Barbie Has Cankles, Says French Shoe Designer

At an estimated 6 feet tall and 110 pounds, she'd be severely underweight with a BMI of 14.9, but that didn't stop fashion bigwig Christian Louboutin from calling Barbie "fat" -- well, her ankles, anyway. And she'll need to do something about those cankles -- which are currently 22 millimeters in diameter -- if she wants to score herself a pair of Louboutin's famous red-soled stilettos. Louboutin has insisted on having the iconic doll's legs re-shaped by the shoe designer before he'll unveil his special collection -- designed exclusively for her -- next year.

But like a good sport, Barbie's not offended. "My dear friend Christian loves my ankles. It was my arch that he wanted to give a little lift to, so I can rock those high heels," she said in a recent statement issued by her manufacturer, Mattel.

According to Urban Dictionary, a cankle is "an ankle of a fat person in which the ankle and the calf appear seamless." She's definitely not fat, but come to think of it, she doesn't really have much separation between her foot and calf. What do you think? Does Barbie have cankles?

Louboutin's not the only designer in hot water -- Karl Lagerfeld says that no one wants to see curvy models.