Feline and looking good

I’ve always been a bit wary of grown-ups who play with toys. Grandpa with his attic train set I can just about get my head around. Ladies with to-scale dollshouses, complete with working lights, not so much. But, and I can’t even work out if they’re hopelessly un-PC or just too darned fetishistic to really be allowed, I’ve fallen in love with a doll. A gorgeous redhead with an hourglass figure and a Wag’s dream wardrobe. Though there’s nothing cheap about this little beauty; she’s so high-class that Christian Louboutin is her godfather. And he loves her so much that he’s created three limited edition looks for her. We’re talking Barbie. And as a mother of three boys, and a childhood Sindy groupie, that’s not a sentence I ever thought I’d write.

Louboutin’s first ensemble is Cat Burglar Barbie, complete with figure-hugging catsuit and gold differa sandals. The set comes with a further three (count ‘em) pairs of iconic Laboutin shoes, including the most divine leopardskin boots. Each pair features the signature red sole, and is boxed with a red cloth bag. Cat Burglar Barbie even gets her very own teeny travel journal.

So, if you have any kind of love for shoes, you can hopefully see why I’ve fallen for this little style icon. Plastic really doesn’t get much more fantastic. And Cat Burglar Barbie is yours for £100 (while stocks last) at Net-a-Porter. Miaow.

Tags: Treats for mum

1. Janine Clements says:

   December 4, 2009 at 22:53

   Love it! I bet they sell out quickly and will be changing hands on Ebay for thousands!
2. dulwichmum says:

   December 4, 2009 at 23:06

   She is stunning (swoon), although I wonder if she would give my perfect husband ideas… we don’t want to rouse that tiger, our family is complete (flounces out the door)!
3. angels&urchinsblog says:

   December 5, 2009 at 12:06

   Janine – I wonder. They’re calling it ‘limited edition’, but that could still be 100,000, or something.

   Dulwichmum – As long as you don’t start wearing the cat burglar cossie yourself, all should be well!
4. dulwichmum says:

   December 6, 2009 at 17:45

   Rubberwear is not for everyone darling (bats eyelashes).
5. Natalie says:

   December 7, 2009 at 14:42

   I was a Sindy groupie but I *want* one of these dolls! I mean the girls do…
6. Heather says:

   December 7, 2009 at 17:34

   I *want want want* one of those dolls. Wasted on a child? Would she get excited about the dinky cloth bags and shoe boxes? Shame about Louboutin being rude about Barbie’s ‘chunky ankles’ though. Heaven help the rest of us if any bit of Barbie could be considered big.
7. angels&urchinsblog says:

   December 7, 2009 at 20:01

   Dulwich Mum – Rubberwear can definitely be miaow or scuba diver. Alas, know I look the latter.

   Natalie – Sindy as Cat Burglar just doesn’t cut it, does it? And OF COURSE they’re for the children. They’d be allowed to play with the shoes, cut her hair, customise the outfit with glitter. I suspect very few children will be allowed to play with these little plastic fantastics.

   Heather – Yes, completely wasted on a child. They’d use the boxes to put raisins in, or something. And chunky ankles? On a fembot? Cheeky.
8. A Modern Mother says:

   December 7, 2009 at 20:44

   Interesting. I guess they make something for everyone!
9. angels&urchinsblog says:

   December 8, 2009 at 17:33

   A Modern Mother – You said it, though do I detect a hint of not wanting anything this plastic in your stocking on the 25th?!
10. Manic Mama says:

    December 8, 2009 at 20:03

    Help my husband has peered over my shoulder and seen Barbie in rubber – now he wants to get me a cat suit for Christmas.
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13. angels&urchinsblog says:

    December 20, 2009 at 21:57

    Eugene – Did you get your hands on a Barbie? Hope so!
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