Barbie film has revealed that Ryan Gosling‘s Ken was given far fewer clothing options compared to Margot Robbie‘s titular character.Speaking to British Vogue, designer Jacqueline Durran shared that the character of Ken – portrayed by Gosling – plays second fiddle to Robbie’s Barbie in the film, at least when it comes to fashion.“No one cares about Ken, everybody just wants to play with Barbie.
He matches Barbie and changes too but he has very, very, many less options,” Durran said. As Durran puts it, Ken’s primary job in the film was to be “beach”, with his wardrobe consisting mainly of retro sportswear. “He is sporty.
That’s his main thing. We had buyers in America that went to dealers and imported it for us because we needed so much of it.”“Ken is kind of a subsidiary of Barbie.
So Hot Skatin’ Barbie is the influence on the rollerblading look in the real world, and Ken just has his own version,” Durran added.Last month, Barbie received a new trailer, which finally revealed the long-unknown plot of the film.
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