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How Costume Designer Jacqueline Durran Brought A Nostalgic Flair To New Designs In ‘Barbie’


'Barbie' costume designer Jacqueline Durran on bringing a nostalgic flair to new designs

The neon colors were added to make the pair stand out and the pattern was based on the doll, but created by textile artists. The color palette was kept “harmonious” at the beginning to replicate the perfection of Barbie Land, before Ken brought patriarchal influences back with him from the real world. “Greta [Gerwig] showed me a photo of Sylvester Stallone in a fur coat—he did a bunch of adverts in the ’80s—and it was such a great style statement.

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