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Behold, all you wannabe Elton Johns and Paris Hiltons: a million-dollar pair of shoes.
Yes, for the price of 10 college educations, you can own the Platinum and Burma Ruby Shoes, made by famed jeweler Oscar Heyman & Brothers in New York. They contain 642 round and oval Burma rubies totaling 123 carats as well as a half-pound of platinum and silk thread.
Or you can just gawk at them.
The shoes will be on display Monday-Sept. 19 at Marshall Pierce & Company, at 29 E. Madison St.
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Edited by RedEye staff (ritaredeye@tribune.com)
