What is the Barbiecore? The 2022 trend is turning the world pink.
The hype around the Barbie live-action movie is growing, and as the release date approaches, the details about the project are multiplying.
During CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Warner Bros., co-producer of the movie, unveiled the first image of Margot Robbie as Barbie, which immediately went viral. In the shot, the actress smiles aboard a bubblegum pink convertible and sports a look that mixes shades of blue and white: a striped halter top, a bracelet made of maxi coloured pearls with a shaded effect and a polka dot headband over her long blond hair with a slightly sixties hairstyle.
This is not the only thing that caught our attention to the full. Currently, the “Barbiecore” is making a great comeback to runway shows, becoming the biggest trend in the fashion industry. Moreover, our favourite celebrities are keen on wearing the characteristic “pink” vibrant colour such as Dua Lipa, Anne Hathaway, Gigi Hadid, among other celebrities who are embracing the high-fashion bimbo aesthetic.
As the first images of Barbie have been released, here’s a recap of everything we know about the film and the “Barbiecore” latest trend.
Plot of Barbie’s movie.
The film is set in “Barbieland,” a beautiful, colorful society with Kens and Barbies. Ryan Gosling’s Ken, said to be a “complete doofus”, is obsessed with Barbie, but loves the real world for all the reasons Barbie hates it (beauty standards, sexism, etc). Gerwig’s film eventually becomes a “big fish out of water comedy” as Ken and Barbie leave “Barbieland” for the real world and the Mattel CEO (Will Ferrell) goes after the duo to bring them back to Barbieland. If it sounds painfully clichéd, it’s worth noting that feminist auteur Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) is both writing and directing the movie, with input from her partner Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story).
“Right in the beginning, we had a sleepover for the Barbies, which would involve playing games with Scott [Evans] and Ncuti [Gatwa],” she said.
She later added that ““Barbie is light and funny and silly and American and pink.”
“People immediately have an idea of, ‘Oh, Margot is playing Barbie, I know what that is,'” she said, “But our goal is to be like, ‘Whatever you’re thinking, we’re going to give you something totally different — the thing you didn’t know you wanted.'”
List of the cast of the Barbie movie.
The titular role of the Barbie film will be the gorgeous Margot Robbie, with Ryan Gosling as Barbie’s boyfriend, Ken. Moreover, the film will also include notable actors Kate McKinnon, America Ferrera, Hari Nef, and most intriguingly, Sex Education’s Emma Mackey who also signed with co-star Ncuti Gatwa (yet-to-be-revealed role) with rumours that Robbie Robbie Doppelganger could be playing one of Barbie’s three young sisters, Skipper, Chelsea, and Stacie.
When will the Barbie movie be released?
As announced by Warner Bros. Pictures at CinemaCon 2022 (Las Vegas), the movie is set to hit cinemas on July 21, 2023.
What Do We Know from Online So Far?
A seemingly endless number of photos and videos from the film set trend on twitter what seems like every couple of days. Here are some pictures below.
Barbie’s New Film: A Trend
The Barbie’s upcoming film is currently giving us the Barbiecore trend thanks to the worldwide creative designers who are creating collections for the FW 2022-23 season, inspired by the iconic plastic dolls, such as Valentino PP, Versace, Carolina Herrera, Alexander McQueen, Loewe, Lanvin, Michael Kors, Molly Goddard, etc.
The trend started with fashion and beauty (think monochrome pink outfits and bleached hair). We have officially entered the era of Barbiecore.
Moreover, many celebrities are keen on wearing this trend like Leonie Hanne, Elsa Hosk, Zendaya, Lizzo, Anne Hathaway, Kim Kardashian, among others.
