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The Sustainability of a New Barbie Outfit

Gabriela Gomez
The opinions expressed in this article are the writer’s own and do not reflect the views of Her Campus.
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at TAMU chapter.

Hi Barbie!  Hi Ken!

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The Barbie movie is officially out, screening in theaters.  And thanks to the help of an amazing press tour (Margot Robbie, I love every one of your customer Barbie outfits), it’s on everybody’s watch list.  

With it being the hit movie to watch this summer (Oppenheimer is a close second), everybody is leaning into the hype and the culture.  I mean, if you’re watching Barbie, you’re watching it in style – aka Barbie pink!  And companies are picking up what the public wants, selling exclusive Barbie inspired collections.  But we have to ask ourselves, even though the hot pink skirt is to die for, are we going to wear it in two years time?  There are countless products being produced as fast fashion.  And we all know, fast fashion doesn’t last.  So before you buy a new outfit just to watch the Barbie movie, do you have anything in your closet already?  Can you buy the outfit second hand instead of brand new from Shein?  Can you borrow from a friend instead?

I know, I know, with everybody buying new outfits just to watch the movie, you want to too.  I want to too.  But before we buy something brand new, we need to ask ourselves if it will last.

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Howdy! I’m Gabriela Gomez, an avid reader who is interested in all areas of publishing and writing. And reading of course! I’m the Editor-in-Chief; I currently oversee all the publishing of articles for the Her Campus at TAMU chapter. I am overjoyed to read all the members’ articles and make any corrections that will help to elevate the article. I have been with Her Campus at TAMU since my freshman year. The first year I was a general member on the Writing and Editing committee. During that first year, I wrote a total of 23 articles and was always finding new ways to help. For my second year, I worked as the Senior Editor, publishing more than 80 articles and writing 38 articles. Now in my second semester of junior year, I have implemented a new pitch process for better organization and cleanest, I have already published more than 170 articles, and I have written 16 articles and will continue writing more! Besides working as the Editor-in-Chief, I am a dedicated student at Texas A&M studying Biomedical Sciences. I am also obtaining a minor in both English and Spanish. While not studying diligently, I work in a research lab grinding away, trying to get my name on some research papers (fingers crossed). In my free time, I read, obviously. I am also on the hunt for the best latte to ever bless this earth and love a good game of chess!