Olivia Rodrigo’s Latest Look Is Loaded With Fashion History
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Olivia Rodrigo is ramping up her deep-cut fashion fantasia.
Today in London—just weeks after she wore Jane Birkin’s Catherine et Cie dress in her “drop dead” music video—Rodrigo had another trick up her polka-dotted sleeve. The singer stopped by BBC Radio One to promote her forthcoming record, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, and looked every part a Brit Girl for the occasion in a modish black-and-white spotted minidress and a trompe l’oeil lime green sweater vest.
The dress belonged to none other than late model and Rudi Gernreich muse Peggy Moffitt. After Moffitt died in 2024, auction house Kerry Taylor put a trove of trompe l’oeil minidresses, quintessential ’70s prints, and even her famous monokini on the block. Also tucked away in the offering? The very dress Rodrigo wore today, which the auction house dates back to 1971.
Rodrigo’s album cycle style has been rife with thigh-skimming hemlines, popping colors, and 1970s and ’80s references. Still, even with the likes of Moffitt and Birkin on the mood board, Rodrigo always makes it her own. One throughline: white socks and black pumps. Today, she wore a pair of white thigh-highs with round-toe chunky heeled shoes—a callback to her album cover.
“My Pinterest is all babydoll dresses and ’70s necklines,” Rodrigo previously told British Vogue. Between her Peggy Moffitt and Jane Birkin pulls, we’re expecting some more fashion deep cuts from Olivia Rodrigo.
This article was originally published on Vogue.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
The dress belonged to Peggy Moffitt, an iconic late model and long-time muse of the visionary fashion designer Rudi Gernreich.
Rudi Gernreich was an avant-garde fashion designer known for his bold, experimental designs, including the “monokini” and various trompe l’oeil garments, which were often modeled by his muse, Peggy Moffitt.
Peggy Moffitt passed away in 2024. Following her passing, her extensive personal fashion archive was put up for auction by Kerry Taylor Auctions.
“Trompe l’oeil” is a French term meaning “deceive the eye.” In fashion, it refers to garments designed to create the optical illusion of three-dimensional objects, layers, or textures, which was a hallmark style of Rudi Gernreich.
Olivia Rodrigo frequently references 1970s and 1980s aesthetics in her album cycle style, sourcing rare vintage pieces from fashion history icons like Jane Birkin and Peggy Moffitt to create looks that feel both nostalgic and modern.