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Secret Circus: – $1.3 million

1. Secret Circus: – $1.3 million

This is the first million dollar jean in the world and the one that has left women around the globe drooling. The main reason is the large diamonds attached on the back pocket of the jeans.

2. Dussault Apparel Thrashed Denim: – $250,000

This jean is hand made and undergoes a special process to make the stiff new pair to become the comfortable and relaxed old jeans that you prefer. It is washed 13 times and dyed and painted in between to add depth to the jean. To this is added 16 single carat and 26 half-carat rubies, eight half-carat diamonds and more than a kilo of 18k white or rose gold, just to justify the price tag.

3. Levi Strauss & Co. 501: – $60,000

Recently a Japanese collector bought a Levi’s jean from the 1880s for $60000 in an auction. Two other jeans from the late 1800 and 1900 were bought by the company for $46 thousand and $36 thousand respectively. Buying a jean for a few dollars and having the manufacture to refund in thousands means it is really a good deal.

4. Escada: – $10,000

This company is a luxury designer which has the customers put in their own detail on their pair of jeans. One genuine customer asked the company to fix Swarovski crystals into a customized pair. Escada did it and sold it for $10,000.

5. APO Jeans: – $4,000

This jeans comes with silk pockets, riveting made of gold, silver or platinum, diamond as a button, only finest fabrics are used, and all the jewelry are certified by a prestigious jeweler.

6. Gucci: – $3,100

Just the name Gucci is enough to make the material into an elegantly fashioned one.

7. Dolce & Gabbana: – $1,200

There is a waiting list just to have a pair of these jeans, because it has a kind of faded fabric as the material for the denim. It has butterfly designs embroidered on it and the back pocket is covered with a pink patch and adorned with a gold logo of the designer company.

8. Roberto Cavalli: – $1,200

A jeans adored by celebrities is famous for it decoration with jewels. It is a well known and popular jean.

9. Earnest Sewn Custom Fit: – $1,000

This company not only gives its customers a customized design, but also a personalized fit. It takes the customers exact measurements and gives them a satisfied perfect fit once it is done.

10. 7 For all Mankind: – $298

This companies straight cut jeans comes in various colors and styles, which fits the legs and thighs perfectly

THE TOP 10 FASHION SCHOOLS IN THE US:THE FASHIONISTA RANKING:

1.) PARSONS, THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN* (New York)

PROGRAMS : Fashion Design, Fashion Studies, Fashion Marketing

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Undergrads: 4,191; Graduate: 555; fashion design: 1,087; fashion marketing: 384

TUITION : $38,510

2.) FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FIT)* (New York)

PROGRAMS : design, business, marketing, illustration, styling, etc.

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 10,386

TUITION : $5,168 (NYC/NYC residents); $13,550 for out-of-state residents

MISC : Very comprehensive programs. Part of the SUNY network

3.) PRATT (Brooklyn, NY)

PROGRAMS : Fashion design

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Total undergrads in art & design program: 2,100; Fashion: 169

TUITION : $37,500

MISC : Part of a larger design school, so you can combine arts studies.

4.) KENT STATE UNIVERSITY* (Kent, OH)

PROGRAMS : Fashion Design; Fashion Merchandising

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Undergrads: 18,000. Fashion students: 200/year graduate from the school.

TUITION : Ohio resident: $9,030; Non-Ohio resident: $16,900

MISC : Has a garment center studio in NYC where 120 students/year go to study.

5.) ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY* (San Francisco, CA)

PROGRAMS : Fashion Design, Knitwear Design, Textile Design, Fashion Journalism and Fashion Merchandising & Marketing

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: SCHOOL: 17,000.

FASHION STUDENTS : 2,700

TUITION : $17,760

6.) SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN* (Savannah, GA)

PROGRAMS : Fashion Design; Fashion Marketing & Management; Accessories Design

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: All undergrad programs: 9,800. Fashion students (includes non-design majors): 940

TUITION : $30,510

MISC : Andre Leon Talley is on the Board of Directors and a Lifetime Achievement Award is given in his name every year.

7.) RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN* (Providence, RI)

PROGRAMS : Apparel Design; Jewelry and Metalsmithing; Textiles

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Undergrads: 1,940; Fashion/apparel/textiles/jewelry: 200

TUITION : $39,000

MISC : You can cross-register at Brown University.

8.) DREXEL UNIVERSITY* (Philadelphia, PA)

PROGRAMS : Fashion Design; Design & Merchandising

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Undergrads in media arts and design: 2,800 Fashion: 120 Design And Merchandising: 260

TUITION: $39,700

9.) OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN *(Los Angeles, CA)

PROGRAMS : Fashion Design

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Undergrads: 1,200 Fashion students: 180

TUITION : $34,450

10.) COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN* (Columbus, OH)

PROGRAMS : Fashion Design

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Undergrads: 1,291; Fashion: 122

TUITION : $26,112

MOST EXPENSIVE HANDBAG BRANDS OF THE WORLD

1. LOUIS VUITTON

"Louis Vuitton" is actually synonymous with the term luxury. The company was established in 1854 and is based in Paris. It has been named the most valuable luxury brand in the world for six straight years starting in 2006. The company is known for handbags like the Raindrop Besace, a waterproof bag that costs almost $2,000 and the New Age Traveler, a backpack with lots of phone cables that costs $55,000. It even created a bag made from the materials of 15 different Louis Vuitton bags. Appropriately named the Patchwork, it costs $42,000.

2. HERMES

Hermes is a high-end fashion brand based in Paris. Established in 1837, the company is known for the Matte Crocodile Birkin bag. Birkins already cost more than $20,000, but the Matte Crocodile version features 10 carats of diamonds, thus bloating its price to $120,000.

3. MOUAWAD

Mouawad is a company that designs objects of art, timepieces and jewelries. David. Mouwad established the company in Beirut, Lebanon in 1891. It is now based in Geneva, though it also has headquarters in Dubai in the Middle East. It is most famous in the handbag world, however, for the Mouawad 1001 Nights Diamond Purse. The bag is made of 18 karat gold and is encrusted with more than 4,500 diamonds. It costs $3.8 million, landing it a spot in the Guinness World Records in 2010 for the most valuable handbag in the world.

4. CHANEL

Chanel is a fashion brand from France known for its high-end designs. Coco Chanel established the company in 1909. Celebrities that have been spotted wearing Chanel include Keira Knightley, Audrey Tautou, Nicole Kidman, Vanessa Paradis and Catherine Deneuve. It once released a handbag called the Diamond Forever. The bag features clasps and buckles made of white gold. It is also encrusted with diamonds that weigh around 3.5 carats. The bag is being sold for $261,000.

5. FENDI

Fendi is a fashion house from Italy known for its luxury merchandise. The Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. LVMH subsidiary is famous for its baguette-style handbags. Edoardo and Adele Fendi established the company in 1925. Karl Lagerfeld is the company’s current Creative Director. Fendi is most famous for its B. Bag, a stylish handbag that comes in white lambskin, black crocodile and a variety of other designs. It retails for almost $28,000. Another famous bag is the Selleria, considered as one of the most sought-after bags in the world. The leather tote bag is sewn by hand and is notable for its attention to detail.