Beauty & Fashion Tips - Rags & Rouges Style Tips

Ah yes, when it comes to New York Fashion Week it can certainly feel like the most mystical place on earth. And while top designers were showcasing their ready to wear collections, shoe designers were showcasing the fact that shoes are just as important as the rest of the attire. And in this case, shoes were used to commemorate a very special event that kicked off the New York Fashion Week. It was the 70^th Anniversary of the Wizard of Oz and top shoe lines participated in the Ruby Slippers Event at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Every little girl that watched Dorothy click her heels in the Wizard of Oz wanted a pair of shoes just like her ruby slippers. And lead designers created artistic inspirations so that every woman could be off to see the wizard if she so chose.

Participating designers are all your shoe faves and included: L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani, Manolo Blahnkik, Christian Louboutin, Testoni, Abaete, Alberta Ferreti, Botkier, Diane von Furstenberg, Jimmy Choo, Oscar de La Renta, Stuart Weitsman, Sergio Rossi, Tibi and Tuleh, Moschino, Betsey Johnson, Lisa Pliner, and Giuseppe Zanotti.

Each designers representation of the ruby slipper is on display now at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York and is part of an event that also benefits the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. In addition to the disdplay, Crystallized Swarovski Elements ruby bracelets will be sold exclusively from Saks with 100% of the profits donated to the Foundation.

Designers with big hearts and pretty shoes….at Saks! Ah! There’s no place like home!