Barbie Movie Costume Designer Interview
Why Barbie Trades Chanel For Birkenstock, According to the Movie's Costume Designer
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PS: Were all the looks created by the wardrobe department, or were there any collabs with fashion houses?
JD: The only collabs with actual fashion houses were Margot's costumes from Chanel. Chanel provided five costumes for the movie that Margot wore, including the pink dress with the necklace and bag that is obviously Chanel, along with the ski suits when they're on the snowmobile. Margot is obviously an ambassador for Chanel, and I've had a long relationship working with Chanel for movies. I first worked with them on the movie "Atonement" [2006], and they're really great collaborators. They really work to support cinema, and they love to participate in any way that you need them to. I went to visit the Chanel archive in Paris, and I went through all of the possible looks that we could use for Margot, and I brought back a whole ton of things for a fitting in London, and then we selected from that. One of the things about Barbie is that she's always accessorised, and Chanel makes fantastic accessories. They sent us so many things that we could play with in the movie to accessorise the costumes.