If you’ve been off the internet the past few days, congratulations! You are free of yet another deeply stupid discourse cycle about women’s fashion. If you have been scrolling into oblivion, you have probably thumbed past the controversy surrounding Olivia Rodrigo’s latest look. As the singer begins her press tour for her EP You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So In Love, she’s continued with the charmingly twee fashion sense she’s known for—winged eyeliner and short hemlines included. This time, however, she’s embracing a vaguely ’60s-inspired aesthetic to go along with her new sound.
In the music video for her single “Drop Dead,” she parades through the mirrored halls of Versailles while singing in a ruffly blue Chloé nightie that channels the mid-century glamour of Valley of the Dolls. For the album cover, she wears a Peter Pan–collared dress in pop-star pink. She even chose another babydoll dress (this time in a retro floral with matching bloomers) to perform in Barcelona on May 8. This last look, apparently, was what put people over the edge.
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