I’m excited for Hollywood Costume not just as an intern at VMFA, but as a Fashion Merchandising student at VCU. Since I’ll never get to wear the original Ruby Slippers from Wizard of Oz, I decided to make an inexpensive pair of my own that you can also make at home. After all, Halloween is this week!
Materials:
Pair of heels or flats
Hot glue gun
Hot glue sticks
(Note:If you’re uncomfortable with using hot glue, E-6000 adhesive is a good.)
Piece of felt, red
Bottle of glitter glue, pink or red
Bottle of glitter, red
Pair of scissors
Rhinestones, size varying
Sequins trim, 40-50 yards
The cheapest place for the sequins trim is definitely Etsy. I was able to find a spool of 80 yards for a little over $12, with shipping, whereas the fabric store charges $2-3 per yard.
I started gluing the trim every half inch from the back seam of the shoe going to the front, wrapping around the side, and ending again at the seam. I repeated this process until the shoe was covered. I covered the heel the same way. For the bow, I cut out a good sized bow out of the felt then covered it in glitter glue and glitter. I applied some glue to the center of the bow and attached the rhinestones. Then I glued the bow onto the shoe.
-Vera Magdeeva, Communications Intern