Ruby slippers

The ruby slippers are a pair of shoes worn by Dorothy Gale as played by Judy Garland in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film The Wizard of Oz. Because of their iconic stature, they are among the most valuable items of film memorabilia. A number of pairs were made for the film, though the exact number is unknown. Five pairs are known to have survived; one pair was stolen from a museum in 2005 and recovered in 2018.

For the Once Upon a Time episode, see Ruby Slippers (Once Upon a Time).
Ruby slippers
The Wizard of Oz element
One of the pairs used in The Wizard of Oz (1939), on display at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
PublisherMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First appearance
Created byGilbert Adrian (costume design)
GenreFantasy
In-universe information
TypeMagical slippers
Function
  • Affix themselves to the feet of one with a pure heart
  • Able to send Dorothy Gale back home to Kansas after she clicks the heels three times
  • Grant a wish the wearer chooses
  • Repel the dark magic used by the Wicked Witch of the West
  • Teleport over long distances across the Land of Oz

In L. Frank Baum's original 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, on which the film is based, Dorothy wears Silver Shoes. However, the color of the shoes was changed to red to take advantage of the new Technicolor film process used in big-budget Hollywood films of the era. Film screenwriter Noel Langley is credited with the idea.

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