The times they are a-changing! After 50+ years of wearing sky-high stilettos (and having a permanently angled foot), Mattel is introducing a “Fashionista” line for Barbie, which includes both high heeled shoes and flat-soled footwear. More importantly, the new doll will have articulated ankles so that she doesn’t have to walk around on her tippy-toes any longer, poor dear.

From CTV News:

[The makers] figured it only made sense that the new “Film Director Barbie” would wear “running-around-the-set flats.” Don’t worry though, she can still put on a pair of heels for the movie premiere, the ad reads.

Another ad, for “Pink Petals Barbie,” features “an amazing pair of silver flats and the perfect matching silver bag.”

In a YouTube video promoting the new line, the animated dolls are seen wearing everything from hot pink heels to white running shoes.

The feet aren’t the only changes Mattel is making with the Barbie line. The toymaker is said to be releasing new models with a variety of skin tones, eye and hair colours as well as different body shapes and sizes.

Watch the video below!