Mattel, the maker of Barbie, has partnered with shoe god Christian Louboutin to the 50 yr old doll a makeover, with three dolls he’s conceived top to toe which are inspired by Nefertiti and Marilyn Monroe. In the initial report, Louboutin said he found Barbie’s “ankles were too fat” which caused a frenzy throughout the blogosphere, he tries to redeem himself with a new statement, “Barbie’s foot has always been shaped less ‘curvy’ than the rest of her perfect body,” he said. “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,” the designer said. We didn’t hold that view to heart, we still love Louboutin.
According to WWD, the collection consists of three dolls packaged in Louboutin shoe boxes, each come with four pairs of Barbie-size Louboutin heels. The three dolls will be released separately, the first to release in December, is the jewel thief-themed Barbie; in February, a safari-themed Barbie, and for May, Louboutin designed a Barbie that goes to the Cannes Film Festival. The dolls retail for $150 each and will be sold at BarbieCollector.com and at Net-a-porter.com, and in September, both sites also will offer a Christian Louboutin Barbie shoe collection of 12 pairs for $40 a set.
In addition, Christian Louboutin will also star in a photo diary with Barbie, titled ““My Year in Paris With Christian Louboutin” which comes with the jewel thief Barbie and is also sold separately for $40 slated to release in December. Fun pictures, love the dolls! What a treat for Barbie, I may need to splurge and get all three dolls if I can!