The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Dorothy's ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz (1939), in their case at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington. Sixteen-year-old Judy Garland wore this pair as Dorothy Gale. Baum's book gave her silver shoes; the film made them red sequins to show off Technicolor. Note how small and plain the shoe underneath is: a simple low-heeled pump with a bow, turned magic purely by its surface.