Mattel has collaborated with world-renowned jewelry designer Stefano Canturi to create the world’s most expensive Barbie. The doll, which costs about $10-20 at the local toy store, is draped in customized diamonds, running her price tag up to almost $550,000.
This rare collectible was created to coincide with the opening of the Barbie Basics Collection in Australia. The diamonds were sourced from Australia’s Argyle Mine, which is one of the largest diamond producers worldwide. Their pink diamonds typically attract prices up to twenty times that of a comparable white diamond, with some auctioned for over $1,000,000/ct. This rare jewel is the centerpiece of Barbie’s gaudy necklace, surrounded by 3.00 carats of white diamonds. The jewelry set is completed by a Cubism-inspired emerald-cut diamond ring. More pictures over the jump.
Stefano Gives His Creation a Kiss
