FASHION
Industry
Most Expensive Fashion Items
This list features the most expensive fashion clothing items ever in history either by estimated sale value.
RANK | FASHION ITEM | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | YEAR |
1 | The Nightingale of Kuala Lumpur | $30.0 million | Custom-made dress adorned with 2,000 diamonds. | 2009 |
2 | Martin Katz and Renee Strauss Wedding Dress | $16.2 million | Wedding gown encrusted with 150 carats of diamonds. | 2006 |
3 | Red Diamond Abaya | $16.0 million | Luxurious abaya featuring silk and diamonds. | 2013 |
4 | Hany El Behairy Wedding Dress | $15.0 million | Egyptian designer’s diamond-embellished couture wedding dress. | 2020 |
5 | Queen Letizia of Spain’s Royal Wedding Dress | $10.7 million | Embroidered with gold thread and made of silk, designed by Manuel Pertegaz. | 2004 |
6 | The “Red Hot” Fantasy Bra | $9.4 million | Victoria’s Secret bra decorated with rubies and diamonds. | 2000 |
7 | Yumi Katsura White Gold Diamond Dress | $8.5 million | Wedding dress encrusted with diamonds, white gold, and pearls. | 2006 |
8 | The “Royal” Fantasy Bra | $6.3 million | Another stunning Victoria’s Secret creation made with diamonds and sapphires. | 2003 |
9 | Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” Dress | $4.8 million | Worn during JFK’s birthday celebration. | 2016 |
10 | Marilyn Monroe’s “Seven Year Itch” Dress | $5.6 million | Iconic white dress worn in the film’s famous subway grate scene. | 2011 |
11 | Audrey Hepburn’s ‘Ascot’ Dress | $4.5 million | Designed by Cecil Beaton for My Fair Lady, worn in the Ascot scene. | 2017 |
12 | Jennifer Lawrence’s Oscars Dress | $4.0 million | Dior Couture gown worn at the 2013 Academy Awards. | 2013 |
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