$85,000

The cost of the most expensive shoes ever commissioned.
Emperor Bokassa of the Central African Empire (now Republic)
requested a pair of pearl-studded loafers — made by House of
Berluti, Paris, France — for his self-coronation on December 4,
1977. source: www.guinnessworldrecords.com

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