To fully enjoy last week's overcapacity Paint the Town Green event, you'd have to really like shoes -- as in Carrie Bradshaw like. Or, of course, be really into The Wizard of Oz. The exhibit celebrated the iconic movie's upcoming 70th anniversary (yes, it's that old).

The 25-minute wait outside Ocean Drive's Photo Studio in Midtown Miami on Friday night was tough. If the stone-cold, Sopranos-like bouncers didn't make you want to slink back to your car, the music blasting from the VW-bug-size speakers did.

Granted, once inside, the party was entertaining. Models were dressed up as Dorothy -- though we don't remember her showing quite that much cleavage. On view were pieces by artists commissioned by Warner Bros. to reinterpret Oz.

The most fun of the lot: Romero Britto's poppy Yellow Brick Road of the famous foursome; Glen Orbik's Esmerald Beauties, of the lion getting buffed by five young lovelies; and Nelson de la Nuñez' mixed-media Ditching Dorothy.

The world's top shoe designers were also asked to re-create the young Kansas girl's magic slippers in another part of the show, the Ruby Slippers Collection. Gorgeous red specimens hung from the ceiling inside bubbles -- e.g. Roger Vivier's crystal encrusted dazzlers; Manolo Blahnik's dainty high heels; and Betsey Johnson's whimsical pumps with bows.

Perhaps the most gratifying part of the night was the long line outside the men's room. ''This is a one-time event!'' giggled Las Vegas visitor Jennifer Graff said while snapping the embarrassed guys.

Cue to leave. Ah, no place like home.

• The Inspirations of Oz Fine Art Collection will be on display at the Miami Children's Museum from Tuesday through Dec. 23.

-- MADELEINE MARR

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