A few tube stops later isn't quite the same as a click of the heels, but Harrods offers enough in the way of Wizard of Oz memorabilia to lure you from home and into the grand emerald doors of the Knightsbridge department store. Maybe I've had my head in the clouds but I'm pretty sure there hasn't been too much press about Harrods celebrating the 70th anniversary of the classic that is the Wizard of Oz. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to walk up the slightly cliche yellow brick road (it was a tacky plastic transfer, naturally) and into the ruby red slipper boudoir. Clasping at boxes, the besties and I did our best at sourcing our size but with only size 4 and 7 left, it was slim pickings. Bestie 1 found her size but her tootsies were too small, Bestie 2 couldn't find her size at all, and I was left with what seemed a snug size 4. The Shoe Gods must have known they had a lot of making up to do after the McQueen fiasco, and to my utter surprise, a glimmering ruby pair of size 3s had been cunningly disguised in the size 4 box I had picked! Fate?! YES. The limited edition beauties are mine, and whilst I see their appeal as a collector's item, flying monkeys couldn't stop me from wearing them outside and leave a glittering trail of red sequins behind me.
A slice of the profits of the shoes goes towards Great Ormand St Hospital, so if you're size 4 or 7, why not treat yourself to some glam £29.95 ruby slippers and do a good deed at the same time?! Harrods is also littered with designer editions of the iconic heel, which is definitely worth a peekle.
See a pretty Harrod's professional pic of the slippers.
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