#1: Stuart Weitzman’s Rita Hayworth Heels

Price tag: $3,000,000

Specs: Stuart Weitzman designed the satin open toe stilettos around a pair of earrings owned by movie legend Rita Hayworth.

The earrings are laden with rubies, sapphires and diamonds.

#1′s Claim to Shoe Fame: For the 2006 Academy Awards, musician and Oscar-nominee Kathleen “Bird” York was tapped to wear Stuart Weitzman’s latest over-the-top creations.

The shoes “centerpieces” were diamond and precious gemstone earrings from the estate of late 40′s movie siren Rita Hayworth, and now belong to Hayworth’s daughter, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan.

Tied for #2:  Stuart  Weitzman’s   “Cinderella Slippers”

Price tag: $2,000,000

Specs: 4 1/2 inch stiletto heels are set with 595 carats of platinum-set Kwiat diamonds.

One shoe is set with a 5-carat amaretto diamond, alone worth $1M.

Tied for #2:   Stuart Weitzman    Tanzanite Heels

Price tag: $2,000,000

Specs: Stuart Weitzman teamed with jeweler Le Vian to painstaking match and cut 185 carats of museum-quality tanzanite and 28 carats of diamonds.

#3 Stuart Weitzman    “Ruby Slippers”

Price tag: $1,600,000

Jeweler Oscar Heyman & Bros contributed 642 round and oval rubies totalling some 120 carats, set in pure woven platinum on the 4 1/2 red satin stilettos.

#4 Stuart Weitzman       “Platinum Guild” Stilettos

Price tag: $1,090,000

Specs: 464 Kwiat pear and round-shaped diamonds set in pure platinum thread top off these strappy stilettos.

#5: Stuart Weitzman      “Retro Rose” Pumps

Price tag: $1,000,000

Specs: Two diamond roses, fixed to 1940s-style dusty gold high heels.

More than 1,800 Kwiat diamonds weighing 100 carats were used to make the roses.

#6: Ruby Slippers from      “The Wizard of Oz”

Price tag: $666,000

Specs: White silk pumps from the Innes Shoe Co. were customized by the Wizard of Oz costume department.

The bows have three large red glass jewels, bugle beads and glass rhinestones in silver settings.

#6′s Claim to Shoe Fame: While it is believed there were seven pairs created for 1939 movie classic “The Wizard of Oz”, the whereabouts of only four pairs are known.

One pair is in the Smithsonian; another was stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum and has yet to be recovered.

The last pair to come up for sale was in 2000, when it was sold at auction by Christie’s for $666,000.

#7: Stuart Weitzman’s       “Diamond Dream” Stilettos

Price tag: $500,000

Specs: Shoe designer Stuart Weitzman and jeweler Kwiat partnered to create these stilettos adorned with 1,420 brilliant-cut Kwiat colorless diamonds weighing over 30 carats and set in platinum.

#8: Slippers Worn by Indian Prince

Price tag: $160,000

Specs: Rare slippers encrusted with rubies and diamonds were once worn by the Indian prince Nizam Sikandar Jah of Hyderabad in the 18th century.

#8′s Claim to Shoe Fame: In January 2006, the jeweled slippers were stolen from the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada.

A few days later they were recovered thanks to an anonymous tipster. Experts examined the shoes and believe no damage had been done  “though there is evidence the shoes have been worn”. A 35 year old man was arrested in connection to the robbery.

#9: Diamond-Encrusted Custom Nike’s

Price tag: $50,000

Specs: 11 carats of chocolate-colored diamonds outline the “swooshes” on a pair of Nike “So Cal” Air Force 1 “Supreme Max” runners. The Nike limited editions were customized with the fancy colored diamonds by Laced Up owner Ernel Dawkins and C Couture boutique owner Rita Patel.