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The curled-toe "Arabian" ruby slippers on display at the auction of the collection of Debbie Reynolds in Beverly Hills on June 18, 2011. The slippers were designed by Gilbert Adrian, MGM's chief costume designer. [8] [9] Initially, two pairs were made in different styles. The so-called "Arabian test pair" was "a wildly jeweled, Arabian motif ...
The famous ruby slippers worn by actress Judy Garland in the character of Dorothy in the "Wizard of Oz" on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, DC.
The Wicked ruby slippers may not be red, but they are truly inspired by Baum's original work from more than 100 years ago, which makes them the perfect shoes for Dorothy when she needs to find her ...
The red sequined shoes highlighted the vivid color of the three-strip Technicolor film stock, a format that was still relatively novel in 1939, having only been introduced in the early 1930s ...
Dorothy's characterization in the 1939 film is more of a damsel in distress, somewhat unlike the adventurous, forthright and bold Dorothy of the books, and as one of the first movies to be filmed in Technicolor, the director had the color of the famous magic slippers changed from silver to red because the Ruby slippers were more visually ...
The original Adrian-designed ruby slippers used in The Wizard of Oz; now on display at the Smithsonian Adrian's costume designs for The Wizard of Oz (1939), L–R: Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, and Jack Haley. Adrian was brought to Hollywood in November 1924 by Rudolph Valentino's wife Natacha Rambova to design costumes for The Hooded ...
Judy Garland’s iconic ruby-red slippers from The Wizard of Oz went under the hammer. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at a live auction in Dallas, Texas. Surpassing their estimate by $25 million, the shoes ...
One of the most iconic looks from the original Wizard of ... You know those red ruby slippers Dorothy is famous ... author L. Frank Baum originally wanted Dorothy's shoes to be a silver color.