Over the years, we've made high quality ruby slippers for fans from all walks of life including a school principal, model, producer and daughter of a Hollywood actor.

This next project will be an important one because I'm a very spiritual person and Judy Garland has always been my inspiration, so this pair of ruby slippers in her size will be special for me as they will be made for a Catholic Priest.



Judy Garland as Dorothy in a Catholic Church

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A beautiful pair of hand-sewn bows made from leather and silk fabric.

The stones and beads on our bows are exactly the same materials used on the bows on the original ruby slippers, and they meet the standards required by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios.

Interestingly, bows were not initially intended as part of the ruby slippers by MGM Studios, but they came up with the idea in the last minute to add an extra beauty and sparkle to Judy Garland's sequined shoes.



Beautiful pair of hand-sewn ruby slipper bows

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A beautiful pair of shoes in Judy Garland's size 5B, crafted from scratch in brand new condition with white leather interior and red silk fabric covering. Soft suede is placed at the back of the shoes for comfort and red enameled Italian leather soles.

Our shoes contains solid wooden heels crafted from scratch to match the exact 1930's shape, size and type used on Judy Garland's original worn ruby slippers.

The right shoe, and the right shoe only, contains a stunning authentic golden embossed label that reads "Innes Shoe Co., Los Angeles, Pasadena, Hollywood" which were reserved for the best pairs of the original ruby slippers.

We also have "#7 Judy Garland" written along the top lining on the pair of shoes with a vintage black fountain pen.

This is not a replica pair of shoes because replica shoes in ruby slipper contexts are good for display only. This is a real handmade, designer quality, comfortable and wearable teenage size 5B dance shoes crafted with strong attention to detail for Judy Garland's actual foot length and circumference.

This pair of shoes ticks all the boxes for the American film studio MGM. They fit Hollywood sweetheart Judy Garland comfortably, they feature the Hollywood golden embossed stamp, they can be worn on the film set to walk, run or jump, and the vintage shape of the shoes meets their criteria.

These are the kind of shoes choosen by the studio in 1938/1939 to create the ruby slippers for Judy Garland as Dorothy to wear in The Wizard of Oz.



Reproduction Judy Garland as Dorothy's size 5B dance shoes

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Innes Shoe Company golden stamp on leather insole

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The hand sewing process now begins with careful concentration while sewing every sequin. We always start working with the shoe for the right foot.

This pair of hand-sewn ruby slippers will be sequined to look brand new, on a pair of shoes that is already brand new.



Sequining the right shoe of Judy Garland's ruby slippers

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Beautiful sequining continues on the right shoe

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The level of intense visual concentration required must be exhausting to the eyes. Do you take a break to reduce eyestrain? Eat foods with Vitamin A?
  Am always amazed at the artistry involved in crafting the Ruby Red Slippers. Looking beautiful. Good Job!

I go out, I eat healthy and I sleep which are my break times from sewing all the tiny sequins.

When I work on the ruby slippers, I always look in the distance regularly which helps reduce my eye strain. It's definitely not good to stare at the sequins all day, taking breaks and looking at distant objects keeps my eyes in good nick.

There's a lot of people waiting to receive their pair of ruby slippers so keeping my eyes healthy is important. Thank you for your concern and I'm glad you like what you see so far.

Sequining on the right shoe is finished and it looks perfect.

So far we are delivering on our promise to make this special pair of hand-sewn ruby slippers really beautiful for a very important person as our project reaches the halfway mark.



The sequined right shoe of Judy Garland's ruby slippers

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Work is in progress on this exquisite pair of ruby slippers

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Crafting a high quality pair of ruby slippers

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Ladies and gentlemen, we have completed an exquisite pair of hand-sewn ruby slippers.

Let's briefly recap the details of this stunning Rolls-Royce of ruby slippers. The wooden heels and shoes are made from scratch into Judy Garland's size 5B wearable shoes. The stones and beads on the leather and silk bows are hand-sewn, the same with all the sequins on the shoes and the right shoe contains a Hollywood golden embossed label. These ruby slippers are magical.

Judy Garland would be impressed with these beautiful pair of red sequined shoes, you could imagine her wearing them on the Yellow Brick Road. We hope they bring peace and happiness to the new owner.



Exquisite pair of hand-sewn ruby slippers

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High quality hand-sewn ruby slippers for a VIP

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