shoeRA LOVES: Harry Winston’s Ruby Slippers – $3 million

December 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Women

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While the original ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz were made with sequins, these spectacular slippers designed by Ronald Winston of the House of Harry Winston to mark the classic movie’s fiftieth anniversary (1989) used REAL rubies.

The slippers include 4,600 rubies totaling 1,350 carats (as well as 50 carats of diamonds) which took craftsman Javiar Barerra two months to set. Made in 1989, the world’s most expensive shoes were still on sale in 2000. Ten years later we wonder who bought them??

To commemorate the film’s 70th Anniversary last year, Warner Bros and Swarovski have commissioned a creative re-interpretation the film’s most iconic and revered symbol: Dorothy’s Magical Ruby Slippers. The question posed by The Wizard of Oz Ruby Slipper Collection was: “If Dorothy was living in the 21st century, what would she wear?”

Contemporary works of art from the likes of fashion masterminds A. Testoni, Abaete, Alberta Ferretti, Betsey Johnson, Botkier, Christian Louboutin, Diane von Furstenberg, Giuseppe Zanotti, Jimmy Choo, L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani, Lisa Pliner, Manolo Blahnik, Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Roger Vivier, Sergio Rossi, Stuart Weitzman, Tibi, and Tuleh compose The Wizard of Oz Ruby Slipper Collection.

In honor of this classic, 19 iconic designers reinterpreted the ruby slippers we’ve all fantasized about since childhood. While you may not admit it, we know you’ve clicked your heels together in the privacy of your own closet.

Here are some sketches by Gwen Stefani, Sergio Rossi and Moschino: