Christian Louboutin for Barbie

Iconic shoe maker Christian Louboutin has teamed up with Mattel, the marker of Barbie to give the 50-year-old doll a makeover.

The collection consists of three dolls, inspired by Nefertiti and Marilyn Monroe, packaged in Louboutin shoe boxes. Each doll comes with four pairs of Barbie-sized Louboutin heels.

The dolls will be released separately, with the jewel thief-themed doll in December, the safari-themed in February and the Barbie who goes to the Cannes Film Festival in May. They will retail for $150 each and will be sold at BarbieCollector.com and at net-a-porter.com. The sites will also offer a Christian Louboutin Barbie shoe collection of 12 pairs for $40 in September.

Additionally, Louboutin will star in a photo diary with Barbie called, "My Year in Paris With Christian Louboutin." The book will come with the jewel thief Barbie and will also be sold separately for $40 in December.

Louboutin recently received criticism from the blogosphere when he said he found Barbie's "ankles were too fat." He tried to redeem himself with a new statement:

"Barbie’s foot has always been shaped less ‘curvy’ than the rest of her perfect body. I just added my little science to Barbie and I’ve been proud to serve her. But fat ankles she didn’t have, she just could have had thinner ankles. That’s all. She needed great shoes, a thinner ankle and, to me, as I’m obsessed with feet, a foot more curved."

Fat ankles or not, Barbie's still the luckiest doll in the world!

Barbie and Ken get dressed by Karl Lagerfeld

Images via colette.fr

Barbie fever has arrived at Paris Fashion Week!

In honour of the doll's 50th anniversary, Barbie will be wearing Karl Lagerfeld's designs in Colette's store windows.

Wearing a cocktail dress, wedding gown and a Chanel suit, the doll will strike a pose with model Baptiste Giabiconi as Ken.

The dolls will be put on display starting March 9th through March 28th. There will also be a high security exhibition of the very first Barbie and Ken dolls on March 12th.

I wish my Barbies had Chanel couture to wear!

Barbie's a fashionista

Image via vogue.com

For Barbie's 50th birthday, she's getting the ultimate fashion makeover from 50 big-named designers.

Mattel Inc. is planning on marketing Barbie as a fashion brand, complete with a runway show that will be part of New York Fashion Week

The 50 designers will produce life-sized outfits inspired by the doll based on a series of different celebrations. Vera Wang will create a life-size wedding gown which includes a Barbie wearing the mini version and Jeremy Scott will create a capsule collection inspired by her.

In Shanghai, a House of Barbie will be opening, and a new range of beauty products, with names such as "All Doll'd Up" will be out in 2009.

Mattel is also embarking on a three-year partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America from next February, as well as sponser New York's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week.

"For many young girls, [Barbie is] their first association with fashion and dressing up and changing clothes," said Fern Mallis, senior vice president at IMG Fashion in New York.

Now, if only I could be a little girl again...and dress her up in Alexander Wang and Chanel...