The costume designer shared the secrets of the film "Barbie" (21 photos)

Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' is the biggest hit of the summer 2023. The famous doll has always been distinguished by style, and here in sensational picture, the heroine of Margot Robbie pleases the audience with interesting images.







1. Barbie looks were created by costume designer Jacqueline Durran



She previously worked with director Greta Gerwig on the film Little Women (2019), which won the Academy Award for Best costume design.

2. "You don't treat Barbie like you would a normal character. Because the choice of what she wears does not come from within. Defining characteristic of what she wears is where she goes and what does," says Durran.



3. The following color combinations were chosen for the world of Barbie: lavender, bright blue, light blue; green, orange, beige; orange, blue, pink; two shades of pink and yellow



The inspiration was the beach fashion of the early 60s on the Cote d'Azur.

4. Jacqueline immediately came up with a fur coat for Ken in the style of Sylvester Stallone. The lining depicts horses, which indicates character madness on horseback



5. Durran asked herself the question: "What logically should be Barbie outfit to make her look American? Western only!" So a pink cowboy costume appeared.



6. Ken's cowboy look was borrowed from Mattel's 1993 model.



7. Calvin Klein-inspired underwear for Ken came from Ryan Gosling.



When Ryan sent his wife Eva Mendes a photo underwear, she asked: "Can I please have this underwear? Please, I never ask for anything." And yes, now Eva wears these underpants.

8. Barbie and Ken's neon roller skating outfits were copied from a 1994 toy.



9. Dua Lipu was criticized because of the wig, but that's what Mattel's little mermaid looked like



10. The first Barbie in 1959 wore a black and white one-piece swimsuit.



11. Margot Robbie has been the face of Chanel since 2018, so there are outfits from this brand in the film.



12. They took a lot of things from the 1980s from the Chanel archive.



Director Greta Gerwig really liked things that matched the dolls she played with as a child.

13. Margot recreated the image of Claudia Schiffer from the 1995 Chanel show.



14. Kate McKinnon enjoyed helping make-up artists decorate herself.



15. The style of the "weird Barbie" is different from the style of the usual Barbie, who adheres to fashion trends.



16. When Barbie has a tough moment, her dress turns pale.



"We made two versions of the look - with a brighter color and with faded. We wanted to create the feeling that at this moment she begins change," Jacqueline explains.

17. Ken has far fewer suits.



"NicoI don't care about Ken, everyone wants to play only with Barbie," Jacqueline admitted in an interview with British Vogue.

18. Shades of pink in the outfits exactly match the color scheme of the scenery.



19. And finally, the costume designers not only sewed most of the clothes themselves, but also came up with the design of the fabric