Louboutin Rodita sandal (only 100 made), $895 – 100% of proceeds benefit Asian elephant rescue

Legendary (or maybe even life-changing depending on whom you ask) shoe designers, Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik have created two gorgeous sandals to benefit the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation in Thailand.

The shoes can be purchased exclusively from Footcandy on-line.  There seems to be enough stock for the Rihanna-esque, pink zippered, not-at-all-appropriate-for-work  Louboutins. As for the wild leopard pony-hair Manolos, there’s good news and bad. The good is that they are on massive sale; the bad is that there is only a size 10.5 left.

I think Carrie Bradshaw would approve of both. As for the cause, alright, I can see her snickering a little but then I’m sure Samantha would say something witty about designers and their fabulous causes.

Actually, the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation does quite a bit to rescue elephants that have been abused and create a safe haven for them. Baby elephants are in special need of rescue as they are (unbelievably) cute and so are taken into the big cities to turn a profit for the owner by providing entertainment for people. Unfortunately, the owners realize that the little elephants are too much trouble to care for and abandon them in the city.

Manolo Linarescue pumps, $645 - 100% of proceeds benefit Asian elephant rescue