I cannot tell you how obsessed I was with The Wizard of Oz as a child. I had a Dorthy dress and ruby red shoes and wore it as an outfit at least once a week for about 2 years. I even had my mom do my hair in pigtails when I wore the outfit.
Me too. It was my favorite movie as a child. My grandmother actually recorded it 3 times on one VHS so I wouldn’t have to keep rewinding it. She made me Dorothy’s dress by hand and I wore that dress out. Don’t know what happened to it, probably got thrown out because it was stained, faded, had holes. God I loved The Wizard of Oz 💚 Have you seen/ heard of Wicked? I really enjoy that too. You should also check out the Dorothy Must Die book series if you need more Land Of Oz in your life.
I understand aswell I loved the munchkins and the song Ding dong the witch is dead if you go on RU-vid and search up DDa instrumentals you should see the wizard of Oz tracks with no vocals from the 1939 original
Last year I made my own ruby shoes. I ended up going the glitter route. Warning about that, the shoes end up very rough and stiff. Great job! Loved them!
I don't know if you know this but, there are blueprints for the Ruby Slippers with a simple Google search. I'm glad that you watched the movie and even went to see the shoes in person. The blueprints did survive the fire that MGM had years ago which is where some stuff was destroyed. Also the soles of the shoes are also red. Ive seen a video where you can mix modge podge with your paint and you can make it stay instead of it chipping away...I found that out the hard way when I made mine lol.
Yours is not a simple project, but created a work of extraordinary workmanship, you managed to recreate the same magic of the original shoes, congratulations❤
Wow - even without the big rectangle beads those are still really spot on! Can't wait to see what you make to go with them, your dog is a perfect Toto!
You literally inspired me to pick up my sewing machine for the first time in over 2 years. I tried one sewing project with it and gave up until I saw your videos. :)
Always love seeing your kitty helpers. So cute! The shoes are gorgeous. I think every costume version I've seen have been glitter. The sequins look so much better!
I found this channel a couple weeks ago and I am truly Amazed at the beautiful designs she comes up with Alexandra if you are reading this you are fantastic!
Fun fact: apparently the costume department on the original movie used bugle beads to simulate rubies but they were too heavy so they were replaced with sequins!
And that pair was known as the Arabian pair, whom Debbie Reynolds herself adored so much she became the owner. I'm so curious to know what happened to them after her passing 😭
@@cheuiniActually the Arabian test pair is different from the bugle bead pair. The bugle bead pair are the same shape as the movie version just minus bows and, of course, using bugle beads. They were never found post production.
Words can not describe how much I love and always have loved the wizard of oz, and it is impossible to count how many times I've seen it. Can't wait to watch you make the shoes from the movie that made my life WAIT I JUST REALIZED IM WEARING AN OZ SHIRT AND RUBY SLIPPER NECKLACE WHILE WATCHING THIS I-
I live in a small town that does not really any stores. One mom &pop grocery store and two gas stations. We have to go to the next town for any “real” shopping. It’s frustrating at times but at times it’s like a special day when we get to the larger towns.
The shoes look great, good job. You could easily wear them anywhere, to be honest. I have had beaded dress shoes that I wore to weddings and semi formal parties. As long as you have a dress that they go with, you can wear them to anything.
Back in the 80's, I was a Professional Drag Queen( not like the over made-up Queens of today), and I had a pair of these made for me. They were size 12 1/2 and cost me $350.00! but, they fit perfect and I wore them for many performances. I didn't "do" Dorothy, just liked them since childhood and had them made to go with a red gown that was mostly sequins. It had a small train and went over BIG! The Wizard Of Oz was and still is my favorite movie. You did a terrific job on these.
I'm kind of suprised you didn't make a shoe cover from sequin fabric and attach it. that was my first thought. but honestly my way sounds like it could be more tricky. and yours came out great!
The completed recreation was beautiful and spot on! Also a big thank you for this video. As big as my feet are it's not easy finding a shoe that's the color or style so this is a great alternative method to make my own pair of dream shoes to go with a costume.
Great job! I've been recreating the slippers as a hobby for years . I sew the sequins by hand and make my own rectangular rubies, use antique rhinestones, and occasionally find Era correct base shoes. Just seeing young people still attempting the recreation is thrilling! My first pair was hideous, so continue keeping the shoes ALIVE !
Great Job you did. Awesome, So Sweet. Congratulations on the Completion of The Ruby Slippers and Showing How You Did it. A+. I just Subscribed To Your Channel. Have a Great Day. Love Your Cat, Awesome Helper.😀😃Also Toto is Great. Craft and Sew On.
it would be nice if these sequins were the ones that change color when passed, the other color would be silver to be the book version and the movie version
THIS IS SOOO COOL!! it honestly fills ME with so much joy!! i love the film and i would buy the ones they had at walmart to go w my dorothy dress for halloween (i was her at least twice as a child) ANYWAYS THEYRE AMAZING!! WAY TO GO!!
Congratulations! Your Ruby Slippers are beautiful. You did a great job. I think you did a good job with your research, did you know the Smithsonian just spent over a year, restoring the pair they own, and you can see parts of the restoation on You Tube. The sequins are in bias rows around the shoes, whitch gives more round shape to the look. There is nothing wrong with using glue, you just have to be careful not to get glue everywhere. Who has time to sew each sequin one at a time? The fact you can wear yours is an added bouns. By the way, your sewing skills are amazing!
Gonna be honest, when I saw the DIY on this video, I thought you were about to go all the way old school with it and hand sew each sequin onto it! I think gluing would make the process go a lot faster so I see why you did it that way.
I bought a Dorothy outfit for Halloween, and made my own ruby red slippers- yes, I bought a cheap pair of heels and used spray adhesive with the red glitter... Everyone loved the outfit and shoes...but most of all I had fun...
The shoes came together really well. I like what you did with round gems on the bows. I've never been partial to square-shaped stones so the round ones really appeal to me. What brand and color of paint did you use on the shoes?
I was obsessed with this movie as a child, I had the dress, the ruby slippers (red sparkly shoes), the basket and Toto I wouldn't just watch this movie I would act this movie
The sequins material from the picture, where very delicate either electroplated gelatin or from a material that was invented by Kodak, that is why yours wouldn’t be the same since they’re made from plastic (invented in the 1960’s) so don’t worry, that in part why there’s several pairs because the materials where very delicate, at the smithsonian, they restored them and the had to crowdfund the task because it cost to the tune of 3 million usd, they cleaned each sequins or rhinestone very carefully, no water, btw I love what you did
