One fan hasnt worn any other colors since 1980.
I manifest things, Kitten says.
Ive crashed parties before.
You gotta go, feel confident, look amazing, and people are like, oh my gosh.
They let you in.
We were judges on HGTVsBarbies Dreamhouse Challengetogether.
When she mentioned she didnt have a ticket, he offered her two he was leaving.
I knew that was divine intervention, she says.
The pink angels put him in my path.
I had a spiritual awakening on my 17th birthday, she says.
She hasnt strayed from the color since.
I felt like I finally found myself.
Before, I was sort of a wallflower.
I didnt have a definite style.
I had a voice, but it wasnt fabulous.
But then, I arrived.
I dont want to sound like a sap or anything, but Ill take pink to the grave.
She owns a (used) coffin and a faux tombstone in her signature shade.
Her carbon monoxide detector is pink.
As she toldCosmopolitanin 2018,she once spotted a bubblegum-colored throneon Craigslist.
Kitten loved the premiere, by the way.
(She wishes costume designer Jacqueline Durran had embraced the shade more.)
I think the only person thats been doing pink longer than me is Barbie, she says, laughing.
Debuting in 1959, the plastic icon has four years on her and shaped Kittens views on womanhood.
She doesnt need to be taken care of.
Shes a fashion designer, an astronaut, anything.
She doesnt just take care of a baby, change the baby, you know?
Instead of attracting side-eyes, they inspire (quite literally) millions of followers online.
Crucially, pink products are easier to find, too.
The officiant held a copy ofVogue Portugals 2021 pink issuefeaturing the bride on the cover.
During her vows, she held a jumbo strip of paint swatches with all of her favorite shades.
The night before, Katy Perry attended the bridal shower clad in sparkly dark pink.
(Kitten is friendly with her talent manager, and the weddings after-party took place at Katys concert.)
Kitten was far from the only person thinking pink that winter.
Among mere mortals, copycats abounded.
My friend calls it copy-kittens, Kitten says.
Im like, you cant take my title, honey.
She isnt actually bothered by it as she notes, people copied Madonna, too.
Her fellow monochromatics are also pretty thrilled by their colors turn in the spotlight.
On the side, shes a pinkfluencer with nearly 750,000 TikTok followers.
I like seeing all the pink out there.
As a kid, Armin felt like the pink sheep among the cool tomboys she saw at school.
People looked at it like, oh, youre so basic, she says.
She does own blue jeans but rarely wears them.
Actually, I have pink floral-print jeans, too, she says.
Sometimes, she sees items shed love to buy, but they arent available in her preferred shade.
Im just like, no, Im not gonna get this.
On campus, other people were caught off guard by her style but never rude.
Now, they know that Im just out there, she says.
While in college, she stumbled across a corner of Instagram flooded with pink outfits.
I was like, oh wait, this is awhole thingonline, she says.
Inspired, she followed suit.
Thats how I ended up meeting most of my friends.
Her social life is now primarily pink.
Others also embrace the passionate monochromatic community on social media.
Weve been here for a while.
She lives in (where else?)
Roseville, California, and is on the hunt for the perfect pink fridge.
Its a stark contrast to Kittens experience in a pre-internet world.
You had to go physically search in each store.
If I couldnt find it, Id buy it white and dye it pink.
I got so sick of painting.
So did my production assistant, she says.
The rumors are true: life in plastic, its fantastic.
But when the Barbiecore buzz dies down, lifelong fans wont be going anywhere.
Kitten will still front the bandPinktastic Plastixx.
Brook will still hit the gym in pink to channel strong, confident feminine energy.
And Armin plans to don pink blazers and skirts when she enters the corporate world.
The color of my outfit doesnt really matter.
This article was originally published onJuly 20, 2023
