24.9.09

DOROTHY'S RUBY SLIPPERS RE-CREATED FOR CHARITY EVENT




IN CELEBRATION OF THE HISTORIC 70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ICONIC FILM 'THE WIZARD OF OZ', WARNER BROS. CONSUMER PRODUCTS TOGETHER WITH SWAROVSKI, APPROACHED 19 OF THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL AND CREATIVE SHOE DESIGNERS, ASKING THEM TO RE-CREATE DOROTHY'S RUBY RED SLIPPERS FOR THE MODERN DAY. THE DESIGNERS SELECTED FOR THIS UNIQUE CELEBRATION INCLUDE ROGER VIVIER, CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN, JIMMY CHOO, MANOLO BLAHNIK AND ALBERTA FERRETI, WHO WILL HAVE THEIR DESIGNS SHOWCASED IN THE SWAROVSKI BOUTIQUE IN SOHO, NEW YORK, FROM 15-23.SEPTEMBER. ONCE THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN GIVEN THE CHANCE TO SEE THE SPARKLING EFFORTS, THE SLIPPERS WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF AT WARNER BROS' EMERALD GALA, WHICH WILL FEATURE PERFORMANCES FROM ASHANTI AND LORNA LUFT -- DAUGHTER OF WIZARD OF OZ START JUDY GARLAND -- AS WELL AS APPEARANCES FROM THE ORIGINAL MUNCHKINS AND THE CAST OF THE NATIONAL TOUR. THE AUCTION IS OPEN TO GLOBAL BIDDERS AND WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE ON 24.SEPTEMBER AND IS IN AID OF THE ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION.
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