The Ruby Slippers....

Description

The Ruby Slippers. These slippers were on permanent display at the Debbie Reynolds Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas (The Hollywood Motion Picture Museum) exhibited next to her famous Arabian-pattern Ruby Slippers from 1994 to 1998. These slippers are a faithful recreation by Western Costume Company, who made the original Ruby Slippers for The Wizard of Oz. They are red sequined, 2-inch heel pumps with red bugle beads and round and rectangle faceted stones accenting the bow. The slippers are lined in yellow kid leather, each featuring a "Western Costume Co. Hollywood" label typewritten "Judy Garland" and "Wizard of Oz". Western Costume Company created these replica slippers in 1989 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the film's release. Originally sold for $5,000 per pair, these shoes were hand-made to the exacting standards of the originals, from the same patterns, and a very limited number were created. In November of 2013 one of the replica pairs sold at auction in New York for $35,000.

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