Christian Louboutin customizes Barbie

Christian Louboutin is a famous footwear designer, one of his classics are peep-toe shoes, and he has decided to create a pair in fuchsia for Barbie for her 50th anniversary at fashion week in New York.

Barbie x Christian Louboutin dolls

According to the electronic version of UK Vogue magazine, Barbie, Louboutin's new muse, has not only inspired a series of photographs in which she appears with Christian in his studio, his house field and his boat, but Barbie has also committed the creator to personalize three fabulous dolls.

Inspired by Marilyn Monroe and Nefertiti, each doll comes with four pairs of Barbie-sized Louboutins, in her own shoe box, wrapped in delicate tissue paper. 

These fashionista dolls will be released in December 2009. This is a collector's set consisting of a Christian Louboutin Barbie with a "jewel thief" theme and a calendar, which will be available on Net-a-porter.com.

The Barbie Christian Louboutin set will cost $86,684, and you will be available at net-a-porter.com/barbie

"We are very excited to work with Mattel and be part of this journey of Christian Louboutin and Barbie. Barbie is the best groomed girl, Christian is a girl's best friend and the collaboration with Net-a-porter. com can take this global," said Natalie Massenet, founder and president of NAP.

Barbie's feet and designer Christian Louboutin

At the time, Louboutin designed the bought the first pair of shoes for the famous doll and was asked about it. When he came up with the idea of customizing his own Barbie, the designer said that: "She needs amazing shoes, slimmer ankles and, for me, who is obsessed with feet, a more curved foot," he assured the shoe creator.

According to information from the British newspaper The Guardian, the designer later clarified that he was only thinking about the technical aspects of shoemaking.

"Barbie's foot has always had a less curved shape than the rest of her perfect body," he said. Louboutin. "I just added my little science to Barbie, and I'm proud to work for her. Christian commented that Barbie could have thinner ankles. That's all," he concluded the designer.