This article contains spoilers for “Barbie.”As the movie says out loud, when a person thinks of a Barbie, the image of someone who looks like Margot Robbie in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” is likely what first pops into mind.
Despite her decades of different looks and fashion choices, blonde hair, a big smile, and some sort of pink outfit have served as the unofficial Barbie uniform for over half of a century.
And yet, at the end of the film, Barbie wears a soft, simple, yellow dress.Costume designer Jacqueline Durran gave Variety the inside scoop.
“The Barbies have gone through all of that stuff and they’re now the most fulfilled versions of themselves,” Durran said.
“And that sets the scene for what’s happening to Margot’s Barbie as she’s becoming human.” Durran explained that all of the costumes in Barbieland weren’t made to accentuate the softness of the human body.
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