We’ve decided to take a look back at some of our favorite fashion moments from the various iterations of Oz, from the original Judy Garland version, to Wicked. Ruby red slippers to scary (and timely) witch outfits. Click through and enjoy!
Almost 300 original sketches from Yves Saint Laurent’s personal collection are missing. The saga spans four decades, stretches between two continents and implicates some pretty important fashion people–but the timing of this mystery prompted some to wonder whether it was YSl’s attempt to wag the dog after that whole Cathy Horyn/Hedi Slimane feud. {TheCut}
It’s been a wait of almost ten years, but Zara Home has finally made its way across the pond. The online shopping site launched in the US today. {SHEFinds}
Plus-size model Robyn Lawley’s swimwear shoot for Cosmopolitan Australia will transport you to warm places on this wet and windy fall day. {Huffington Post}
There is arguably not a single pair of shoes that has more legend or nostalgia surrounding them than the famous ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, courtesy of Glinda the Good Witch. They were ill-begotten (the Wicked Witch of the East was smashed by Dorothy’s house), not practical for roaming around a forest full of scary flying monkeys, and magical (or horrifying, depending on how you feel about going home).
The ruby slippers will be available to the highest bidder courtesy of auction Profiles in History on December 16, but you can see them now–up close and in person–at the Solange Azagury-Partridge boutique in NYC (809 Madison Ave). It’s fitting that the jeweler should play host to the glittery kicks–she’s well known for covering her jewelry in rainbow-colored gems (and she even has a rainbow carpet at her store).
It’s only been four months since Spring Summer 2010 Fashion Month and Lady Gaga’s still a fashion industry favorite. While September’s Marc Jacobs bonanza turned into a shitshow and left top masthead editors out in the cold, this year the pop star will perform at the more civilized AmFar gala, according to WWD. This year’s Read more →
