EARLY ACCESS // barbiecore no girl
Added 2022-08-02 14:11:13 +0000 UTCI’ve been on a huge nostalgia kick lately, watching a lot of movies from the 80s and 90s and thinking about the music I used to listen to as a kid. I recently saw an article about ‘barbiecore,’ and it got me thinking about how much I loved this style as a kid. I was one of those girly girls who LOVED playing with barbies and anything glittery and pink. The bigger and fluffier their dresses, the better! I now no longer think of myself that way - I wear mostly black - but I still really appreciate that colorful style and it was definitely a huge inspiration for this character of mine (along with My Little Pony and early 00’s rave fashion). So drawing these was a very indulgent exercise. I tried to capture a few different fashion styles throughout the 90s that had a big impact on me as kid / teenager! Are any of them familiar to you?
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the good old days!!
Loish
2022-11-17 09:21:58 +0000 UTCTakes me back to the dj days when i first learned to play on vinyl.. phat pants, glowsticks and candy lol
Tyler Hinkelman
2022-11-17 05:19:19 +0000 UTCit's such a fun and indulgent style to work in!
Loish
2022-08-08 11:11:48 +0000 UTChaha yeah i also had an anti-pink phase for a while! i'm glad that style affiliations are less extreme these days, people can mix and match more.
Loish
2022-08-08 11:11:20 +0000 UTCI LOVE these - I see Sailor Moon in one of them but I might be entirely wrong hahaha. I loved barbies and my little pony, but rejected pink for the longest time as a teenager because I thought it wasn't cool to like it. Thankfully I've grown out of that and now my favourite colour combos are pink and yellow hehe. Thanks for sharing!
andy_illustrates
2022-08-06 18:11:35 +0000 UTCI wore JNCOs all the time in the 90's too!!! I was just looking at Loish's drawings thinking about how I would have LOVED them in high school and then I saw your comment!
Lux Stupica
2022-08-06 18:02:21 +0000 UTCSoooooo fun! I love this! Maybe I’ll do a barbie core drawing next! :)
Danica Robbemond
2022-08-05 22:04:25 +0000 UTCOmg I'm such a fan of this, Loish. My favorite colors as a kid. And I had pants like that in high school - my dad HATED them LMAO. Long live JNCO Jeans and Lisa Frank!
Pachouli Fish
2022-08-05 04:24:21 +0000 UTCBondage pants and crop tops all day. <3 :D
Corivana
2022-08-04 15:05:38 +0000 UTCHere you go! https://www.pinterest.com/farorenightclaw/ari/fashion-inspo/
FaroreNightclaw
2022-08-03 17:23:29 +0000 UTCholographic 🙂👍
A
2022-08-03 17:05:50 +0000 UTCyes! i used mostly style references to get the clothing right.
Loish
2022-08-03 17:03:30 +0000 UTCLove the skirt ❤️
Hajar
2022-08-03 10:11:41 +0000 UTCWow! Did you use references for this?
Jennifer Hart
2022-08-03 08:26:05 +0000 UTCSo much nostalgia for these!!
Kathryn Wells
2022-08-03 07:51:46 +0000 UTCoh yeah, i mixed and matched so many toys to create the settings for the barbies. the scale was often really off, but it was fun haha!
Loish
2022-08-03 07:16:33 +0000 UTCjem and the holograms!! i love that style too.
Loish
2022-08-03 07:15:11 +0000 UTCohhh that's great! i'd love to see it! the one on the right is also closest to stuff that i wore as a teenager. i loved the hot topic stuff.
Loish
2022-08-03 07:14:49 +0000 UTChaha yes a sidekick! that would be a lot of fun to add to this character. I LOVED tlc's music and style, that really brings me back.
Loish
2022-08-03 07:12:06 +0000 UTCYAY! i'm happy to hear that :) hope you enjoy the book!
Loish
2022-08-03 07:09:54 +0000 UTCi remember really loving that video haha.
Loish
2022-08-03 07:09:43 +0000 UTChaha. the ideal fashion item of my middle school dances
Loish
2022-08-03 07:06:15 +0000 UTCI miss butterfly clips. Haha.
Martha Balaile
2022-08-03 03:31:07 +0000 UTCthat's funny, someone I work with started singing today "I'm a Barbie girrrl, in a Barbie worrrlld" - you're welcome lol
Adam Blake
2022-08-03 00:33:29 +0000 UTCI love these designs! In other news… I JUST RECEIVED MY SIGNED BOOK!!! I wanted to thank you for all your hard work. The new paintings in there are beautiful!! I’ve read through 40 pages so far. Great work, Lois!
Joshua Baker
2022-08-03 00:14:36 +0000 UTCI’ve been thinking a lot about the power of nostalgia lately. Stranger Things was such a nostalgic trip for me - one example, I hadn’t listened to Metallica (one of my favourite bands) in so long and now they’re all over the internet. And yesterday I nearly bought a print just because it contained a character from a cartoon I used to watch in the 80’s, and it wasn’t even my favourite character from the show! So I do love the colours you’ve used here, and I see a very TLC outfit on one them. My favourite 80’s characters always seemed to have a side-kick-steed of some kind, it would be fun to draw them too.
Samantha Lane
2022-08-02 20:05:10 +0000 UTCRight side was totally me! Except I didn't wear midriff-bearing tops super often, I was more the 'long sleeve tight-fighting shirt or fishnet with camisole/spaghetti strap tank top overtop' type. I have a Pinterest board of 'vaporwave' and 80s/90s retro fashion I keep as a theme for one of my characters, there's some great stuff on there if you're interested! It's guys/unisex/girls clothing altogether.
FaroreNightclaw
2022-08-02 15:56:30 +0000 UTCAh so many awesome colors! I never even heard of Barbiecore LOL. But as a kid and pre-teen I was definitely into Barbies, Neon pinks, yellows, greens etc. I also was a HUGE Jem and The Holograms fan and these are giving me those vibes as well <3
Kat Craig
2022-08-02 15:46:56 +0000 UTCoooh this brings back memories 😄
Rye Mi
2022-08-02 15:44:53 +0000 UTCI've been listening to a lot of 80's music or even "new 80's" music (Todrick Hall anyone??). Love these drawings, huge inspiration to try and emulate. I do a lot of studies on your work!
2022-08-02 15:28:39 +0000 UTCOmg so cute 🥰
Imani Elledge
2022-08-02 15:26:57 +0000 UTCSailor scout, b girl, and ska/sk8r grrl, yessssss!
2022-08-02 15:25:24 +0000 UTCthis is amazing!! I definitely fondly remember playing with my barbie dolls and roleplaying them with my childhood friends as pregnant women starting families 🤣 I spent more time setting up the 'house' than the actual story itself though LOL
Jaimee
2022-08-02 15:06:53 +0000 UTCI was the goth tomboy growing up, and I destroyed all of my Barbies lol. I also destroyed my sister's My Little Pony collection (sorry sis). So this style is lost on me unfortunately. But it looks cool!
Ray
2022-08-02 15:06:24 +0000 UTC
