Manolo Blahnik has helped out during many a crisis of footwear, but coming to the aid of Thai elephants? It's not such a stretch for the shoemaker, who wow gold just debuted a special-edition stiletto to benefit the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation. Blahnik got involved after Carolyn Butler, the owner of the Napa Valley shoe shop Footcandy, vacationed with her husband at the Four Seasons Tented Camp in northern Thailand. Butler fell in love with the resort's resident elephants and later convinced Blahnik to create the shoes, a pair of sexy pony-hair, leopard-print pumps with patent leather trim, heels juicy couture jewellery and an open toe. All proceeds from the $645 shoes, which are sold exclusively at Footcandy (and can be shipped anywhere), go toward creating a safe haven for abused elephants.

Fans of the Manolo Blahnik and Coca Cola manolo blahnik collaboration of 2005 are in for a real thirst quencher. For the 2009 fashion week, Manolo Blahnik has collaborated with Coca Cola once again. The result is a new sole for the iconic coke bottle, which is decorated with Manolo's shoe illustrations. The design is available in a limited edition bottle and only 10,000 pieces are being made. If you can read German, it looks bridesmaid dresses like there is even a contest being held to commemorate the occasion.

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