The Barbie trailer dropped earlier this month, and the collective response from fans was really positive. They couldn’t get enough of the vibrant colors, the really fun tone and, well, also Margot Robbie’s feet. The footage opens with the starlet stepping out of her heels, and the subsequent shot of her bare feet wound up being, without question, the single most screenshotted, memed and talked about still from the teaser. I’d love to say that heightened interest was surprising, but if you’ve been paying attention, it’s really not.
The Internet has long been obsessed with Margot Robbie’s feet. She’s repeatedly removed her shoes in movies, and there’s always been an outsized reaction. If it was just contained to the dark corners of the internet that are always excited about uncovered feet, I’d be a lot less interested. In Robbie’s case, however, the subsequent conversation has always been louder and more mainstream.
