The Balmain x Barbie Collab Is Unisex

Last year, Barbie was honored with the title "Fashion Icon 2021" by the Fashion Icon Awards and Arab Fashion Council. Barbie certainly is a fashion icon to many, including designer Oliver Rousteing. In celebration of Claudia Schiffer's 50th birthday in 2021, the creative director of Balmain created a look for a mini Claudia Barbie inspired by the dress she modeled in the Balmain Spring/Summer 2016 campaign. 

This year, he demonstrated his love for the famous doll once more by releasing a collection in collaboration with the toy company. Featuring mainly unisex pieces in Barbie pink, the capsule collection definitely breaks the stereotype that pink is a girly color. 

The ready-to-wear collection will be available worldwide on January 13th. Apart from human-sized clothes and accessories, three NFTs will come up for auction on January 11th on the Mattel Creations website. Each one of those three avatars is dressed in a look from the collection. Plus, the highest bidder also gets a Barbie-sized version of that look. Make sure to mark these dates in your calendar and best of luck to anyone bidding. 

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