Barbie and Ken get dressed by Karl Lagerfeld

Images via colette.fr

Barbie fever has arrived at Paris Fashion Week!

In honour of the doll's 50th anniversary, Barbie will be wearing Karl Lagerfeld's designs in Colette's store windows.

Wearing a cocktail dress, wedding gown and a Chanel suit, the doll will strike a pose with model Baptiste Giabiconi as Ken.

The dolls will be put on display starting March 9th through March 28th. There will also be a high security exhibition of the very first Barbie and Ken dolls on March 12th.

I wish my Barbies had Chanel couture to wear!

Barbie's a fashionista

Image via vogue.com

For Barbie's 50th birthday, she's getting the ultimate fashion makeover from 50 big-named designers.

Mattel Inc. is planning on marketing Barbie as a fashion brand, complete with a runway show that will be part of New York Fashion Week

The 50 designers will produce life-sized outfits inspired by the doll based on a series of different celebrations. Vera Wang will create a life-size wedding gown which includes a Barbie wearing the mini version and Jeremy Scott will create a capsule collection inspired by her.

In Shanghai, a House of Barbie will be opening, and a new range of beauty products, with names such as "All Doll'd Up" will be out in 2009.

Mattel is also embarking on a three-year partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America from next February, as well as sponser New York's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week.

"For many young girls, [Barbie is] their first association with fashion and dressing up and changing clothes," said Fern Mallis, senior vice president at IMG Fashion in New York.

Now, if only I could be a little girl again...and dress her up in Alexander Wang and Chanel...