'Barbiecore': New Fashion Trend

You might have seen many people wearing hot pink or neon pink. It is the latest fashion trend for men, women, and children. Hot pink has been a popular color on the internet, on runways, and on the red carpet since the beginning of 2022. The trend is expected to last for at least one year. So, why is hot pink taking over the world of fashion?

"Barbiecore"

The hot pink fashion is based on a movie about Barbie, the iconic plastic doll that most people know about. Barbie's outfits of the 1980s were bubblegum pink. However, "Barbiecore" isn't bubblegum pink or just any other pink. It is a bright, vibrant trend defined by hot pink as the main color that is worn. It can be paired with other shades of pink.

Celebrities Wearing Hot Pink

Pink has always been Barbie's favorite color, according to Kim Culmone, SVP of Design for Barbie and Fashion Dolls. That's because it represents limitless potential and is a symbol of empowerment. It also adds boldness and fun for those who wear the color. The color can be worn from head to toe in hats, scarves, dresses, suits, pants, shoes, and socks.

Many people are on board and having fun with the trend. Currently, "Barbiecore" has 8.1 million views on TikTok. The views on Google, Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are increasing. Barbiecore hot pink fashion items on Etsy are up 35% in the last three months compared to last year. Sales are expected to increase more until the movie comes out.

There was a special fashion show on Good Morning America on Friday, July 15, 2022. Two women and one man wore hot pink that was appropriate for work and play. Bustle's SVP of Fashion Tiffany Reid commented on the hot pink looks and gave some valuable fashion tips.

Tips for Wearing Hot Pink

• Wear different tones and textures to keep a playful look.
• Wear a hot pink skirt suit to work in the office.
• Men can mix and match casual pieces like hoodies and sweat shorts along with other pieces such as a crisp white button-down shirt.

Department stores and online retailers are capitalizing on the trend by having lots of hot pink clothes, shoes, and accessories available for shoppers who want to get in on the trend. Therefore, there is no shortage of hot pink. Anyone who wants to wear it can do so knowing that they will be in good company.

The "Barbie" Movie

The Barbie live-action movie will premiere on July 21, 2023. Fashion experts say people will continue to see hot pink everywhere up to the time the movie comes out and even much longer. The movie directed by Greta Gerwig, stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken. Robbie is also producing the film. The plot of the movie is a "well-kept secret."

This above behind-the-scenes photo shows Robbie and Gosling inline skating in matching neon outfits from their upcoming movie.

Barbie Trivia

She has been around a long time, but there might be some interesting things you might not know about Barbie.

• Barbie's real name Barbara Millicent Roberts. She is named after the creator's daughter named Barbara. However, the real Barbara never played with the doll because she was 17 years old by the time it was created. She didn't like the doll and said it was strange to have a doll named after her.
• Barbie came to be on March 9, 1959. Therefore, she is 63 years old even though she is still depicted as a 19-year-old teenage girl.
• The blonde-haired, blue-eyed doll was born in the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin.
• She was created by the co-founder of Mattel, Ruth Handler, to give young girls a doll that doubled as a role model.
• The Barbie doll first sold for $3. The cost is about an average of $10 today. The most expensive doll sold for $302,500 in 2010 at an auction for breast cancer. She was wearing a necklace made with an emerald-cut Australian pink diamond surrounded by three carats of white diamonds.
• Consumers could purchase the doll as either a blonde or a brunette. Most of the sales were for the blonde doll.
• Barbie didn't smile until she was 12 years old. The original Barbie looked quite serious with pursed lips. In 1971, Mattel introduced Malibu Barbie with a smile that showed her pearly whites.
• Barbie has not always worn pink. When she first made her debut, she wore a black and white swimsuit, matching sunglasses, gold hoops, and black pumps. It wasn't long before she started wearing pink which became her favorite color.
• Unlike most dolls, Barbie has over 200 outfits representing her many careers, including doctor, nurse, fashion model, astronaut, air force pilot, rock star, rapper, television anchor, president, and many others.
• Barbie ran for president six times before she was elected.
• Barbie went to outer space four years before the actual moon landing.
• Barbie's boyfriend Ken's real name is Kenneth Sean Carson. He is Barbie's next-door neighbor. After 43 years of dating, they broke up on Valentine's Day in 2004, and reunited on Valentine's Day in 2011.
• Ken was named after the creator's son just as Barbie was named after the creator's daughter. In theory, they are siblings.
• Barbie is a cougar. She is older than Ken. He was created on March 11, 1961.
• Barbie has a very large family, including three younger sisters: Skipper, Stacie, and Chelsea.
• Barbie has represented more than 40 different nationalities.
• One of Barbie's oldest friends is Christie, the first African-American doll associated with the doll.
• The popular doll has never grown taller or gained weight. She is still only 11.5 inches tall and weighs 7.35 ounces.
• Barbie's first pet was a horse named Dancer. She has had over 40 pets, including 21 dogs, 14 horses, six cats, three ponies, a parrot, a panda, a chimpanzee, a giraffe, a zebra, a few lambs, and chickens.
• Some celebrities starred in Barbie commercials before they became stars themselves, including Mila Kunis, Fergie, and The Brady Bunch's Maureen McCormick.
• Enough Barbie dolls sold could wrap around the globe more than half a dozen times.
• Barbie has thousands of dedicated collectors. Her most devoted collector is Bettina Dorfmann, a German woman who has more than 15,000 dolls since receiving her first one in 1966 at the age of five.