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For this edition, Johnson chats with the team behind the instantly legendary beauty looks in the 2023Barbiemovie.
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(And yes, there are some minor spoilers ahead.)
He said that he wanted to look like Robert Redford and he gave me some photos.
(Were talking RedfordsThe Way We Were-era platinum, not his darker strawberry blonde from later films.)
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Robert Redford is such an iconic [actor], and he looks so handsome.
I think, now, Robert Redford is not doll-like enough.
He looked like a conservative person from the 60s.
Redford inThe Way We Were
Barbie and Ken at the beginning of the film.
As the film progresses, youll notice Goslings hair looks more yellow than platinum.
We always tried to make that difference [between good and bad Ken] pronounced, says Larkin.
Barbie and Ken at the beginning of the film.
We wanted him to look a little boy band, a little rock and roll-ish.
To maintain the blinding blonde, Larkin would touch up his roots with bleach every two weeks.
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Primorac revealed that they concocted a custom body makeup on set for the lead Kens, includingSimu Liuand Gosling.
You just look weird.
So we can’t make [the actors] look weird.
We have to make them look beautiful.
Several beautiful-looking Barbies and Kens.
The ultimate combination for Ken that I went for was agreen base, which is more like a medium.
Ryan obviously really looked after himself, says Nkosi.
Primorac wanted the looks to be classic yet modern.
I could imagine that Barbie would be at everysummer festivallooking cool in her cowgirl outfit out at Coachella.
How Barbies Hair Mirrors Her Journey
As Barbie becomes more human, her hair begins to change.
We see fewer over-the-top wigs and more realistic hair on her.
Several beautiful-looking Barbies and Kens.
The hair deflates and becomes a more normal amount of hair, says Primorac.
That happens quite slowly.
Primorac says as Barbie becomes a human, they didnt apply as much body makeup either.
Greta Gerwig, the co-writer and director ofBarbie, expressedthat many films inspiredBarbie, especially soundstage musicals.
So much so that they would have Film Church on Sundays to watch movies that related toBarbiein some fashion.
This also played into the looks of the film did you catch any?
Catherine Deneuve, one of Barbie’s sources of hairspiration.
One was long and the other one was short.
[When everything] went wrong, her hair was short.
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Grace Kelly and her doll-like brows.
Allan Had the Most True-to-Doll Look
Ken’s buddy.
We matched his eye makeup, lip shape, and skin color to the doll, says Primorac.
Catherine Deneuve, one of Barbie’s sources of hairspiration.
His eyebrows matched his hair as well.
All of Ken’s clothes might fit him but Allan remains one of a kind.
Grace Kelly and her doll-like brows.
Ken’s buddy.
