Gold Shoe

Forget those ruby red slippers, Dorothy. This gold shoe, made in China and yours for the low price of $41,000, will take you a lot farther than Kansas.

950 Grams Gold Underwear

After diamond studded Gold-Bra ($108,600) and world’s most-expensive diamond encrusted lingerie ($30mn), here is a new entrant to the ornamental world of undergarments. Exhibited in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning province on 27 September, the fabric used to design this set of underwear is 950 grams pure gold.

Secret History of Gold

Johnson Matthey Refinery produces about a ton of gold every day, worth roughly thirty million dollars. Each bar of gold is stamped with an identifying serial number. However, refineries like Johnson Matthey also receive impure gold mixed with silver and copper called dore bars from many different sources.