What Is Barbie Core?
05 Sep 2024
The newly returned trend is called barbie core - dressing in the style of the Barbie doll, or “Blondie in Law”. We haven't seen so much fuchsia in a long time, and it seems that even those who promised never to wear pink tried on the color. Stars appeared one after another in Valentino's total looks, and fashion critics were tired of flipping through the social chronicles - how many times can it be? For a moment we all had hoped to see another color among fashion icons because so much pink cannot be worn, although it never embarrassed either heroines Elle Woods and Hannah Montana, or model Paris Hilton.
On March 9, 1959, the world first saw the Barbie doll. At that time, the toy was considered revolutionary - before that, girls got only popes, and here - a long-legged beauty. As soon as we saw Margot Robbie's shots from the new Barbie movie, everything fell into place: the barbie core trend will live in our closets for at least a year because the movie is scheduled to be released in 2023. This means it's time to refresh our style and add some bright colors to it, namely fuchsia and soft pink shades.
What is barbie core? What is the history of the emergence of the style and what are its essential elements? How to update your closet in Barbieland colors? Read this blog and you will find out.
On March 9, 1959, the world first saw the Barbie doll. At that time, the toy was considered revolutionary - before that, girls got only popes, and here - a long-legged beauty. As soon as we saw Margot Robbie's shots from the new Barbie movie, everything fell into place: the barbie core trend will live in our closets for at least a year because the movie is scheduled to be released in 2023. This means it's time to refresh our style and add some bright colors to it, namely fuchsia and soft pink shades.
What is barbie core? What is the history of the emergence of the style and what are its essential elements? How to update your closet in Barbieland colors? Read this blog and you will find out.
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Barbiecore: What Is It?
Barbie core translates to Barbie and core, heart. It is a style that is directly related to delicate clothing. Pink is a shade that can transform a woman into a vulnerable gentle lady or a femme fatale bold beauty.
The main elements of the style
It's important to realize that not every pink item can be classified as Barbie core. The barbicore style includes all shades of pink, feminine silhouettes, rhinestones, sequins, feathers, plastic jewelry, short tops, and lush skirts. Although, no one is forcing you to strictly adhere to the list. Today, barbicore is being adapted to modern realities and life situations, and wears business suits in fuchsia color to work, sports suits of bubblegum shade or just add a bright pink accessory.
The main elements of the style
It's important to realize that not every pink item can be classified as Barbie core. The barbicore style includes all shades of pink, feminine silhouettes, rhinestones, sequins, feathers, plastic jewelry, short tops, and lush skirts. Although, no one is forcing you to strictly adhere to the list. Today, barbicore is being adapted to modern realities and life situations, and wears business suits in fuchsia color to work, sports suits of bubblegum shade or just add a bright pink accessory.
The Origins of Barbie
How did Barbie come to be and why are her canonical pink-colored images so popular again? The “Barbicor” trend, named after the long-legged blonde doll, was born quite a long time ago.
The first Barbie was dressed, albeit beachy lightly, in strict achromats. The children's toy, which appeared in 1958 with adult proportions, wore a black and white striped swimsuit and white sandals. Although every year the doll conceived by a fan of high fashion had more and more diverse outfits, at first she was not directly associated with the color pink.
This bright hue became Barbie's signature color after Mattel decided in the 1970s to expand the range of consumers, making the toy attractive not only to girls but also to girls. As a result, Barbie has been firmly associated with pink for half a century, and Mattel even has a copyrighted Pantone shade called Barbie Pink.
Before the emergence of what is now called “barbicore”, Barbie doll wore pink with unchanging success for three decades, but it had little impact on fashion. Barbicor originated in the 2000s when little girls and young ladies tried in every way possible to resemble their favorite Barbie doll.
Paris Hilton, the glamor icon, was the first to introduce the barbicore fashion aesthetic, although in the 2000s this style was not yet called that - into fashion. The socialite, along with her numerous army of fans, loved the color pink, rhinestones, shoes on a huge platform, and playful miniskirts. In such clothes, Hilton appeared at every event and the likeness of her images - in the collection of every little owner of a Barbie doll.
The trend strengthened even more firmly when the screens came out with the comedy “Blonde in Law”. The heroine Reese Witherspoon also favored pink Barbicorn: the president of the university women's club Elle Woods went in tight dresses with cleavage, rhinestone embroidered swimsuits, and stiletto sandals. Until the mid-2010s, the stars returned to the image of the famous doll from time to time - until ascetic minimalism, quiet luxury, and sporty chic took over the trends.
After a lull, the rise in popularity of doll style has begun over the last couple of years. People wanted something bright and positive, with which the image of Barbie is associated. Thanks to the movie “Barbie” with Margot Robbie, the Barbicore trend has once again taken over the fashion world. Meanwhile, in fashion, this is not the first “invasion of pink”. But its current comeback has been truly triumphant. Celebrities began appearing on red carpets in total pink, and on TikTok, the hashtag #barbiecore garnered over 365 million views.
The first Barbie was dressed, albeit beachy lightly, in strict achromats. The children's toy, which appeared in 1958 with adult proportions, wore a black and white striped swimsuit and white sandals. Although every year the doll conceived by a fan of high fashion had more and more diverse outfits, at first she was not directly associated with the color pink.
This bright hue became Barbie's signature color after Mattel decided in the 1970s to expand the range of consumers, making the toy attractive not only to girls but also to girls. As a result, Barbie has been firmly associated with pink for half a century, and Mattel even has a copyrighted Pantone shade called Barbie Pink.
Before the emergence of what is now called “barbicore”, Barbie doll wore pink with unchanging success for three decades, but it had little impact on fashion. Barbicor originated in the 2000s when little girls and young ladies tried in every way possible to resemble their favorite Barbie doll.
Paris Hilton, the glamor icon, was the first to introduce the barbicore fashion aesthetic, although in the 2000s this style was not yet called that - into fashion. The socialite, along with her numerous army of fans, loved the color pink, rhinestones, shoes on a huge platform, and playful miniskirts. In such clothes, Hilton appeared at every event and the likeness of her images - in the collection of every little owner of a Barbie doll.
The trend strengthened even more firmly when the screens came out with the comedy “Blonde in Law”. The heroine Reese Witherspoon also favored pink Barbicorn: the president of the university women's club Elle Woods went in tight dresses with cleavage, rhinestone embroidered swimsuits, and stiletto sandals. Until the mid-2010s, the stars returned to the image of the famous doll from time to time - until ascetic minimalism, quiet luxury, and sporty chic took over the trends.
After a lull, the rise in popularity of doll style has begun over the last couple of years. People wanted something bright and positive, with which the image of Barbie is associated. Thanks to the movie “Barbie” with Margot Robbie, the Barbicore trend has once again taken over the fashion world. Meanwhile, in fashion, this is not the first “invasion of pink”. But its current comeback has been truly triumphant. Celebrities began appearing on red carpets in total pink, and on TikTok, the hashtag #barbiecore garnered over 365 million views.
How to Dress in Barbiecore?
Fresh Barbicore as one of the manifestations of the “dopamine fashion” designed to give positive emotions is quite diverse and does not dictate too strict rules. To pay tribute to the trend, it is not necessary to combine an extreme mini with stiletto heels and dress up to toe to toe in Barbie Pink. Pink suits everyone and anyone - the main thing is to find your shade! To increase the degree of relevance of the image may be one accent detail, directly or indirectly referring to the “Barbie aesthetics”. Want to dress in barbicore style but don't know how? Keep reading to get ideas for looks!
Mini Dress
The most important item in Barbie's closet is the pink mini-dress, which is designed to emphasize her long and slender legs. Glamor is not only about shiny ultra-short dresses with open necklines. Things of fitted or flared silhouette and even straight cut meet the canons of barbicore if they look as if they were made for a doll. It's all about color, prints, and trim: sequins and rhinestones, lace collars, funny buttons, ruffles, plaid, and large peas can achieve this effect. You can experiment with the length. Knee-length dresses of asymmetrical cut or with flounce trim will add romanticism, and make the image more delicate.
Skirts
What skirt would you dress up your favorite doll as a child? Sun skirts and half-sun, balloon, tulip, bell, tutu, lush layered and with flounces, feminine gode, short school, bold tight minis, and even skirt-shorts - all this variety can be attributed to the barbicore if you combine them with the appropriate top. To ensure that the silhouette is not overloaded with unnecessary details, with a fancy bottom it is better to put on the simplest top.
Sporty chic
Who says sports aren't for Barbie? Think of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling when they appear in the trailer for the acclaimed movie on rollerblades. The trendy color has also crept into sports style: this year's stars wore tops, Olympics, hoodies, cargo, and sneakers in soft pink. We support these trends because it is more pleasant to do yoga and strength training in a beautiful and stylish form not only in black colors. Megan Fox added pink to her sporty chic barbiecore look, wearing a monochrome hat with feathers, a knitted bra, pants with pockets, and pointy-toed shoes. And Bella Hadid styled the look with her favorite Barbie doll colors and accented it with a belt from the trendy era of the two-thousands.
Tops and blouses
Fitted shirts, blouses with puffy sleeves, crop tops that emphasize the chest, as well as a variety of corsets and sequin tops are more often an addition to the Barbie-style ensemble. However, it is possible, on the contrary, to emphasize some interesting things, if you combine it with a straight skirt or basic pants.
Sweaters and cardigans
Even Barbie sometimes gets cold and then puts on warm clothes. And you always want to look romantic. A pink sweater made of fancy yarn or a romantic cardigan with a fur collar will fit perfectly into a Barbiecore style set.
Business suit
Designers rethought the color palette of the business dress code and created suits and tuxedos in the color of fuchsia. Such images can be worn only by bold and confident girls because not everyone is ready to be bright and stand out. But it's not about Zendaya and Queen Letizia - the celebrities chose the most fashionable suits for official events, which inspired us to change our closets.
Outerwear
We usually choose jackets and raincoats in classic colors: black, beige, dark green, burgundy and brown. Why exactly so? They are not difficult to pick up clothes and accessories, and many of us are simply afraid to wear bright colors. But Kim Kardashian and Vanessa Hudgens are not looking for easy ways, because these girls like to be in the spotlight and set trends. They, one of the few, decided to wear not just a pink dress, but outerwear, from which you can not take your eyes off.
Pants and jeans
Pants and jeans don't have to be too tight. Romantic palazzo, classic or flared jeans, and even brutal cargo, if combined with the “right” top, will add to your femininity and fragility. When choosing pants color plays a big role. Khaki pants do not pull on the style of barbiecore, they do not combine. Therefore, remember the basic colors of Barbicore and choose the right option.
Accessories
If you're not ready to fully dress in pink, take inspiration from the outfits of Influencers Elsa Hosk and Kylie Jenner. The star girls chose delicate accessories that go perfectly with denim total-bow, off-white, sky, and brown shades.
Every detail is important, such as the hairstyle. It is not necessary to recolor into blonde, but you will have to work on the “doll” styling. Makeup should also refer to the images of your favorite barbie - arrows, glitter, pink lipstick. It seems that all this is too complicated. The process of creating such a look will be easier and more fun if you remember childhood games with Barbie - only then you dressed her up, and now you can do it yourself!
Mini Dress
The most important item in Barbie's closet is the pink mini-dress, which is designed to emphasize her long and slender legs. Glamor is not only about shiny ultra-short dresses with open necklines. Things of fitted or flared silhouette and even straight cut meet the canons of barbicore if they look as if they were made for a doll. It's all about color, prints, and trim: sequins and rhinestones, lace collars, funny buttons, ruffles, plaid, and large peas can achieve this effect. You can experiment with the length. Knee-length dresses of asymmetrical cut or with flounce trim will add romanticism, and make the image more delicate.
Skirts
What skirt would you dress up your favorite doll as a child? Sun skirts and half-sun, balloon, tulip, bell, tutu, lush layered and with flounces, feminine gode, short school, bold tight minis, and even skirt-shorts - all this variety can be attributed to the barbicore if you combine them with the appropriate top. To ensure that the silhouette is not overloaded with unnecessary details, with a fancy bottom it is better to put on the simplest top.
Sporty chic
Who says sports aren't for Barbie? Think of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling when they appear in the trailer for the acclaimed movie on rollerblades. The trendy color has also crept into sports style: this year's stars wore tops, Olympics, hoodies, cargo, and sneakers in soft pink. We support these trends because it is more pleasant to do yoga and strength training in a beautiful and stylish form not only in black colors. Megan Fox added pink to her sporty chic barbiecore look, wearing a monochrome hat with feathers, a knitted bra, pants with pockets, and pointy-toed shoes. And Bella Hadid styled the look with her favorite Barbie doll colors and accented it with a belt from the trendy era of the two-thousands.
Tops and blouses
Fitted shirts, blouses with puffy sleeves, crop tops that emphasize the chest, as well as a variety of corsets and sequin tops are more often an addition to the Barbie-style ensemble. However, it is possible, on the contrary, to emphasize some interesting things, if you combine it with a straight skirt or basic pants.
Sweaters and cardigans
Even Barbie sometimes gets cold and then puts on warm clothes. And you always want to look romantic. A pink sweater made of fancy yarn or a romantic cardigan with a fur collar will fit perfectly into a Barbiecore style set.
Business suit
Designers rethought the color palette of the business dress code and created suits and tuxedos in the color of fuchsia. Such images can be worn only by bold and confident girls because not everyone is ready to be bright and stand out. But it's not about Zendaya and Queen Letizia - the celebrities chose the most fashionable suits for official events, which inspired us to change our closets.
Outerwear
We usually choose jackets and raincoats in classic colors: black, beige, dark green, burgundy and brown. Why exactly so? They are not difficult to pick up clothes and accessories, and many of us are simply afraid to wear bright colors. But Kim Kardashian and Vanessa Hudgens are not looking for easy ways, because these girls like to be in the spotlight and set trends. They, one of the few, decided to wear not just a pink dress, but outerwear, from which you can not take your eyes off.
Pants and jeans
Pants and jeans don't have to be too tight. Romantic palazzo, classic or flared jeans, and even brutal cargo, if combined with the “right” top, will add to your femininity and fragility. When choosing pants color plays a big role. Khaki pants do not pull on the style of barbiecore, they do not combine. Therefore, remember the basic colors of Barbicore and choose the right option.
Accessories
If you're not ready to fully dress in pink, take inspiration from the outfits of Influencers Elsa Hosk and Kylie Jenner. The star girls chose delicate accessories that go perfectly with denim total-bow, off-white, sky, and brown shades.
Every detail is important, such as the hairstyle. It is not necessary to recolor into blonde, but you will have to work on the “doll” styling. Makeup should also refer to the images of your favorite barbie - arrows, glitter, pink lipstick. It seems that all this is too complicated. The process of creating such a look will be easier and more fun if you remember childhood games with Barbie - only then you dressed her up, and now you can do it yourself!
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