The Worst Dressed Stars At The Barbie Movie World Premiere

Many an attendee of the "Barbie" premiere arrived in an outfit that was decidedly Barbie – in fact, most of the viewers that night looked as though they were being dressed by Mattel. However, others went in a different direction and arrived in outfits that ... weren't quite as on theme.

Take ​​Xochitl Gomez. The up-and-coming actor attended the movie premiere wearing a black and white gingham dress replete with lace appliques, black gloves, and a parasol. She topped the look off by wearing her hair in a side braid and adorning herself with some jewelry. Her accessory game was fun, but her ensemble was a miss. Though Barbie has been known to wear gingham (even black gingham) this ensemble felt more like a costume and less like a premiere dress — and more porcelain doll than Barbie doll.

If anyone knows the value of dressing appropriately for the occasion, it's Barbie. We do have to applaud Gomez for staying true to herself, though. The MCU member was named the face of a new Hot Topic campaign in July 2023, so clearly black and white with a little edge is her vibe.

Fans have long been divided on Billie Eilish's sense of style, and Eilish gave onlookers even more fodder when she attended the Los Angeles premiere of "Barbie." The singer-songwriter was one of the chosen few artists to be featured on the "Barbie" movie soundtrack. Interestingly, she dressed far more like a Barbie in the song's music video than she did at the film's world premiere.

For the event, Eilish wore an oversized pale pink pinstriped button-down with a magenta tie, oversized black trousers, slouch socks, and oversized sneakers. The look was more reminiscent of her older outfits than on par with the more glamorous looks she's tried in recent years, like her gown for the 2022 Met Gala. Though her "Barbie" premiere fit is old-school Eilish, we have to say we were growing fond of her new stylistic direction, and this doesn't quite fit the bill. This is surprising considering Eilish has a deep connection with Barbie.

As reported by Rolling Stone, she told her brother Finneas on the pink carpet, "Like everybody else, Barbie was day and night, my life. I loved all my Barbies. I made them do crazy things with each other and all that stuff — not to be weird. But yeah, I love my Barbies." Eilish also revealed that she's a fan of "Mermaidia" and "Fairytopia" — and we would've loved to have seen her in something inspired by one of those older animated Barbie movies.

As far as the two main dolls are concerned, Barbie has a much larger wardrobe than Ken. Every now and again Ken gets his own special edition with an exciting outfit, but more often than not, his clothes are pretty ordinary. But let's be honest, we weren't waiting for photos from the "Barbie" premiere so we could see what all the Kens were wearing — all eyes were on the Barbies.

Still, we hoped for more from the men at the premiere, like Josh Richards. The influencer wore a monochromatic white look comprised of a suit and tank top which he paired with some loafers and a necklace. Richards has recently begun experimenting more with fashion, and we would've liked to have seen him take more risks here. More pizzazz — and more color — would've been welcome.

We did appreciate one thing about Richards's look: his hair. The "BFFs" podcaster has been known to change the color of his locks from his natural brown to bleach blonde, and he kept the latter look for the "Barbie" premiere. We admire that level of dedication (and we know Barbie loves a blonde), we just wish we had seen it throughout the entire ensemble rather than sequestered to just the top of his head.

The mix of artists tapped to write and record to the "Barbie" movie soundtrack was as eclectic as the doll's wardrobe. Stars we expected, like Dua Lipa and Nicki Minaj, made major contributions, but a variety of unexpected artists were part of the project, too, like Dominic Fike and Haim, the latter of whom attended the film's premiere. Haim — a band made of sisters Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, and Este Haim — seemed to channel early 2000s girl bands instead of Barbie, opting for a coordinating look with all three wearing the same dress, Alana and Este in gray and Danielle in black.

We're all for a coordinating, but this felt more Destiny's Child and thus dated. The one aspect of Haim's look that we did like, though, was Danielle's bright pink Louis Vuitton clutch. And as the band pointed out, another part of their look was on theme. "Our thongs were pink," the band revealed on Instagram.

Oh, to be a Barbie doll in the "Barbie" movie. We're endlessly jealous of all the talented actors who were cast as the other Barbies, like Ana Cruz Kayne, who we know plays Supreme Court Justice Barbie from her promo photo for the film. Like most of the actors attached to the project, Kayne was excited to join the cast. As she told Screen Rant of her decision to commit, "I grew up in a world where Barbie existed. I know how powerful and beautiful and universal she is. But, the creative team was enough, hands down."

Most of the Barbie cast showed up to the Los Angeles premiere looking like they had just stepped off the set of the film. Kayne's look, however, wasn't what we'd expect from a Barbie. The actor wore a pink Terno top with a pink fringe skirt, both of which we would've liked well enough on its own, but it looked disjointed as a set. The ensemble served as a reminder that just because an outfit is pink doesn't mean it's Barbie.

Of course, the only opinion that truly matters is Kayne's, and she expressed her happiness with her premiere look on Instagram. "Maraming salamat ['thank you very much' in Tagalog] to my dream team for sending me down the pink carpet feeling like my own snatched fairy godmother," she wrote. 

TikTok star and actor Jesse Sullivan attended the "Barbie" premiere in an outfit that Barbie might wear ... if she were feeling a bit disheveled. Sullivan sported an oversized multi-colored top paired with an oversized pair of pink trousers. He donned white sneakers and his go-to thick chain necklace. The colors of his outfit were certainly on theme, but the fit left a lot to be desired — like fitting his body, for example. We do give the actor credit for his commitment to pink, though, as he dyed his hair Barbie's signature color prior to the premiere. Anyone who's that committed to a look, whether we like it or not, deserves at least a modicum of praise.

Sullivan attended the film's premiere with his fiance Francesca Farago of "Too Hot to Handle" fame. While we weren't taken with Sullivan's ensemble, we were big fans of Farago's. The reality star wore a two-piece set with a multi-colored floral pattern. The top was long-sleeved and cropped while the skirt featured a prominent slit. The ensemble is certainly not Farago's typical style — as she noted in the caption of a photo she shared on Instagram: "Trying to get this photo to fit w my feed aesthetic was almost impossible but we did it." It just goes to show that anyone can dress like Barbie if they put their mind to it.