The Parisian master of fabulous footwear has joined forces with the American doll to create a glamorous line of limited edition Barbie, launching this month. A good excuse for fashionistas to lapse into childhood again…
“Barbie is such an icon, how could I resist such a collaboration?” says Christian Louboutin when asked why he would collaborate with every girl’s favourite toy to celebrate her 50th year.
And so Christian Louboutin has customised three dolls -including one with a new terracotta tan skin tone- and having never before experienced the delights of such gravity-defying heels, a new in-step to enable her to take giant Louboutin steps for doll-kind.
Four Barbie-sized pairs of shoes with their statement red-soled heels accompany each doll, each pair in their very own Louboutin shoe boxes, in which delicate tissue paper reveals such miniature delights as crafted leopard skin Christian Louboutin boots.
Barbie art directed by Christian Louboutin is the first in a series of Barbie as Muse projects where iconic designers will interpret Barbie, each set being completed with a chic collectable calendar which follows the duo’s fashion-filled travels.
The dedicated Barbie collector’s set, selling for £100, launches December 4th 2009, exclusively at NET-A-PORTER.COM. http://www.net-a-porter.com/barbie
