Oppenheimercore comes the trend from the film with Cillian Murphy
After Barbiecore comes the Oppenheimer trend. It's a war of style, especially black vs pink.
Oppenheimer , the Christopher Nolan biopic starring the scientist and inventor of the atomic bomb J. Robert Oppenheimer played by Cillian Murphy , will hit the big screen in Italy on August 23rd. After the Barbie and Barbiecore phenomenon, Instagram and TikTok feeds were filled with users dressed in total black looks. Gray and leaden aesthetic, just like the film set during the years of the Second World War.
Oppenheimercore refers to a dark-colored look, but is not limited to black or the classic dark suit with soft lines. The film shows men at work and in uniform: from army uniform to lab coat, from overalls to leather apron and gas suit. Among the latest men's collections - especially spring summer 2024 - it is possible to find looks that perfectly match the trend: from suits by Giorgio Armani and Saint Laurent to tracksuits by Prada , from aprons by Fendi to military suits by Givenchy .
Oppenheimer's costume designer, Ellen Mirojnick , who has worked on TV series such as Bridgerton and The Greatest Showman , revealed that the film's clothing has a distinct difference and a different approach compared to other period films, as the goal was tell the passing of time through costumes without focusing on the typical style details of the time.
On social networks, however, there is the union of the two trends born from the film Barbie and Oppenheimer that could not be more different from each other. From this contrast comes the Barbenheimer trend, characterized by the union of pink and black garments and accessories. The #Barbenheimer hashtag , shared even by Warner Bros' social profiles, was not taken kindly in Japan. Japanese Warner Bros condemned the American headquarters, whose social media initiative was described as "extremely regrettable" because it combined different themes in terms of drama and historical weight.
