There’s no escaping it; Barbiecore has taken over the internet, which, in 2023, may be as good as taking over real life. You’d have to scroll a long time on sites now to get to the point before all content was about stealing Barbie’s style (this site pleads very guilty), but if you are still reading, then clearly, you haven’t gotten enough.
Collectively, we—the ones who identify as fashion interested and chronically online—have made a study of the hair, makeup, and sartorial choices of Margot-Robbie-as-Barbie. We’ve dug up her skincare secrets, contemplated buying more pink accessories, and wondered if we have the budget to turn our homes into a Barbie Dreamhouse. Now, for the finishing touch to our Barbiecore transformation, we’ve trawled the internet to find the most iconic of Barbie’s jewellery featured in the film. Most of them are dupes, but a couple of items are the real thing.
While her home, car, and several outfits all look like they’ve fallen into a can of paint in her favourite colour, Barbiecore jewellery in the movie is, surprisingly, seldom pink—probably a styling strategy to break up the constant deluge of the bubblegum shade. But even without the pink, it’s still unmistakably Barbie—think kitschy, fun, and always to theme.
At the beach, it’s a seashell necklace and anchor earrings; for a disco dance party, oversized dangling gold earrings complete the look. Barbie doesn’t do subtle, so pile on the rhinestones and embrace the plastic (fantastic). And while most of the pieces are costume jewellery, be prepared to splurge if you want to stay authentic to the movie. Jacqueline Durran, the film’s costume designer has revealed in an exclusive with Vogue that “if Margot wears anything that we (the team) didn’t make, it’s pretty much Chanel”.
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Flower power
The movie opens with Robbie in a very feminine, 50s-inspired ensemble. To complete the look, she wears a floral necklace with matching earrings. Our dupes from Amina Muaddi go pink to up the Barbiecore factor.
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Amina Muaddi crystal-embellished choker, $1,355
Available at MyTheresa.
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Amina Muaddi crystal-embellished hoop earrings, $685
Available at MyTheresa.
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Life’s a beach
Robbie wears the same dress, but switches out the flowers for shells in her jewellery for her first scene at the beach–the dedication to thematic dressing is admirable. The Enameled Shell Necklace from the Zara x Barbie™ The Movie ©Warner Bros. collection recreates the style without copying it.
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Barbie the Movie © Warner Bros. Seashell necklace, $49.90
Available at Zara.
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Dancing queen
In the now-famous scene from the trailer, Barbie tells Ken that she has nothing big planned for the night, just “a giant blowout party with all the Barbies, and planned choreography, and a bespoke song”. The perfect outfit for a low-key night in? A sequinned jumpsuit with oversized dangling heart-shaped earrings, of course. We found the perfect pair at Balenciaga.
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Balenciaga women's Heart earrings in gold, $1,020
Available at Balenciaga.
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Anchoring the look
In her second scene at the beach, Robbie dons a pair of anchor earrings–in electric blue plastic. We found a JW Anderson pair in pink.
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'90s baby
Lucky fans who were at the right place, at the right time, got a sneak peek of what is to come in June last year, when Robbie and Gosling filmed the movie’s iconic rollerblading scene at the crowded Venice Beach in California. The pair’s fabulous matching outfits were inspired by the “Hot Skatin’ Barbie” released in 1994. Robbie accessorised with a pair of neon hoop earrings—Swarovski’s Lucent line is reminiscent of the style.
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Urban cowgirl
Robbie spends a significant portion of the movie in a pink cowgirl outfit (no spoilers), but makes it chic with a pair of earrings featuring strands of rhinestones (or diamonds) dangling from a star. We might have found the exact piece, and it’s from Saint Laurent.
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Saint Laurent silver metallic shooting star tassel drop earrings, $950
Available at Farfetch.
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Follow your heart
Robbie ends the movie wearing a v-neck yellow dress that perfectly shows off a heart-shaped pendant. We have word from Missoma that the design is one of its own.
