Margot Robbie’s super specific Barbie doll-inspired looks have been the highlight of our month, so we’ve rounded up our favourites…
Barbie: The Movie is nearly here! While we can’t wait for the film, we’re secretly wishing the press tour would never end. Margot Robbie’s looks, each inspired by a different Barbie doll, have been the most exciting part of the past couple weeks. Styled by Andrew Mukamal, who has absolutely nailed the job, Margot has been seen wearing reinterpretations of classic looks dating back to the doll’s original release in 1959. Channelling her inner Barbie as she travels the globe, she takes us through Barbie’s history, from 1960s evening wear and pillbox hats to 1980s day-to-night clothing for the working woman to the newly released Barbie: The Movie doll. From LA to Sydney to Seoul to Mexico City to London, we have rounded up our top 10 favourites — side by side with their inspiration.
Our top three favourites, though it’s hard to rank them, are definitely these three. On the lefthand side, Margot wears a Schiaparelli Haute Couture gown and Lorraine Schwartz diamond choker necklace for the LA premiere — inspired by the “Solo in the Spotlight Barbie” from 1960. The centre shows Margot at Bondi Beach in Australia, wearing a Hervé Léger reinterpretation of the first ever Barbie doll from 1959. On the right, her Vivienne Westwood gown references the “Sparkling Pink Barbie” from 1964.
In another two personal favourites, Margot wears Moschino to reinterpret the 1964 “Sparkling Pink Barbie” and Emilio Pucci to reference the 1992 “Totally Hair Barbie”.
In the centre, we see Margot in Versace looks inspired directly from the “Day to Night Barbie” doll. Out in 1985, the doll reflected the increase of women in the workplace during the 1980s and the corresponding rise of versatile, transition garments that could take the modern woman from the office to dinner.
On the left, Margot wears Balmain in a re-imagination of the “Earring Magic Barbie” from 1992, and on the right, her Valentino mini dress references a more recent edition of the doll — the 2015 “Pink & Fabulous Barbie”.
And last but not least, Margot Robbie dresses in Prada with a nod to her very own Barbie. The Barbie: The Movie doll feels more than well deserved after all of the research and work done by Andrew Mukamal and Margot Robbie.
