MALAYSIAN designers Eric Choong, Khoon Hooi, Datuk Lewre Lew, Melinda Looi and Datuk Tom Abang Saufi recently followed in the footsteps of Vera Wang, Donna Karan and the likes of many other renowned fashion designers who had created Barbie-inspired haute couture which dazzled the 2009 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York.
These five Malaysian designers each created three Barbie-inspired masterpieces embellished with brilliant Crystallised Swarovski Elements in celebration of Barbie’s 50 years of timeless splendour, while one masterpiece from each designer is decked with a matching stiletto.