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    Judy Garland as Dorthy Dale, "The Wizard of Oz" MGM
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    Long Lost “The Wizard of Oz” Dorthy Dress Headed to Auction

    Heath AndrewsBy Heath AndrewsApril 28, 20222 Mins Read
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    If someone told you to close your eyes and imagine “The Wizard of Oz,” what’s the first thing you think of? Obviously answers would vary, but many people would conjure up images of Judy Garland as Dorothy in the incredibly distinctive blue gingham dress and white blouse. Multiple costumes were made for the film, and this May, one of them with a very interesting backstory will be going up for auction.

    The lost Dorthy Dress from “The Wizard of Oz” is hitting the auction block at Bonhams in May 2022.

    There are four known original Dorothy’s costume dresses that exist. Of these four, only two of them also contain the original white blouse. Back in the 70s, one of those dresses (with blouse) was given to the Catholic University of America, and was subsequently lost. Because of it’s absence, the Dean of the school’s music and drama department, Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw, called the dress something of a “myth.”

    The lost Dorthy Dress from “The Wizard of Oz” is hitting the auction block at Bonhams in May 2022.

    Myth became reality in 2021 when the dress was found, after an office was being cleaned out in preparation for a renovation project. Inside a bag with a shoebox- as hard as it is to believe- was this piece of Hollywood history. No one is exactly sure how the dress wound up in a shoebox, but lo and behold, there it was.

    The school is putting it up for auction in hopes of using the proceeds towards a film program within the drama department.

    How much could the dress go for? Estimates are currently ranging from $800,000 to $1.2 million.

    The lower end is consistent with a pair of ruby slippers from the film that were sold at auction for that much, but then again another pair went for $2 million. Either way, this is a major Hollywood heirloom, so let’s just hope spending untold years in a shoebox didn’t degrade the dress to a point that its lost some of its luster.

    Photo by Sergio Caltagirone, WikiMedia Commons


    Maybe it’ll be purchased and used in New Line Cinema’s announced remake of the classic film.

    The dress will be featured in Bonhams Classic Hollywood: Film and Television auction on May 24th, 2022 in Los Angeles. We’ll let you know what it goes for.

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    Heath Andrews

    Heath Andrews has been a student of pop culture ever since he found himself to be the only student in 3rd grade who regularly watched "Get Smart" on Nick-At-Nite. Ever since then he's been engrossed in way too much media with a growing collection of music, books, comics, TV on DVD box sets, and a video game collection that could rival a brick and mortar store. Prior to writing for Nerdbot he's written for Review You, MyAnimeList, and various advertising companies. Since 2016 he's run his own YouTube channel under the moniker of The Critical Android where he livestreams video games and uploads podcasts about pop culture and Frasier.

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