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Ooh la la, Barbie In Paris…

Barbie mania is even hitting the super trendsetting Colette boutique in Paris… And you thought celebrating Barbie’s 50th birthday was reserved for Americans?! Well, Barbie is going French chic as a fellow expat American in Paris as she decorates the windows of the always trendsetting Colette boutique in Paris where she celebrates her birthday, March 9th-28th. Always ahead of the curve, never skipping a beat, Colette is the must-have stop for discovering what’s on on the trend radar. And our girl, Barbie is it! Barbie at Colette There’s an in-store Barbie bonanza with Barbie inspired clothing, jewelry, and makeup, and the “Barbie and Ken” exhibition by Karl Lagerfeld!!! Super cute and totally girly goodies like a MP-3 player disguised as

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Shoeaholics Beware: You can get zapped at Zappos for 50K

A little sexist, absolutely! But genius just the same... Here’s a marketing ploy that falls somewhere between a left-handed compliment, a Henny Youngman wannabe, and a crack that a country club gent would gloat about over a gin and tonic and a smoke, “It only cost me $50,000 to stop my wife from shopping at Zappos.com!” Bah-dum-dum. Noting the company blog, it appears that “due to the tsunami of calls received in 2008 by the Zappos Customer Loyalty Team from spouses of loyal customers lamenting that the web site was causing relationship and financial strains,” the mega online shoe retailer, and now purveyer of almost everything else including a Terraillon Linear Vocal Scale to place alongside the kitchen sink, is

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My Girl Barbie Goes to Fashion Week and as a Sponsor Too!

My mom stayed up all night one night when I was sick and made this snazzy outfit for my Barbie! Barbie, America’s First Plastic Sweetheart Makes it Even Bigger at 50: Madonna is not the only one who is fabulous at 50! My girl Barbie celebrates her fiftieth birthday and to kick up her heels, Barbie will have her own fashion show at New York Fashion Week this February! Vogue.Uk reports that Mattel will embark on a three-year partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America from next February (the first toy company to do so) as well as sponsor New York’s IMG organised Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. It’s about time that Miss B hits the tents in style.

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