Barbie movie costumes, miniature sets and props on display...

In 2023 director Greta Gerwig brought Mattel's iconic doll 'Barbie' to the big screen and grossed over $1.4 billion at the global box office. Margot Robbie starred as the titular toy icon and Ryan Gosling played her wannabe boyfriend 'Ken'. The film garnered eight Oscar nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design for Jacqueline Durran.

Oscar-nominated Barbie movie costumes

worn by Margot Robbie as Barbie

and Ryan Gosling as Ken

Two of the screen-worn costumes from Barbie were captured on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 13, 2025. The featured costumes included the one worn by Barbie when she leaves Barbieland and drives to the real world, along with Ken's double denim look from the feature film.

If you want to see more of Jacqueline Durran's Oscar-nominated costumes designs from the movie, be sure to also check out these other Barbie movie costumes that were previously on display at the ASU FIDM Museum in Downtown L.A.

Plus you can see more of her design work with these Oscar-winning Anna Karenina movie costumes, these Oscar-nominated 2019 Little Women movie costumes, these Oscar-nominated live-action Beauty and the Beast movie costumes and these 2015 Macbeth movie costumes, to name a few.

Barbie movie poster

Production Designer Sarah Greenwood and Set Decorator Katie Spencer were also nominated for the Oscar for Best Achievement in Production Design for the movie. When I visited the Academy Museum it was also fun to see some of the Barbieland miniature sets and film props showcased in their own exhibit.

Barbieland miniature sets and props

from Barbie

The production team created a whimsical artificial colorful world with no water, no electricity, no black and white and no chrome, absolutely true to the Barbie brand.

Barbie movie poster

Screen-used film props from Alien: Romulus on display...

Alien movie fans and film buffs alike should love today's blog entry as it features cool screen-used props and models from Alien: Romulus on display. Director Fede Alvarez's film is set between the events of 1979's Alien and the 1986 movie sequel, Aliens. At the start of the film the Xenomorph that 'Ellen Ripley' ejected into space in Alien is found floating in an organic meteorite mass in the wreckage of the USCSS Nostromo star freighter. When scientists laser cut the meteoroid in half the ruthless life form is revealed within.

Xenomorph meteorite prop from Alien: Romulus

This assortment of movie props were photographed temporarily on display at Hollywood's infamous El Capitan Theatre on August 19, 2024.

Also part of the movie exhibit were screen-worn costumes from Alien Romulus designed by Carlos Rosario.

Alien: Romulus movie poster

This is the filming miniature model of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation probe that scoops up the asteroid containing the Xenomorph and takes it to the scientific research station for study, dissection and cloning.

Weyland-Yutani Echo 203 probe miniature model

from Alien: Romulus

These cargo crates and computer monitor also featured in the film. To try and ward off the Xenomorphs on the derelict space station 'Rain' and 'Tyler' arm themselves with M56 self-aiming pulse rifles, even though they can't fire them for fear of rupturing the station's hull.

Movie props from Alien: Romulus

The station's synthetic science officer 'Rook' (who is given the likeness of Ian Holm who played the android 'Ash' in the original film via animatronics, CGI and deepfake AI technology) wants them to transport "Prometheus fire", a black gooey substance, that has been extracted from the aliens in a sample container to the mining colony on Jackson's Star to give to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.

I hope you've enjoyed this assortment of screen-used props from the sci-fi horror film and be sure to check out more costumes from the Alien film franchise on display.

This is the last survivor of Hollywood Movie Costumes and Props Blog signing off, for now.

Alien: Romulus movie poster

The French Dispatch Exhibition of sets, models, costumes in props in London - Part 4...

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun is the latest film from Wes Anderson and features four distinct stories and a stunning ensemble cast. The anthology film (inspired by The New Yorker magazine) received its own dedicated month-long exhibition at the 180 Studios on the Strand in London to promote and celebrate the movie's theatrical release. These costumes, models, set pieces and props are featured in 'The Private Dining Room of the Police Commissioner' story.

Roebuck Wright costumes worn by Jeffrey Wright

in The French Dispatch

In the film Jeffrey Wright plays food and social journalist 'Roebuck Wright', a character inspired by A.J. Liebling, James Baldwin and Tennessee Williams.

Milena Canonero was Costume Designer on the movie and you can also see another of his costumes and typewriter from The French Dispatch on display.

The French Dispatch movie poster

Willem Dafoe appears in the film as 'Albert the Abacus', a prisoner and underworld accountant.

Albert the Abacus costume worn by Willem Dafoe

in The French Dispatch

Stephen Park stars as 'Lieutenant Nescaffier', an esteemed police chef who helps to solve a kidnapping.

Lieutenant Nescaffier chef costume worn by Stephen Park

in The French Dispatch

Mathieu Amalric is the 'Commissaire de la Police Municipale', a father, widower and devoted gourmand whose only son is kidnapped.

Commissaire de la Police Municipale costume worn by Mathieu Amalric

in The French Dispatch

Winston Ait Hellal plays 'Gigi', the kidnapped son of the police commissioner in the movie.

The French Dispatch movie poster

Gigi costume worn by Winston Ait Hellal

in The French Dispatch

I visited this extensive and immersive exhibition on October 25 (and it runs until November 14, 2021), and now in hindsight it may have been better to see the film first to appreciate all the finer details of what was on display.

The French Dispatch movie poster