Slippers that switched color... In Baum's original book, Dorothy's enchanted footwear were silver -- not ruby. The 1939 film famously changed them to a glimmering red to take full advantage of the ...

Males have the iconic ruby color splotched across their throat with a black mask. Females have a white throat where the jewel-toned patch would be, but both have the signature emerald green back.

The slippers are white pumps, according to the Smithsonian. They get their ruby color from red fabric, dark red sequins, and soles painted red to match. The shoes were worn by Garland's character ...

here are some curious backstories on the colors that breathed life into "The Wizard of Oz." In Baum's original book, Dorothy's enchanted footwear were silver, not ruby. The 1939 film famously ...