At the 76th Academy Awards in February 2004 , where she performed two nominated songs from the '' Cold Mountain '' soundtrack , Krauss was chosen by Hollywood shoe designer Stuart Weitzman to wear a pair of $ 2 million ' Cinderella ' sandals with 4 ½ inch clear glass stiletto heels and two straps adorned with 565 Kwiat diamonds set in platinum . Feeling like a rather unglamorous choice , Krauss said , " When I first heard , I was like , ' What were they thinking ? ' I have the worst feet of anybody , who will be there that night ! " In addition to the fairy-tale-inspired shoes , Weitzman outfitted Krauss with a Palm Trēo 600 smartphone , bejeweled with 3,000 clear-and-topaz-colored Swarovski crystals . The shoes were returned , but Krauss kept the crystal-covered phone . Weitzman chose Krauss to show off his fashions at the urging of his daughters , who are fans of Krauss ' music
76th Academy Awards
76th Academy Awards
Alison Krauss