Barbie The Movie: July premières put latex in the pink

Barbie The Movie: celebrities at the London première included Munroe Bergdorf (left) in an Atsuko Kudo custom pink latex ensemble, and Sammi Jefcoate, also wearing Atsuko Kudo (photos: Atsuko Kudo Instagram)

BARBIE THE MOVIE: JULY PREMIÈRES PUT LATEX IN THE PINK

July is normally when many of us in London expect to see less latex out and about, owing to people deciding to give their rubber a bit of a rest until the return of cooler weather — and with it, a new partying season. But in the July just ended, things didn’t go quite as expected in London, thanks to July 12 being chosen as the date for the UK première of Barbie The Movie.

For reasons some folk consider glaringly obvious but others find unfathomable, countless latex enthusiasts (of all genders) are drawn to the iconography of Barbie. And among them one may find more than a few celebrities.

Première pink: TikTokkers star GK Barry also attended the Barbie The Movie London launch wearing latex by Elissa Poppy (photo: GK Barry Instagram)

Thus it was that the red carpet at the film’s July 12 London première (close on the heels of its US opening on July 9) attracted various shades of pink latex sported by such dependable public rubber-lovers as model/activist/editor Munroe Bergdorf and blogger/influencer Sammi Jefcoate, both wearing designs by London’s Atsuko Kudo (both pictured top). Joining them at the same event was TikTok star GK Barry (above), who turned up in pink latex by Elissa Poppy, another talented UK-based designer.

Not to be outdone — on both sides of the Atlantic — a number of latex designers with previous form for channelling their inner Barbies were happy for us to be reminded, around those big Barbie The Movie screenings, that they could readily cater for wardrobe wishlists prompted by the film and its accompanying media frenzy.

Left: Actress/singer/writer Bella Thorne channels Barbie posing in a human-sized display box, in Vex Latex bodysuit with matching accessories (photo: Vex Latex Instagram). Right: Kylie Jenner in pink latex from Blacklickorish latex with pal Stassie Karanikolaou in matching powder blue, promoting their Stassie x Kylie cosmetics line (Blacklickorish Latex Instagram; photo: ©Kylie Jenner) 

US West Coast latex brand Vex Latex, for example, has featured actress, singer and writer Bella Thorne posing in a human-sized Barbie display box (above left), wearing a pink latex bodysuit with matching accessories. Also based on the West Coast, Blacklickorish Latex is offering some great pink outfits including those seen in Kylie Jenner product promotions (above right). While In Canada, Pippa Latex (below left) has a range (with logos) of Barbie lingerie, bodysuits and bikinis.

UK designers ready to answer the call of Barbie the Movie also include Pandora Deluxe (below, centre) and Shhh! Couture (below right), both of whom offer pink latex Barbie dresses complete with white Barbie logos. These labels also offer alternative latex Barbie styles — Pandora with its ‘Goth Barbie’ black halter dress with pink trim and logo, and Shhh! with its white-logoed pink body and pink peplum belt combination.

Designers do Barbie, l-r: Pippa Latex pink lingerie; Pandora Deluxe Goth Barbie black halter dress version of standard pink style; Shhh! Couture pink Barbie Dress (photos: Pippa Latex Etsy; Pandora Deluxe Instagram; Shhh! Couture Instagram)

And of course it goes without saying that we at Libidex can also offer a massive selection of pink latex garments (examples below) — not just dresses but leotards, catsuits and the rest. Most Libidex styles can be made for you in solid pink, in pink trimmed with a second colour (which could even be just a different pink!), or in a totally different main colour trimmed with pink.

If pink’s your thing, if Barbie has long been your latex dreamgirl, or if you just watched Barbie The Movie and totally adored it, right now you really are spoilt for choice on the pink latex front!

Plethora of pink: Styles Libidex can make for you in shades of pink include, l-r, Nigella Swing Dress (£164.95); Zita Zip Catsuit (£329.95); G-String Leotard (£169.95)