>> Mattel is expanding Barbie's domain to include high-end designer clothing.  Yes, you heard me right.  Barbie, that inhumanly large-busted, small-waisted, long-legged individual with the feet permanently in high heel shape, is getting a clothing line.  For adult women.  The so-called "Barbie Luxe" line will include jeans, shirts, handbags, and jewelry designed by the likes of Anna Sui, Citizens of Humanity, Judith Leiber, Paper Denim & Cloth, Stila, and Tarina Tarantino (a good pick on that one, I must say).  Barbie is their muse, so think pink stitching on jeans or a retro silhouette on a cameo pendant.  Pardon me while I cackle at this idea -- it's supposed to be targeted at "the fashionista."  Well, I never did like Barbie as a kid.   

**sources: usa today, blogger