launch presentation at the Dubai Marina on October 11. AFP
    The shoes seen during the launch presentation at the Dubai Marina on October 11. AFP

Fashion

The world's most expensive shoes, worth Dh73 million, unveiled in Dubai

The Moon Star shoes contain 30 carats of diamonds and pieces of meteorite

Sophie Prideaux
Sophie Prideaux

October 12, 2019

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Another week, another world record broken in the UAE. This time, it’s for the world’s most expensive shoe, which was unveiled on Friday onboard a yacht in Dubai Marina.

As part of MIDE (Made in Italy, Designed in Emirates) Fashion Week, Italian designer Antonio Vietri has unveiled his latest creation, The Moon Star Shoes, worth a whopping $19.9 million (Dh73 million).

The current Guinness World Record for the most expensive pair of shoes is $15.5 million dollars.

The shoes are made up of a solid gold heel, 30 carats of diamonds and contain a small piece of meteorite discovered in Argentina in 1576.

Vietri is no stranger to designing record-breaking shoes. Back in 2017, he showcased a pair of 24-carat gold stilettos in Dubai, worth more than Dh120,000. Speaking at the time, the UAE-based designer said, "The word impossible does not exist in my vocabulary".

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