World's most expensive shoes embellished with 236 diamonds go on sale in Dubai today for £13M

A pair of shoes thought to be the most expensive in the world go on sale today - for £13million today.

The lavish heels are made from gold patent leather, silk, and embellished with 236 diamonds, as well as featuring a round 15 carat flawless D- diamond centre piece at the tip of each shoe. The 'Passion Diamond' shoes are the second set of showstoppers from UAE-based designer Jada Dubai, who hit headlines earlier in the year for its royal collection, also in collaboration with jewellery brand Passion Jewellers, which included a pair for £217,800. The one of a kind shoes will be made bespoke to fit the buyer, but a prototype has been created in Italy that will be viewed by just 50 VIP clients at what's billed as the world's only seven-star hotel, the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.

Speaking about the extravagant design, Hemant Karamchandani, chief executive of Passion Jewellers, which supplied the diamonds for the shoes, said: 'Dubai is the city of millionaires and billionaires, we see it as a potential market, along with the entire (Gulf) region. Maria Majari, co- founder of Jada Dubai which designed the shoes, added:
'We wanted to create a truly unique piece. Jada Dubai designs only shoes with diamonds. For the launch of our second collection, we wanted to create a piece that is truly unique in the world using very rare diamonds.
'Even inside, the logos of both companies are made out of gold, which is very thin, so it will be very comfortable for walking.'