For Barbie’s 50th birthday, she received the best gift any woman could ever imagine (almost): a pair of Louboutins:) Mattel has teamed up with the illustrious shoe designer. The project includes the Barbie-pink, red-soled Louboutin shoes that premiered in Barbie’s birthday runway show during New York Fashion Week in February, a Barbie doll and accessories collection customized by the designer and a diary filled with images of Louboutin and Barbie as they explore the cobbler’s favorite things. The designer created three Barbie dolls: a jewel thief-themed Barbie, which will release in December, a safari-themed Barbie for February, and a Barbie that goes to the Cannes Film Festival for May.

The $150 dolls will be sold through BarbieCollector.com and at Net-a-porter.com. Both sites also will offer a Christian Louboutin Barbie shoe collection of 12 pairs for $40 a set. The diary, which comes with the jewel thief Barbie and is also sold separately for $40, is titled “My Year in Paris With Christian Louboutin.” Launching in December, it features photos of the doll shopping with Louboutin in his boutique, on a journey down the Nile, performing at the Moulin Rouge and in a cafe with a male doll that is decidedly not Ken.

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This week I am dying for this set of Bandage high heels from Christian Louboutin. They also come in black, but I’d go with these ones instead.

Christian Louboutin shoes have been photographed by Peter Lippmann. He chose to go with a style reminiscent of classic, fine art paintings, and it looks magnificent.

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For her 50th birthday, Barbie will be getting her very own pair of shoes from Christian Louboutin. The designer chose Pantone 219 Pink, and will be debuting the creations during Mattel’s fashion show in February.

pic and info: Vogue UK