It's an American movie, and her shoes were made in America, so I think they used U.S. shoe size.

The size five ruby slippers was the smallest of the shoes made for her.

They also made a size five and a half, and size six, because her feet was still growing or swollen during production.

This large photo measuring about 50cm in length is stuck on my wall, which I use as a general guide when making ruby slipper bows, and it also serves as a reminder of a beautiful piece of movie prop.

The ruby slippers that I make has a lot of meaning. It's magical, it's iconic, and it represents Judy Garland.

Photo of ruby slipper bow

And there's your million dollar bow made by a Lao girl. Sorry for being a bit upbeat but I'm very impressed with this bow, it's absolutely stunning.

I dyed the leather red so that it matches the color of the silk fabric overlay on top. The fabric isn't wrapped around the leather bow otherwise it would making it look more bulky. The bows on the original ruby slippers also had visible leather around the edges.

Now back to work on my matching bow.

Replica bow on Judy Garland's ruby slippers

The million dollar price tag is a bit of exaggeration on my behalf, but it wouldn't be cheap if I were to sell it.

One of the best bows out there and I'm very happy with how it turned out. The other ruby slipper bow is nearly finished.

And here are the bows attached to a pair of ruby slippers. I couldn't be more happier with the result.

Bow on Judy Garland's ruby slippers

You made it? Miss Administrator. I totally can't believe what I see.
Unbelievable, loot at that quality. It's so sexy.

The following photos are the overlay for the heel part of the shoes that I did.

My purpose is to test the placement, spacing, shape and overall detail of the sequins, and this particular overlay won't be used on any ruby slippers. You will notice that it looks a bit different on the left and right side. The sequins on the left side of your screen resembles the pattern of the heels on the original ruby slippers.

There are two ways to add the sequins to the base shoes. Most people sew the sequins onto a fabric overlay in a round embroidery hoop and then attach the overlay to the shoe by either sewing or gluing. While some people prefer to sew the sequins directly to the fabric overlay which has already been fitted for the shoes.

Sequin overlay for the heels of Judy Garland's ruby slippers

It took me many hours to sew the sequins on this fabric overlay for one of the heels.

I like to sew the sequins directly to the overlay that is already on the shoes, so sewing them on the overlay separately is something new to me but this actually looks pretty good and may be used on another pair of shoes.

Completed heel overlay for Judy Garland's ruby slippers