Sequining is under way on the right shoe. This is a hand-sewn pair of ruby slippers, therefore every sequin is sewn by hand.
In the background is a photo of Judy Garland with Maud Gage Baum, who was the wife and later widow of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum.
He died in 1919 at the age of 63. MGM's The Wizard of Oz movie, which is based on his novels, was released in 1939 so he was not alive to see the movie, nor was he alive to meet Judy Garland who was born in 1922. Just a bit of history.
Sequining work with Judy Garland's ruby slippers
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