A week or so ago, the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” sold at auction for thirty-two and a half million dollars. Expensive slippers. For thirty-two and a half million ...

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We asked some experts how to get started. You don't need much, not even a sewing machine. Leila Kelleher is an assistant professor of fashion design and social justice at Parsons School of Design.