Whether you want to go for a run or see the sights on your latest trip or going for a morning walk, your feet work hard from morning to evening, carrying you through all odds and evens. It may be noted that most of the world’s expensive and luxury products hit the market during last 10 years and shoes were also among them. Here is an overview of top 10 most expensive shoes in the world:

#1: Stuart Weitzman’s Rita Hayworth Heels

Price tag: $3,000,000

Specs: This satin open toe stilettos was designed by Stuart Weitzman around a pair of earrings and was owned by movie legend Rita Hayworth. These earrings are decorated with rubies, sapphires and diamonds.

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

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#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.

#2′s Cinderella Claim to Shoe Fame: Eminent singer Alison Krauss was spotted wearing “Cinderella Slippers at the 2004 Oscars (nominated for best song for the film Cold Mountain). Mr. Weitzman’s daughters were fans of Alison Krauss, and had asked their father to approach the bluegrass diva about wearing the $2M sparklers.

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#3 Stuart Weitzman “Ruby Slippers”

Price tag: $1,600,000

Specs: 642 round and oval rubies totaling some 120 carats were contributed by Oscar Heyman & Bros for the 4 1/2 red satin stilettos. These were set in pure woven platinum

#3′s Claim to Shoe Fame: In 2003 Stuart Weitzman created the “Ruby Slippers” in anticipation of another breakthrough starlet wearing them to that year’s Academy Awards. His inspiration was the original ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy.

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#4 Stuart Weitzman “Platinum Guild” Stilettos

Price tag: $1,090,000

Specs: These strappy stilettos were manufactured with 464 Kwiat pear and round-shaped diamonds set in pure platinum thread.

#4′s Claim to Shoe Fame: Famous Actress Laura Harring was the first “Cinderella” at Stuart Weitzman. She was chosen Cinderella by the shoe designer to wear this stylish sandal for 2002 Academy Awards. It was in close comparison with the $27 million dollar necklace that she was also wearing at the show.

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#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.

#5′s Claim to Shoe Fame: Every year, fashion footwear king Stuart Weitzman picks a new and rising star, a “Hollywood Cinderella”, to wear his latest multi-million dollar shoes to the Oscars. In 2008, he selected screenwriter Diablo Cody to wear the $1M heels known as the “Retro Rose” down the Academy Awards red carpet. But later she denied it and opted to wear an unnamed brand instead.

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#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.

#7′s Claim to Shoe Fame: Anika Noni Rose, aka “the other one” in Dreamgirls, got her chance to shine at the Oscars in 2007 when she wore Stuart Weitzman’s “Diamond Dream” strappy sandals on the red carpet.

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#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: Stuart Weitzman’s “Marilyn Monroe” Shoes

Price tag: $1 million

Specs: This pair of elegant nude stilettos are adorned with a satin rose ornamented with cluster of shimmering Swarovski crystals. The specialty of these crystals is that there are pair of earrings once owned by Marilyn Monroe.

#9′s Claim to Shoe Fame: Actress Regina King had worn this footwear to the 2005 Oscars, when she was nominated for her role in the movie “Ray.”

After the red carpet event, Weitzman replaced Marilyn’s earrings with replicas and auctioned off the shoes in the Celebrity Rags 4 Charity Riches auction, where the shoes were sold for $1 million.

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#10: Diamond-Encrusted Custom Nikes

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

#10′s Claim to Shoe Fame: One of the only two menswear sneakers represented in the top 10. They were purchased by Outkast’s Antwan “Big Boi” Patton. The Nike limited editions were customized with the fancy colored diamonds by Laced Up owner Ernel Dawkins and C Couture boutique owner Rita Patel.

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